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Animal protection groups praise Alabama bill

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Animal protection groups are urging Alabama's governor to sign legislation toughening the penalties for animal cruelty. Read More »
Alabama Democrats fail in expanding Medicaid
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Democrats in the Alabama Legislature failed to achieve their top goal for the 2013 session. Read More »
Alabama Legislature returns for last day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama legislators are getting ready for the final day of their 2013 session. Read More »
Alabama governor: Budgets basically look fine
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley says his first impression of the state education and state general fund budgets is that they are basically fine. Read More »
Trials set for 2 former Alabama prison employees

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has set trials in June and July for two former state prison employees accused in the beating death of an inmate. Read More »
Special Olympics to draw nearly 1,000 to Troy
TROY, Ala. (AP) - Nearly 1,000 athletes with intellectual and functional disabilities and about 350 coaches and chaperons will be in Troy on May 17-19 for the Special Olympics Alabama State Games. Read More »
Who Gets Alabama School Tax Credits Unresolved
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Parents with children already in private school will have to wait to find out if they will qualify for Alabama's new private school tax credits. Read More »
Alabama Governor Speaking at Troy Commencement
TROY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley is scheduled to be the commencement speaker at Troy University. Read More »
School Security Officer Bill Passes Alabama House
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - In a late night session, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a school safety bill that will allow city and county school systems to hire armed school security officers. Read More »
Birmingham Educator Named Alabama Teacher of Year
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Birmingham high school teacher has been named the 2013-2014 Alabama Teacher of the Year. Read More »
Media Commentator Brad Moody Retiring from AUM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - One of Alabama's best known political scientists is retiring. Read More »
Alabama Prisons Still Understaffed Despite New Workers
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's prison system is getting dozens of new officers, but officials say it's still badly understaffed. Read More »
PSC begins review of Alabama Power rates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state Public Service Commission is starting a review of Alabama Power Co. rates. Read More »
Alabama Democratic Conference to Honor DA
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Democratic Conference is planning to honor a district attorney who successfully prosecuted former state trooper James Bonard Fowler for a civil rights-era slaying. Read More »
Golden Apple Teacher of the Year: Tony Rudolph

By popular vote, Alabama News Network is presenting the Golden Apple Teacher of the year! Read More »
Bills Limiting Payday Loans Dead in Legislature
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Efforts by some legislators to put new restrictions on payday loans and title loans are dead for the 2013 session of the Alabama Legislature. Read More »
Bass Anglers to Compete in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The nation's top bass anglers are headed to Montgomery for four days of competition. Read More »
Alabama Finance Director Taking Birmingham Job
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley's state finance director, Marquita Davis, is leaving for a new job in Birmingham. Read More »
Alabama Legislature Cracks Down on Painkiller Abuse

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature has passed a three-bill package aimed at combating the abuse of prescriptions for painkillers. Read More »
House approves bill for tornado-damaged schools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill to steer $15 million to help rebuilt a tornado-ravaged high school and five other schools struck by storms. Read More »
Golden Apple Teacher of the Year Finalists

We are very excited to announce that for the first time, you the public will be able to vote for this year's Golden Apple Teacher of the Year! Read More »
Alabama Governor joins Wrangler for Reopening
HACKLEBURG, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley is joining Wrangler officials to celebrate the reopening of the company's distribution center in Hackleburg. Read More »
Fuel Barges Explode, Causing Large Fire in Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A huge fire resulting from explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala. has been extinguished. Read More »
Alabama Senate to Address Education Budget
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate is turning its attention to the state education budget and a teacher pay raise. Read More »
More Alabama Counties Get SBA Disaster Aid
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Small Business Administration has approved Walker County and the surrounding counties for disaster assistance stemming from severe storms on March 18. Read More »
Alabama Senate Committee Cuts Teacher Raise

