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The two-bill package, including a constitutional amendment that must be approved by voters, now moves to the senate.
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Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
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Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
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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
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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
Gambling stories
Legislature
With very little argument and only a single no vote, gambling legislation sailed out of committee and heads to the House floor.
Legislature
A House committee heard from 18 speakers both for and against the gambling bill. There was little new information and no surprises.
Featured Opinion
Alabama gaming operators have been shafted repeatedly by the state's ever-changing and weirdly-enforced gaming laws. Let's not do it again.
Opinion
When it comes to educating the next generation, the lottery proposal within this legislation offers momentous opportunity.
Legislature
Negotiations continue over a proposed comprehensive gambling bill, but all involved believe things are still moving towards passage
Legislature
This television ad buy by Give Alabama a Voice is not just a campaign; it's a clarion call for empowerment, urging lawmakers to heed...
Governor
Here’s a look at what the governor had to say.
Opinion
I challenge my colleagues to set their personal beliefs aside and cast a vote that empowers the people to choose.
News
Alfa has made it clear that it opposes 'all forms of gambling,' so its Vegas retreat illustrates just how economically beneficial gambling legislation could...