Sunday, May 3, 2026

Strong secures postal audit, ZIP code review for North Alabama Case Dixon touts endorsement from anti-vax group in CD6 race Gov. Kay Ivey is very popular, but will it transfer to her successor? Hyundai-Kia supply chain included in “Dirty Dozen” list of dangerous employers Alabama AG joins legal fight over Trump voter roll order Strong secures postal audit, ZIP code review for North Alabama Case Dixon touts endorsement from anti-vax group in CD6 race Gov. Kay Ivey is very popular, but will it transfer to her successor? Hyundai-Kia supply chain included in “Dirty Dozen” list of dangerous employers Alabama AG joins legal fight over Trump voter roll order Strong secures postal audit, ZIP code review for North Alabama Case Dixon touts endorsement from anti-vax group in CD6 race Gov. Kay Ivey is very popular, but will it transfer to her successor? Hyundai-Kia supply chain included in “Dirty Dozen” list of dangerous employers Alabama AG joins legal fight over Trump voter roll order

Gov. Kay Ivey

Governor / Education

Gov. Ivey delivers another pay raise to Alabama teachers

Ivey has overseen a total increase of 15 percent during her time as governor.

June 5, 2023

Governor signs historic Education and General Fund budgets

Altogether, the state's budgets represent $15 billion in appropriations.

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June 2, 2023

Ivey sets first execution since statewide moratorium

The state will now have 30 hours to carry out the execution, a six-hour boost over the previous limit.

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May 31, 2023

Ivey signs bill blocking trans women from college women’s sports

The bill is one of the few pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community that crossed the finish line in this legislative session.

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May 31, 2023

Bill to help prevent opioid addiction set to be signed into law

The legislation will allocate $10 million to help treat and prevent opioid addiction.

Patrick Darrington

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May 29, 2023

Bill to provide relief to death row inmates sentenced by judicial override stalls

Judges have been barred from overriding the jury in death penalty sentencing since the Legislature passed a law to that effect in 2018.

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May 25, 2023

House committee doubles rebates amid changes to supplemental ETF bill

The House Ways and Means Education committee doubled that amount to $210 for each taxpayer.

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May 25, 2023

Opinion

Women in Alabama politics

Alabama was electing women to statewide offices many years before other so-called progressive states.

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May 24, 2023

Governor confirms new district judge for Madison County

Smith is filling a vacancy left due to previous judge Patrick Tuten being appointed to a circuit judgeship.

Patrick Darrington

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May 23, 2023

April unemployment rate hits new record low of 2.2 percent

It's down from March’s rate of 2.3 percent, and below April 2022’s rate of 2.5 percent.

May 22, 2023