Kentucky is the new No. 1 team in the SEC, while Alabama's NCAA Tournament hopes have gotten perilous.

The latest numbers show Alabama ranks 50th in the nation in tax collection.

MONTGOMERY, Ala (WIAT)- State Democratic Representative Pebblin Warren says, it's time to spread the wealth when it comes to electronic bingo in the ...

One Alabama lawmaker says it's time to spread the wealth when it comes to electronic bingo in the state.

This week in SEC basketball saw the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats take on two ranked teams — No. 19 LSU on Tuesday night and No. 1 Tennessee on Saturday ...

Former Sen. Myron Penn, D-Union Springs, plans to run for Alabama Democratic Party chair, giving current chair Nancy Worley her first serious challenger.

Members of Capstone Charter School's leadership team presented to the Alabama Public Charter School Commission on Feb. 4, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala.

The scars of wear and tear are evident on many roadways in Central Alabama, and state legislators are considering raising the gas tax to fund bridge and road ...

The Coastal Alabama Partnership hosted the fifth Annual Meeting and Legislative Send-Off Friday, Feb. 1 at the Daphne Civic Center in Baldwin County.

Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, and State Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, addressed the people of Fort Payne about ...

The Giffords Law Center recently released Gun Law Scorecard grades and ranks for all 50 states based on their gun laws. Alabama was among 22 states that ...

Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, told reporters that he is working on an infrastructure bill. “The work that is ...

The Alabama Farmers Federation is shaking up its governmental affairs team after Director of State Affairs David Cole accepted a position with the...

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It is easy to get caught up in the hype and excitement surrounding even the slightest sliver of a chance at winning. Alabamians make the drive to the Tennessee, ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is poised to move forward with a plan to build three new prisons and invest more in prison staff as the state's aging and overpopulated ...

With the arrival of February comes the beginning of crunch time for many college basketball teams. Alabama is no exception. With a record of 13–7 (4–3 SEC), ...

During the next month, the Alabama House Democratic Caucus members will travel across the state to participate in a town hall tour. They hope to speak with ...

Birmingham's first public charter school will open in August in the Daniel Payne Community Plaza.

Senate leader doesn't plan to make legislation a priority in coming session.

Alabama lawmakers plan to consider at least one lottery proposal in the upcoming legislative session starting later this month. The last time the people voted on ...

There appears to be little momentum in Alabama for a lottery unless Democrat Walt Maddox wins election as governor in November. (AL.com file photo).

The Alabama legislature could take up a lottery again this year, according to House Speaker Mac McCutcheon.

When I was in the Legislature, I opposed tax increases unless we had tried everything else and the money to be raised from the tax was earmarked for very ...

Even as she and others were organizing the Capitol School more than 25 years ago in Tuscaloosa, Barbara Rountree hoped the new school would become ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Even more than its Bible Belt neighbors, Alabama has steadfastly resisted legalizing gambling for generations. The clout of evangelical ...

Estimated values of college football's most lucrative brands on the open market.

A gallery of what seems to be convicted former Jefferson County commissioners is actually part of a gallery of all former commissioners outside commission ...

Mississippi will become the first Southern state in the U.S. to begin offering sports betting on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. In this July 14, 2018, photo shows people ...

WAFF spoke with some politicians to find out if we'll take a gamble at the lottery.

A police officer has been shot to death in Mobile, Alabama.

A look at some of the issues and events expected to lead to important developments in state politics in 2019.

The Murray State star could be the second pick in the NBA draft.

Given the historically large number of Democrats expected to run for president in 2020, the Democratic National Committee is preparing to host the first.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey greets her supporters in Montgomery after being elected as Alabama's first female Republican governor. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

A lottery bill is headed to the governor's desk in Mississippi. The bill passed the House and Senate in a special session meeting. Governor Bryant is expected to ...

What's holding Alabama back from getting a lottery?

The Retirement Systems of Alabama hopes state lawmakers look at new sources of funding to run state government.

In Alabama, there's no lottery, but it's not stopping people from driving across state lines to participate.

With Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision opening up the door to legalized sports betting in every state, Alabama would have to face fewer legislative hurdles ...

After decades of resistance to sports gambling, team owners and state officials are laying the groundwork for it — with potentially huge implications.

If a majority of Alabamians support a statewide education lottery, and if the legislative tide is shifting in that direction, and if the governor is comfortable with ...

If a new online lottery prohibition bill passes in Florida, retailers could get in serious trouble for contracting with offshore couriers.

Edward Seward walked into a Grand Bay Waffle House nearly 20 years ago, sat down and ate breakfast. That was the day he changed the life of the waitress ...

How do Alabama's two major party candidates for governor stand on the issues?

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently opened the door to legalized sports betting across the nation. But will it come to Alabama?

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Want to bet on an upcoming Alabama or Auburn game? Well, it's now legal next door in Mississippi, which means that state could ...

