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Congressman Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, on Friday released a statement after leading a bipartisan Congressional letter with Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, to House and Senate...
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- Elections
2026 Alabama governor’s race heats up with big names and open field
Wes Allen to host Alabama Electors Meeting for Trump and Vance votes
Alabama State Canvassing Board certifies results of the 2024 election
New bill looks to make Election Day state holiday
UA students react to election results, Trump victory
- Governor
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
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
- Legislature
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
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
- Economy
Alabama among six states with unemployment increases in November
Birmingham Starbucks workers to spend the holidays on the picket line
Alabama job ads drop 1.6 percent in November, top employers revealed
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
- National
North Alabama unions announce solidarity with striking Starbucks, Amazon workers
Sen. Katie Britt joins Senate Judiciary Committee
Britt, Tuberville fail to block Social Security Fairness Act
Tariffs unpopular with voters, mixed bag for Alabama Republicans
Sen. Britt votes for the American Relief Act of 2025
- Education
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
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
- 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
rural broadband stories
Governor
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, has scheduled a general fund budget hearing for early July — purportedly to prepare for the 2021...
Infrastructure
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, on Friday said that Cullman Electric Cooperative’s phase one fiber project, “Is a great step forward for rural broadband.”...
Health
The Alabama Senate earlier this month approved a $5 million supplemental appropriation to the budget to combat the spread of COVID-19, a condition caused...
Infrastructure
Monday, Congresswoman Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, announced funding to expand broadband in Autauga County. “The Federal Communications Commission recently announced the authorization of nearly $3.7...
Environment
The Alabama Agribusiness Council awarded their legislator of the year award to State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Cullman, at their annual conference on Monday. “I...
Economy
Expanding workforce development and rural broadband could very well be the most significant accomplishments of the 2019 Legislative Session. Both actions have the potential...
Economy
Wednesday, the bipartisan 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H.R.2, better known as the Farm Bill, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill covers...
Opinion
With Congress recently out of session for the Independence Day district work period, I took the opportunity to travel throughout Alabama’s Second District to...