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GOP Gubernatorial Candidates to Debate without Kay Ivey

Republican gubernatorial challengers will face off in a televised debate without Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, state Sen. Bill Hightower and evangelist Scott Dawson will meet in the Thursday night debate hosted by WVTM-13 in Birmingham. Ivey,…

Alabama Democrats Mostly Agree During Televised Debate

The leading three Democratic contenders for governor spent much of a televised debate agreeing with each other. Former Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and former state legislator James Fields appeared in the Wednesday debate hosted…

DOD Spending in Alabama

The PEW Charitable Trusts is out with a state-by-state comparison of spending by  The U.S. Department of Defense.     Average Alabamian benefits from Pentagon spending more than people in most other states. PEW specifically reports the per capita amount…

State of The South

By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A new study says Southern states should spend more on education to develop homegrown talent for high-paying jobs. Otherwise, new jobs in those growing states will go to people with college…

State Appeals Abortion Ruling for Minors in Alabama

Federal judges will hear arguments Tuesday appealing an overturned law that let judges put minors seeking abortions through a trial-like process and appoint a lawyer for the fetus in Alabama. A 2014 law changed the process that allows minors to…

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