Governor Ivey elected to serve as 2022 Delta Regional Authority States’ co-chair The Delta Regional Authority is a federal-state partnership created by Congress in 2000 to promote and encourage economic development. StaffFebruary 1, 2022
Elections Rep. Ginny Shaver announces re-election campaign District 39 includes all of Cherokee and a portion of DeKalb counties. StaffFebruary 1, 2022
Elections Julie Borrelli runs for Alabama House Borrelli is seeking the Republican nomination for the Alabama House of Representatives for District 40. StaffFebruary 1, 2022
Elections Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes is seeking re-election Dismukes, who faces a felony theft charge and other controversies, had said he wasn't seeking re-election. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 31, 2022
Elections Mo Brooks attacks Trump’s judicial appointees, Britt defends Recently, Brooks criticized two Trump-appointed federal judges, calling them "liberal" and "activist." Bill BrittJanuary 31, 2022
Elections Will Boyd announces U.S. Senate run Boyd is pastor of the St. Mark Baptist Church in Florence and has run for the U.S. Senate before. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 31, 2022
Health Alabama VA kicks off statewide town halls on veteran suicides in Dothan The first in a series of the statewide town halls, held by the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, is set for Feb. 16 at... Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 31, 2022
Local news Birmingham Chief of Police Patrick Smith resigns Smith, a former LAPD police commander, resigned to focus on "personal matters," according to the mayor's office. John H. GlennJanuary 31, 2022
Infrastructure Alabama Port Authority purchases land for inland intermodal port The Alabama Port Authority purchased 272 acres in Montgomery to construct an inland container intermodal transfer facility. StaffJanuary 31, 2022
State Alabama employers to see 29 percent unemployment insurance tax cut The Legislature allocated $79.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Alabama Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. StaffJanuary 31, 2022