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The proposed pay raise for Alabama's K-12 school employees keeps dropping the longer the Legislature stays in session. Read More »
AG Rejects Call for Investigation of Utility Rates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has rejected a request from Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn for an investigation into utility rates in Alabama. Read More »
Alabama Senate Committee Considering Education Budget
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state education budget and teacher pay raise approved by the Alabama House is set for its first review in the Senate. Read More »
Summary of Action in Alabama Legislature
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A summary of action in the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, the 23rd meeting day of the regular session: Read More »
Sports for Home Schoolers Stalls in Alabama Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has stalled a bill to allow home schooled students to participate in extracurricular activities, including sports, at public schools. Read More »
Educators, Others Say Keep Common Core in Alabama

About 300 teachers, school leaders and business people gathered on the Capitol steps to show their support for the Common Core standards for public schools. Read More »
Auburn to Remove Poisoned Oaks at Toomer's Corner

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn University's poisoned oak trees will soon come down, bringing an end to an era and a drastic change to the landscape. Read More »
Officials: Boston Bombers were From Chechen region

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) - A Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a shootout with police in a Boston suburb has been identified as coming from the Russian region near Chechnya. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has begun a process to remove barriers Read More »
Auburn Artist Sketches Image of Toomer's Oaks
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Around 5 p.m. after Saturday's A-Day Game, Auburn fans will gather to the roll the historic oaks at Toomer's Corner one final time, and to bid the trees, believed to be about 80 years old, goodbye. Read More »
House Moves Major Medicaid Reform Forward

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The health committee of the Alabama House of Representatives passed its version of the Medicaid revision bill Wednesday. It was the first test of the bill that would eliminate the current "fee-for-service" model. Read More »
Bill Lets Alabama Public Workers Stay in Legislature
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The leader of the state Senate is pushing legislation that would allow public educators and state employees currently in the Legislature to continue to serve after 2014. Read More »
Common Core Opponents Score 1st Victory in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republicans seeking to repeal the Common Core educational standards in Alabama have scored their first victory. Read More »
Jesse Jackson Backing Payments for Alabama Bomb Victim
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Jesse Jackson is supporting reparations for victims of a church bombing that killed four black girls in Birmingham in 1963. Read More »
Alabama Senate Expands Role of Nurse Practitioners
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has passed legislation to expand what nurse practitioners are allowed to do. Read More »
Summary of action in Alabama Legislature
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A summary of action in the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, the 21st meeting day of the regular session: Read More »
UPDATE: Apartment Searched in Marathon Explosions
REVERE, Mass. (AP) - Police have been seen carrying several large bags from a suburban Boston apartment that authorities say was searched in connection to the Boston Marathon bombing. Read More »
Unions Work to Organize Workers at Alabama Auto Plant
VANCE, Ala. (AP) - A major union is trying to organize workers at Alabama's Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa. Read More »
Obama Taps Alabama GOP Judge for Sentencing Commission
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - President Barack Obama is nominating a conservative Alabama Republican for a seat on the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Read More »
Marker to Honor King's Birmingham Jail Letter
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's governor plans to join Birmingham officials to unveil a marker commemorating where Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Read More »
2 Men in Custody after College Student Slain
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A second suspect in the slaying of an Alabama college student has turned himself in after the first man wanted in the crime was arrested in Georgia. Read More »
3 Finalists Named for Shelton State President
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The three finalists for president of Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa come from Alabama, Arkansas and Kansas. Read More »
Alabama Releases Civil Rights Tourism App
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Tourism Department has introduced its first app for smart phones. Read More »
Lawmakers Ready to Unveil Immigration Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan group of senators is almost ready to share an immigration overhaul crafted over several months. Read More »
Alabama Senate Seeks Tighter State Car Management
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has passed legislation aimed at saving money on the management and maintenance of the 5,800 vehicles owned by state government. Read More »
Crimson Tide to Visit White House, Obama on Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alabama's national champion football team is making its second straight trip to the White House. Read More »

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