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On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey and other Alabama leaders released statements regarding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States...
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- Elections
- Governor
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
- Legislature
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
- Economy
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
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
- National
Rep. Sewell releases statement on potential Trump-Musk shutdown
Sen. Katie Britt joins colleagues in leading resolution to block natural gas tax
Sen. Katie Britt supports passage of defense spending bill
Rep. Strong introduces the SPACEPORT Act legislation
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
- Education
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
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
- 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 | Social media warning labels first step in fighting our mental health crisis
Opinion | There’s way more of us
Opinion | The first “Working for Alabama” czar will be Greg Reed
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
Richard Shelby stories
National
Friday U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, announced that the full committee has passed...
National
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, returned on Saturday from his recent trip to Russia. Shelby led a congressional delegation trip to Russia, which included...
National
On Friday the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act, S. 1117/HR2319. Starting in October...
National
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, announced that the Senate approved his bipartisan Rural Health Liaison Act, the first original legislation he introduced in the...
National
The U.S. House on Thursday passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019, H.R. 5167. The bill passed the House on...
National
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, on Monday announced that the subcommittee successfully advanced its FY2019 funding bill. Shelby says that this funding bill makes...
News
Friday, e-commerce retailer Amazon announced their intent to build a $325 million, 855,000-square-foot, four-story, advanced robotic fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama on 133 acres...
National
Tuesday U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) applauded the return of a normal appropriations process in a speech Shelby delivered on the Senate floor. “Just...
National
Monday the U.S. Senate’s passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 85 to 10. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) praised...