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- Elections
Tuberville would be the frontrunner in a gov’s race, but it wouldn’t be a cakewalk
Christina Woerner McInnis announces bid for Alabama ag commissioner
ALGOP opens candidate qualifying for House District 11 special election
Wes Allen highlights purge data from AVID voter registration system
BCA ramps up political efforts for 2026 with key staff appointments
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill to establish Alabama Veterans Resource Center
Gov. Ivey signs “What is a Woman Act” into law
Ivey announces $23.5 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey announces district judgeship and sheriff appointments
Gov. Ivey officially launches public safety package
- Legislature
Bill requiring increased job contacts for unemployed individuals advances to Senate
Bill limiting youthful offender status for murder passes Alabama House
Alabama House passes bill to exempt nursing mothers from jury duty
Lawmaker files bill to ban health departments from promoting vaccines
Secretary of state, House speaker endorse ban on foreign funding in politics
- Economy
Poarch Creek Indians’ economic impact in Alabama tops $4 billion
January 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Annual Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report 2024
Alabama’s broadband expansion: A national model for rural connectivity
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
- National
Rep. Dale Strong leads hearing on FEMA’s role and disaster response
Sen. Katie Britt helps pass resolution blocking natural gas tax
Sen. Britt honors Alabama’s Civil Rights pioneers 60 years after Bloody Sunday
Rep. Sewell to bring Chelsy Lyons as her guest to Trump’s address
Rep. Sewell releases statement on Trump administration’s closure of 100 IRS offices
- Education
ACCS and AAMA to offer scholarships for automotive manufacturing
Troy University to close Phenix City campus
ASU among first HBCUs in the nation to offer cannabis certifications
Troy University introduces University Honors Global Scholars Program
Alabama’s community colleges generate $8.1 billion for the state’s economy
- Health
Alabama House committee approves presumptive Medicaid care
Jackson Hospital files for bankruptcy, state lawmakers speak out in support
U.S. Senator Katie Britt continues fight to improve rural obstetrics care
Program seeks to improve youth mental health care with federal funds
Tuberville backs RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers chase shadows instead of solving real problems
Opinion | Power to the parents — and small app developers
Opinion | Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March
Opinion | The Second Chance Act is a conservative, commonsense, smart-on-crime bill
Opinion | Alabama’s hemp laws are being used as a trap, lawmakers must act
COVID-19 stories
Infrastructure
Twenty-two of 24 Black Belt counties are below the statewide average of 86 percent of the population who have access to high-speed internet, and...
Elections
The AGs argue that Alabama’s suggestion to the courts that curbside voting invites fraud is “unfounded.”
News
Tax revenue into the state’s General Fund was 7 percent higher this year the Education Trust Fund brought in an additional $209 million in...
Health
The cumulative death toll in Alabama has risen by 248 to 2,788 in October and by 124 in the last week alone.
National
“I was notified that I received a positive during the most recent round of COVID testing,” Grass said in a statement.
Health
Testing data from the department shows there was an outbreak of the disease in the prison around the time he was taken to a...
Health
Alabama’s number of new cases last week rose by 14 percent from the previous week, while the number of tests performed statewide dropped by...
Economy
More people joined the unemployment rolls last week than the week before.
National
Alabama presently has seven congressional districts. Public officials are fearful that the state could lose one of those districts through post-Census redistricting and reapportionment.