Andrea Tinker

The Alabama Supreme Court Friday upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a challenge to Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s residency and eligibility to run for governor. In a 13-page, unsigned opinion, the court said the Montgomery Circuit Court “lacked subject-matter...

Alabama public schools may have seen another sharp enrollment decrease in the last school year, Alabama State Schools Superintendent Eric Mackey told members of the State Board of Education Thursday. Mackey said preliminary numbers for the 2025-26 school year showed...

Key points HB 580, which limited the power of faculty senates and required staff to submit to post-tenure reviews, went into effect last week. The law led Auburn University and Jacksonville State University to abolish and replace their faculty senates...

An Alabama state commission plans to recommended the state further define screen time and work toward “fostering digital literacy” as it develops best practices for screen use in public school classrooms. The Commission on Screen-Based Instruction, formed by Gov. Kay...

Key points Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones and Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville reported nearly identical fundraising in September, though Tuberville had a clear edge in cash on hand and expenditures. The race for commissioner of agriculture and industries also...

An Alabama state representative and the former president of the Satsuma City Schools Board of Education were arrested Friday on charges of attempted human trafficking. According to court documents filed Monday morning, Rep. Brett Easterbrook, R-Fruitdale, and Kory Wesley, the...

The state’s only Alabama House contest with three qualified candidates features two independents at opposite sides of the political spectrum facing an incumbent Republican for a north Alabama House seat. Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, R-Trinity, seeking his second term in the...

Gov. Kay Ivey dismissed five of the Alabama Educational Television Commission’s seven members Friday evening. Commissioners Pete Conroy, Ferris Stephens, Les Barnett, Bebe Williams and William Green were removed from the AETC. Commissioners Tijuanna Adetunji and Logan Glass remain on...

In next month’s election for commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Alabama voters will choose between a mayor and a former state agriculture commissioner. Republican nominee Corey Hill, the mayor of Douglas in Marshall County, and Democratic nominee Ron Sparks, who...

Members of the Alabama State Board of Education expressed concerns with virtual school performance at a meeting earlier this month. Under state law , local school systems must provide a pathway for students to graduate with an online education. But...

Alabama Department of Finance Director Bill Poole is stepping down after spending five years in the position. Poole, a former state representative, did not give a reason for his departure in a statement Monday morning. The Department of Finance said...

As elections approach and the national environment appears increasingly challenging for the GOP, Alabama’s two Republican U.S. senators relaunched attacks on transgender Americans this week. In a speech on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville called for the arrests of doctors...