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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Ivey joins Trump, GOP governors at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key policies
Gov. Ivey mourns security detail member Justin Williams, 42, succumbed to cancer
Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
- Legislature
Ensler pushes gun violence measures: Glock switch ban, safety grants, more
Prefiled bills seek to “add some teeth” to immigration enforcement
New bill would add conflict resolution class requirement to marriage licenses
State lawmakers discuss regulating cryptocurrency in commission meeting
Sen. April Weaver joins Club for Growth Foundation’s 2025 fellowship class
- Economy
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair talks first year in office, 2025 plans
Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
- National
Sens. Britt and Tuberville co-sponsor bill to repeal methane tax
Police: Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters means “politics more important than policing”
Trump ends program to lower prescription prices, make disease therapy available
Sen. Britt’s landmark immigration enforcement bill passes Senate
Alabama Republicans celebrate Trump inauguration
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
- Health
Alabama commissioners discuss crisis services amidst mental health crisis
Medical Association commend FDA’s ban on Red Dye No. 3
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
- Opinion
Local news
Birmingham's $16 million police recruitment plan sees positive results, with new candidates and increased academy participation.
State
Board member Amy Minton shared a story speculating that the board could be prepared to fire director Nancy Pack.
Congress
The potent natural gas is responsible for about 11 percent of greenhouse gas-related climate change.
Legislature
Ensler’s approach blends law enforcement support with proactive community programs.
President
Police unions and the chief of the Capitol Police condemned Trump's pardons of the violent felons who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Featured Opinion
Congress
This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.
President
Republicans, including those from Alabama's congressional delegation, celebrated Trump's inauguration on Monday.
Featured Opinion
True public safety isn’t built on fear — it’s built on justice, opportunity, and hope.
Opinion
The phrase “Only Katie Britt could do it” may soon be repeated over and over again.
Featured Opinion
There will be thousands of the "content of character" quotes from rightwing politicians today. It's time to learn new King quotes.
Opinion
Like many of us today, he found himself confronted with both racial injustice and economic violence.
Featured Opinion
Questions of faith and governance often stir division, but Ledbetter’s gesture reminds us of the enduring values that have guided this nation.
Elections
Rep. Scott Stadthagen's PAC will encourage voters to spend five seconds filling out a ballot.
Elections
The first amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot, "Aniah's Law" would allow judges to deny bail to people charged with violent Class A Felonies.
Education
But Alabama's test scores in mathematics and reading proficiency are still below the national average.
Economy
One of the most prominent recommendations discussed by the task force was banning the discussion of salary history.
Infrastructure
The Port of Mobile harbor-wide delivered $85 billion in value to the state of Alabama in calendar year 2021.
Education
Sewell will also announce a total of $1,000,000 in federal funding for Alabama State and Alabama A&M.
State
On Friday evening, the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting an event focused on its course for the next 50 years.
Featured Opinion
If the election of Donald Trump taught us anything, it's this: Elections have lifetime consequences.
National
The vast majority of Republicans, 77 percent, according to the survey, oppose criminalization before fetal viability.
