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Students gain access to simulator-based training and employer connections aimed at building Alabama’s future road and bridge workforce. #alpolitics buff.ly/EiiT1FI

Alabama road builders launch student heavy equipment training program

Students gain access to simulator-based training and employer connections aimed at building Alabama’s future road and bridge workforce.

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The governor highlighted Alabama’s public lands, conservation investments and outdoor recreation’s economic impact. #alpolitics buff.ly/t0de8D9

Ivey urges Alabamians outdoors for National Hunting and Fishing Day

The governor highlighted Alabama’s public lands, conservation investments and outdoor recreation’s economic impact.

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Representative Shomari Figures introduced legislation that would provide college and training assistance to dependents of educators, first responders and social workers after 20 years. #alpolitics buff.ly/iy20tMx

Figures' bill would fund college for public servants’ children

Representative Shomari Figures introduced legislation that would provide college and training assistance to dependents of educators, first responders and social workers after 20 years.

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Organizers said identification can help unhoused residents access shelters, jobs, housing, rehabilitation and other services often blocked by paperwork barriers. #alpolitics buff.ly/up7YLGa

Birmingham groups partner for concert to fund free IDs for homeless

Organizers said identification can help unhoused residents access shelters, jobs, housing, rehabilitation and other services often blocked by paperwork barriers.

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The 120-day directive shifted inspection priorities as harvest season begins and diesel costs strain agriculture and timber operations. #alpolitics buff.ly/i22qFjt

Ivey halts dyed diesel enforcement to aid farmers, timber workers hit by high prices

The 120-day directive shifted inspection priorities as harvest season begins and diesel costs strain agriculture and timber operations.

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A rejected plan shows lawmakers could have preserved the Gulf Coast while creating two districts where Black voters held real electoral power. #alpolitics buff.ly/dUQr72E

Analysis | Alabama says it had no choice. The record says it did.

A rejected plan shows lawmakers could have preserved the Gulf Coast while creating two districts where Black voters held real electoral power.

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A settlement order entered by a Montgomery County judge on Thursday could bring to a close the long-running Mable Amos Trust case. #alpolitics buff.ly/GUKw11s

A potential settlement in the long-running Mable Amos Trust case

A settlement order entered by a Montgomery County judge on Thursday could bring to a close the long-running Mable Amos Trust case.

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Candidates from across the U.S. will push term limits, lobbying restrictions and Supreme Court ethics rules at events near the Capitol next week. #alpolitics buff.ly/VEEctvy

Alabama-led candidates to push congressional reform in Washington

Candidates from across the U.S. will push term limits, lobbying restrictions and Supreme Court ethics rules at events near the Capitol next week.

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The $33,787 project aims to modernize outreach systems, improve data management and support workforce and business engagement across the region. #alpolitics buff.ly/Th7hkKC

DeKalb County gets ARC grant for economic development upgrades

The $33,787 project aims to modernize outreach systems, improve data management and support workforce and business engagement across the region.

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A statewide training push will bring practical AI lessons to shop floors as automation reshapes manufacturing from Tanner to the Gulf Coast. #alpolitics buff.ly/1n8WjHM

Opinion | Building Alabama’s AI powerhouse

A statewide training push will bring practical AI lessons to shop floors as automation reshapes manufacturing from Tanner to the Gulf Coast.

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The 61 trainees completed 10 weeks of training and are scheduled to graduate Thursday in Prattville with state certification. #alpolitics buff.ly/ooR1o7E

Gov. Ivey hosts ADOC's graduating class of 2026

The 61 trainees completed 10 weeks of training and are scheduled to graduate Thursday in Prattville with state certification.

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Officials said the facility will bolster hands-on training for responders preparing for mass casualty incidents and hazardous materials emergencies nationwide. #alpolitics buff.ly/7aLeBhJ

FEMA opens new Alabama training center for emergency responders

Officials said the facility will bolster hands-on training for responders preparing for mass casualty incidents and hazardous materials emergencies nationwide.

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Eligible 7th District applicants have a November 18 deadline, with an information session planned Tuesday at Marion Military Institute. #alpolitics buff.ly/K8aoof0

Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students

Eligible 7th District applicants have a November 18 deadline, with an information session planned Tuesday at Marion Military Institute.

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Britt urged federal safeguards for automated license plate readers while highlighting their public safety benefits. #alpolitics buff.ly/q0dcbA6

Britt calls for safeguards on automated license plate readers

Britt urged federal safeguards for automated license plate readers while highlighting their public safety benefits.

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Voter engagement over bipartisan issues has sent incumbents and political elite scrambling. Please, don't stop now. #alpolitics buff.ly/mHoc4Dw

Opinion | We're seeing the power of voting for yourself. Don't stop

Voter engagement over bipartisan issues has sent incumbents and political elite scrambling. Please, don't stop now.

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On Procida, a monument warns that freedom is lost not only to tyrants but also to those who permit them. #alpolitics buff.ly/3S2qNok

Opinion | Traitors in their time, patriots in history

On Procida, a monument warns that freedom is lost not only to tyrants but also to those who permit them.

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A pandemic-era habit of short-term thinking met buy now, pay later culture, leaving “future you” with the consequences. #alpolitics buff.ly/j1lz2yN

Opinion | Trusting as little as possible in tomorrow

A pandemic-era habit of short-term thinking met buy now, pay later culture, leaving “future you” with the consequences.

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The business-backed group backed candidates in statewide and legislative races, citing retail’s role in local economies and policymaking. #alpolitics buff.ly/9i5tSvA

Alabama Retail PAC endorses seven candidates for 2026

The business-backed group backed candidates in statewide and legislative races, citing retail’s role in local economies and policymaking.

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At a Mobile town hall, Jones tied high diesel costs, veterans’ benefits and Gulf Coast livelihoods to constituent-driven solutions. #alpolitics buff.ly/d8RpbvR

Doug Jones spotlights diesel costs, veterans at Mobile town hall

At a Mobile town hall, Jones tied high diesel costs, veterans’ benefits and Gulf Coast livelihoods to constituent-driven solutions.

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The Huntsville-based nonprofit and its resident companies supported thousands of jobs as leaders eyed more growth across North Alabama and the Wiregrass. #alpolitics buff.ly/zPT8Ac2

Report: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology generated $1.27B in economic activity over the past...

The Huntsville-based nonprofit and its resident companies supported thousands of jobs as leaders eyed more growth across North Alabama and the Wiregrass.

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