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MONTGOMERY – A northeast Alabama nonprofit will use a $42,000 grant awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey to launch a program to help formerly incarcerated men re-enter their communities in four counties. […]

Ivey to sign 'historic' school choice legislation

MONTGOMERY – What is being hailed as landmark school choice legislation by state officials, the CHOOSE Act will become law today. The Alabama Senate voted Wednesday to pass Gov. Kay […]

MONTGOMERY — Two weeks after a state Supreme Court ruling caused in vitro fertilization to come to a halt in the state, Gov. Kay Ivey signed IVF protections legislation, after […]

HUNTSVILLE – There were no sweeping changes announced in the wake of the ice storm  that paralyzed the city and region for most of a week in January, but some […]

HUNTSVILLE – Incumbents carried the day in most races across the Tennessee Valley in Tuesday’s primary elections. However, there also was a skin-of-their-teeth race in Madison County and runoffs will […]

MONTGOMERY — The bumper-to-bumper “parking lot” of I-65 through North Alabama continues to infuriate motorists. And a resident of the area, who happens to carry considerable weight in the state […]

HUNTSVILLE – In about 24 hours, Alabama voters will go to the polls to elect party candidates to run in the November general election. There is also a statewide amendment […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama A&M University student Cassidy McClellan was among 90 young people from across the country invited to the White House for the first-ever Interagency Youth Policy Summit: Cultivating Possibilities. The […]

ATHENS — Books can be a collection of stories and stories can be made up of chapters. For the city of Athens, there are many chapters to its story and […]

HUNTSVILLE – The three superintendents overseeing the public school systems within Madison County made two things clear during a State of the Schools address Tuesday morning – they harbor no […]

MONTGOMERY — Super Tuesday is next week and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has information for voters regarding absentee ballots and registration. “Before heading to the polls on March […]

MONTGOMERY – With Alabama’s peak weather season beginning in March, Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday encouraged Alabamians to prepare for the upcoming tornado and hurricane seasons by participating in Alabama’s […]

Tuberville sets satellite office for DeKalb County

RAINSVILLE — If DeKalb County residents have wanted to reach out to Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s staff, but couldn’t make a trip to one of his permanent offices, there is an […]

House District 10: Five questions for Teddy Powell

Voters in Alabama House District 10 will head to the polls next month for a special election. Democrat Marilyn Lands faces Republican Teddy Powell to fill the vacant seat left […]

House District 10: Five questions for Marilyn Lands

Voters in Alabama House District 10 will head to the polls next month for a special election. Democrat Marilyn Lands faces Republican Teddy Powell to fill the vacant seat left […]

Deadline near to register to vote in primary election

MONTGOMERY — Time is running out for residents who haven’t registered to vote in next month’s primary elections. Secretary of State Wes Allen said there is one week left to […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Mill Creek Project designed to rehabilitate the neighborhood off Seminole Drive and west behind the Lowe Mill entertainment campus and ends north of Governors Drive is gaining […]

Lawmakers: Let voters decide on gaming

MONTGOMERY – Saying Alabamians are “tired of the Legislature’s lack of action,” members of the House Gaming Study Group presented details Wednesday on gaming legislation, which will be introduced in […]

MONTGOMERY — Putting legal forms of gaming to a vote of the people of Alabama, while rooting out illegal operations across the state, is a priority of the administration, Gov. […]

MONTGOMERY – As a former educator, Gov. Kay Ivey has focused on education during her time as governor. In her State of the State Address, Ivey emphasized that when she […]

State launches Heroes at the Polls project

MONTGOMERY — Applying the unique skills of veterans in safeguarding democracy, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has launched the Heroes at the Polls initiative. “Safe, secure, and transparent elections […]

CAMDEN – More North Alabama residents will soon find an easier on-ramp to the internet superhighway, thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act and the Alabama Digital Expansion Division. Grants […]

FORT PAYNE – The state continues to push expansion of broadband accessibility, bridging the digital divide that splits Alabama. The movement continued Friday when Gov. Kay Ivey visited DeKalb Regional […]

State awards grants to repair roads and bridges

MONTGOMERY – Several area road and bridge projects will share in more than $40 million of state transportation funding for cities and counties. The funding, announced by Gov. Kay Ivey, […]