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Thursday, former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) denounced the 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision to block the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the...
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- Elections
- Governor
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
Gov. Ivey awards grants to assist assault and domestic violence victims
Gov. Ivey launches poll to name turkeys for Alabama’s 76th annual pardoning
- Legislature
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
More for your smile: Alabama dentists push for insurance reform
Alabama lawmakers selected for prestigious Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship
Another early voting bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature
State Rep. Stadthagen files bill to block “drag performances” in schools, libraries
- Economy
Innovate Alabama celebrates innovation, talent, and progress at 2024 event
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
Opinion | Trump 2.0 will uplift Alabama’s economy
Alabama AG praises injunction against protections for migrant farmworkers
- National
Rep. Dale Strong appointed to influential House Appropriations Committee
Biden clemency praised by LDF and SPLC, calls for broader justice reform
Rep. Sewell announces $1.5 million to support job training for Birmingham youth
Sen. Britt addresses lack of oversight at CFPB and use of funding
Tuberville praises Trump picks Kash Patel and Linda McMahon
- Education
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
Huntsville Library moving animated Disney movies after policy changes
Trump’s plans for the Department of Education may reshape Alabama’s school system
- Health
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
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Barack Obama stories
National
Former Alabama Democratic Governor Don Siegelman’s new book, “Stealing our Democracy,” is now in stores. Siegelman’s memoir alleges that his prosecution on corruption charges...
Featured Opinion
A moment in time: I was a young journalist, just hired by The Birmingham News. I was standing on the street outside the old...
National
Thursday, Former Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) and Congressional candidate State Representative Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) both praised new rules for the Veterans Administration protecting...
Courts
The Foundation for Moral Law filed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Catholic nuns against an Obamacare mandate that they say violates...
National
The Senate has now confirmed 144 of President Donald J. Trump’s judicial nominees. This despite completely unprecedented opposition by Senators. Trump Victory Chair and...
Legislature
Alabama Republican lawmakers want the public to believe they are among President Donald Trump’s most avid supporters; however, many take money from those who...
National
On Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that on March 29, 2019, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, a federal council, approved Alabama’s State...
National
Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, voted no on H.Res. 124 on Thursday, a Democrat-led resolution that supports funding for gender reassignment surgery of military service...
Legislature
State Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, has announced that he will release the details of his lottery bill at a press conference today. The 2019...