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- Elections
- Governor
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
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
- Legislature
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
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
- Economy
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
Over 1,000 H1-B visa recipients work in Alabama as Trump allies debate the program
Alabama among six states with unemployment increases in November
- National
Sens. Katie Britt, Rick Scott introduce bipartisan bill to “Lock The Clock”
Rep. Sewell becomes first Black woman to serve on House Ways and Means Subcommittee
Alabama unions celebrate passage of Social Security Fairness Act
Sen. Katie Britt reintroduces Laken Riley Act in 119th Congress
Katie Britt named deputy whip, joins Senate GOP leadership team
- 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
Opinion | There’s proof that Alabama could be better.
Opinion | Child care is unaffordable and inaccessible, Britt and Kaine introduce two bills
Opinion | Richard Shelby FBI Headquarters comes to Alabama
Opinion | 800 miles, no gas: How my all-electric truck powered Alabama beach trip
Opinion | Alabama’s future depends on building bridges, not burning them
Featured stories
Featured Opinion
The problems that lay before the Alabama Legislature in the coming 2020 session are complex but not so Byzantine as to be unsolvable. Of...
Featured Opinion
Steve Marshall might just be Alabama’s worst attorney general — ever. To be certain, he’s an awful AG. And I only pause in calling...
National
Today is Christmas day. A number of Alabama leaders have expressed Christmas messages to the people of the state, asking us to reflect on...
National
A group advocating for prison reform in Alabama on Friday asked that external observers be placed on a newly formed task force meant to...
News
He was accused of cheating prisoners, sexually molesting an underage girl and violations of the ethics statutes, but none of it was true. But...
News
Two inmates in Alabama prisons died on the same day, Dec. 10, APR was able to confirm with the Alabama Department of Corrections on...
Governor
One of the two private prison companies vying to build Alabama’s new prisons is looking to a Japanese Bank for financing after many U.S....
News
Recent news coverage in major outlets of the story of Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson’s case is giving his family hope that he’ll...
National
At least 250 journalists were jailed worldwide for the fourth straight year according to statistics gathered by The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent,...