It’s hard to keep a sense of hope as a political journalist. It’s even harder when you ply your trade in Alabama. But this is ...

An Alabama state representative has filed a bill that would allow homeschool students to participate in career and technical ...

SB-1, sponsored by Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, and Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville went into effect the same day. The law ...

My year end columns highlight the lives of legendary Alabama political figures who passed away during the year.

In states where sports betting is legal, the numbers speak volumes. Americans legally bet over $100 billion on sports in 2023 ...

The governor and Legislature passed a sweeping package of bills that will streamline workforce development in Alabama.

Results of the 2024 general election in Alabama, including the presidential race with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and ...

AL.com spent 2024 delving into Alabama’s broken parole system, which had all but stopped releasing eligible prisoners in 2023 ...

The Mega Millions jackpot is now more than $1.1 billion after no one matched all 6 numbers on Christmas Eve. A lot of people ...

Like education, health care in our state has major challenges, from stubbornly high infant mortality to the closing of rural ...

A state representative has pre-filed a bill that would make voting available in Alabama as early as 17 days before election ...

Earlier this year the Alabama state legislature passed various bills that were then signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. While some went into effect immediately, others did not until Oct.1. A few ...