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Tommy Hanes is ranked as among the most conservative members of the Alabama Legislature.
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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
Sen. April Weaver joins Club for Growth Foundation’s 2025 fellowship class
Ledbetter shuts down D.C. rumors: “I’ve got the job I want”
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
- 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
Tuberville praises Hegseth in Secretary of Defense confirmation hearing
Figures to serve on key House committees, Rep. Sewell makes history
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
- 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
Greg Cook has raised $316,970 to date and has $257,347 cash on hand in his race for Alabama Supreme Court.
Health
The number of new infections during the last seven days of August was 231 percent higher than the same time last year.
Prisons
The students are joined by the prosecutor in the man's trial, former Attorney General Bill Baxley and others in asking for a new trial.
Featured Opinion
"Sadly, we are no longer one nation under God indivisible, seeking liberty and justice for all, but we can be."
Courts
Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods agreed to pay out $35 million in the wage-fixing lawsuit.
Elections
On Labor Day, Ivey expressed her commitment to small business owners and the hardworking people in the state's workforce.
Elections
Cooke is running for state auditor in the Republican primary.
Health
There were 92 more patients needing ICU bed care than the state’s hospitals had formal ICU beds on Sunday.
Opinion
"Here’s to another year of fighting for a better future for Alabama’s working people."