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The bill had been debated in two previous committee hearings, including a public hearing in which 11 people spoke against the bill.
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- Elections
- Governor
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
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
- Legislature
Proposed bill would protect pharmacists who recommend off-label meds
State Rep. files bill to untax eyeglasses, contacts
Pre-filed bill would require timely wheelchair repairs
NAALC asks lawmakers to prioritize workers, families in 2025 Legislative Session
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
- Economy
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
Manufacture Alabama highlights 2024 successes in workforce and advocacy
- National
Sen. Britt talks hopes for Laken Riley Act, Trump’s second term
Sen. Tuberville introduces bill to fight “swatting”
Alabama leaders push to bring U.S. Space Command back to Huntsville
Sens. Britt, Cruz reintroduce congressional term limits constitutional amendment
Sen. Tuberville backs Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
- 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
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
Featured stories
Elections
Three new polls show Ivey could cruise to the GOP nomination without a runoff.
Featured Opinion
The push to ban divisive concepts in classrooms is designed to do one thing: kill real history and conversations that might bring us together.
Legislature
At approximately $2.7 billion, it is the largest General Fund budget ever passed by the House.
Legislature
A bill to allow the use of state-level wiretaps on certain felony drug cases passed with three amendments in the Alabama Senate Tuesday.
Courts
The state has said they would rescind accurate licenses if the appeals court overturns the lower court decision.
Legislature
Nearly three in five Alabamians, including 56.1 percent of Republican voters, support legislation that would remove the state sales tax on groceries.
Featured Opinion
The three open Republican seats and one Democratic open seat will give us some interesting senate races to follow.
Elections
The poll conducted by the Forestry Association shows Britt and Durant pulling away from Brooks, while Ivey holds a commanding lead.
Prisons
Barbara Maxwell says her son's death was preventable, and that officials need to act to rid the state's prisons of drugs.