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Auburn University raises tuition for 2027

Sep 15, 2026

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Auburn University raises tuition for 2027

Plus: Trump ends greenhouse gas regulation; new cancer vaccines v. misinformation

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Grocery tax repeal: From the margins to the center

Sep 14, 2026

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Grocery tax repeal: From the margins to the center

Plus: Auburn faculty, community protest faculty senate abolition; gravity and Alabama politics

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Weekly round-up: A battle over beef; preventing veteran suicide; community college enrollment up

Sep 13, 2026

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Weekly round-up: A battle over beef; preventing veteran suicide; community college enrollment up

Our top stories from last week.

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Amid rising fuel prices, Department of Education sets budget request

Sep 11, 2026

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Amid rising fuel prices, Department of Education sets budget request

Plus: Marques aims to work for business in AL-02; the cost of Trump's promises

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To stop veteran suicides, advocates turn to gun retailers

Sep 10, 2026

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To stop veteran suicides, advocates turn to gun retailers

Plus: Community college enrollment up; Caretaking the Flight 93 site

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Sep 9, 2026

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Dueling views of Alabama prisons

Plus: Doug Jones holds town hall in Anniston; Alabama Power and Flock cameras

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Sep 8, 2026

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Beef: It's what's for election season.

Plus: State rep criticizes ongoing prison litigation; the fatal flaws in Tommy Tuberville's data center plan

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Why Alabama's union membership is declining

Sep 7, 2026

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Why Alabama's union membership is declining

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Weekly round-up: Feds v. ADOC; Jones v. Tuberville; Health v. costs

Sep 6, 2026

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Weekly round-up: Feds v. ADOC; Jones v. Tuberville; Health v. costs

Our top stories from last week.

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Feds seek judgment against Alabama Department of Corrections

Sep 4, 2026

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Feds seek judgment against Alabama Department of Corrections

Plus: Jones fundraising outpaces Tuberville in August; Tuberville residency case in Alabama Supreme Court's hands

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Jones, Tuberville spar over data centers

Sep 3, 2026

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Jones, Tuberville spar over data centers

Plus: Gavin Newsom's non-public Alabama visit; the state of garbage debt

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Alabama state employees face possible health insurance increases

Sep 2, 2026

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Alabama state employees face possible health insurance increases

Plus: Tuberville unveils data center proposal; PSC splits difference on utility's rate request

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Sep 1, 2026

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Wild swings in court costs by county

Plus: Ivey sets 3rd execution of the year; the measures of high school

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Policy samples for controversial library changes

Aug 31, 2026

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Policy samples for controversial library changes

Plus: Tuberville makes his residency case; the danger of data centers for the GOP

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Weekly round-up: Lowndes v. data centers; LGBTQ+ nonprofit leaves state; another $200M for prisons

Aug 30, 2026

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Weekly round-up: Lowndes v. data centers; LGBTQ+ nonprofit leaves state; another $200M for prisons

Our top stories from the past week.

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Alabama finds another $200 million for prisons

Aug 28, 2026

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Alabama finds another $200 million for prisons

Plus: 2nd state medical cannabis shop to open; Canadian trade war could raise prices

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AG's office wants public votes on data center electricity contracts

Aug 27, 2026

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AG's office wants public votes on data center electricity contracts

Plus: UA students appeal magazine ruling; getting data on children's well-being;

Brian Lyman

Aug 26, 2026

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After the cuts, the grants

Plus: Former SPLC executive pleads not guilty in DOJ prosecution; What losing ACA subsidies meant

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Lowndes County residents want answers on data center project

Aug 25, 2026

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Lowndes County residents want answers on data center project

Plus: Death row inmate challenges execution method; GOP edge in U.S. Senate races narrows

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Born in Alabama; attacked by the right; now in North Carolina

Aug 24, 2026

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Born in Alabama; attacked by the right; now in North Carolina

Plus: Rural digital funds in limbo; did the GOP forget Kay Ivey?

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Weekly round-up: Tuskegee's dress code; a lack of rural lawyers; Jackson Hospital deal

Aug 23, 2026

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Weekly round-up: Tuskegee's dress code; a lack of rural lawyers; Jackson Hospital deal

Our top stories from the past week.

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Aug 21, 2026

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Big plans, weak office

Plus: ADPH sees cyclospora outbreak 'slowing down;' APLS staff, board at odds over new position

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Tuskegee students question focus on dress code

Aug 20, 2026

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Tuskegee students question focus on dress code

Plus: SPLC seeks larger jury pool; the effects of Head Start changes

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Aug 19, 2026

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Alabama Obamacare enrollment plunges

Plus: Report highlights poor outcomes for children in Black Belt; bringing regulations to data centers

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Alabama Department of Corrections signs ICE agreement

Aug 18, 2026

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Alabama Department of Corrections signs ICE agreement

Plus: Screentime committee holds first meeting; BCBS, Montgomery hospital reach deal to stay open

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