Undated (WTVY)-- Mississippi is the fourth state to offer legalized sports betting and other states will soon follow but Alabama likely won't be one of them.

Danny Sheridan had plenty to say Monday after The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal ban on state-sanctioned sports gambling is ...

Monday, Alabama State Auditor and U.S. Senate candidate Jim Zeigler released a plan to fund Alabama's road and infrastructure needs without raising fuel ...

Lottery advertising in California. The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill to create a state lottery and Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to sign it soon.

AL.com took a look at where Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and Democrat challenger Walt Maddox stand on education.

t's a story that only comes about as often as million-dollar lottery winners do.

On the heels of Mississippi taking steps to get a state lottery WAAY 31 asked Governor Kay Ivey if she would support Alabama getting it.

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey took the oath of office Monday after winning a full-term in office. Here are four state government issues to watch in ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Alabama is surrounded by states that have a lottery, but so far, the state has resisted the trend. The Nov. 6 election will give winning ...

The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee narrowly approved a bill to propose a constitutional amendment for Alabama to participate in multi-state lottery ...

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As Mississippi lawmakers continue to debate a bill that would create a state lottery, Gov. Kay Ivey shared her thoughts on a possible lottery in Alabama.

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that any state in the country should decide for itself if they want to allow sports gambling. The justices said it violated ...

Mississippi lawmakers voted this week to establish a lottery, and many Alabamians are wondering if leaders here will do the same. Alabama is now the only ...

The Mega Millions also a hot topic at Mobile's Democratic "Get Out The Vote" rally. Senator Doug Jones reminding voters Alabama has lost billions of dollars ...

Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that allows individual states to legalize sports betting if they so choose. That quickly became an ...

One of the most influential men in Montgomery said he expects a statewide lottery and gaming bill to be considered when the Alabama Legislature convenes ...

On Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's “Capitol Journal,” State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) argued for more than a ...

Despite being surrounded by lottery-playing states, Alabama continues to be one of only six states holding out on implementing a state lottery.

Photo | Daniel Anderson. The Beau Rivage in Biloxi was the site for the state's first legal sports bets last week as Mississippi became just the fourth state to allow ...

Walt Maddox, the Democratic nominee for Alabama governor, talks to WVTM 13's Ian Reitz about the state lottery debate.

We often hear that the rich should be made to pay their “fair share,” but the top 20 percent of earners are already paying about 84 percent of our nation's income ...

MONTGOMERY — Gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox on Tuesday said it is "senseless" that Alabama is one of the few states without a state lottery and ...

Last month, the 116th Congress was sworn-in, and I was honored to take the oath and begin my fifth term serving Alabama's Second District. A new Congress ...

More than nine in 10 voters of The Outlook's week-long Facebook poll would play an Alabama lottery if it is approved. In the unscientific poll, 91 percent (1,100 ...

AL.com recently polled readers on what they saw as the biggest issues facing Alabama.

Republican governor, Democratic challenger make closing arguments in Montgomery.

State lawmakers who consider giving Alabamians a lottery to benefit education in 2019 will be caught between the Bible on one side and the allure of instant ...

As 2018 draws to a close, the political juices are already flowing for 2019 in Alexander City and the state of Alabama. The city has a major decision to make ...

There's less than one mile of Chattahoochee River separating the Georgia-Alabama state line, but that short distance defines many resident's detours to get ...

Kay Ellen Ivey is sworn in to her first full term as the second female Governor of Alabama. Ivey takes offices rated as the third most popular Governor in America.

Pomp, parades, incendiary bombast and bitter cold define the Alabama gubernatorial inaugurations of the past 200 years. Arguably, the most notorious ...

By State Rep. Craig Ford Alabamians have been asking for a lottery for years. It continues to be one of the most popular ideas polled year in and year ...

The Alabama-based Indian tribe buying the Sands casino for $1.3 billion plans to immediately invest $190 million into a 300-room hotel expansion and ...

The Alabama Democratic Party took in a little more than $500000 in its federal account over the past two years, compared with the state GOP's $1.7 million.

Three months after the Supreme Court overturned a law prohibiting states from legalizing sports betting, a few states have begun accepting wagers.

The New York Times says the hostility toward gambling may be decreasing as Christian leaders are no longer prioritizing the issue the way they used to.

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - John Ford knew something didn't feel right when he opened his mail one day recently and discovered he'd won millions ...

Bourbon lovers are on alert. The Alabama ABC Board said eight stores will be selling the sought-after Pappy Van Winkle line of bourbon Monday.

An Alabama lottery bill introduced by State Senator Paul Sandford (R-Huntsville) would ask voters to decide whether to legalize commercial gaming but even its ...

Alabama is one of six states without a state-run lottery. Only one other state - Utah - lies contiguous to states with lotteries or casinos, yet excludes casinos itself.

For many in Montgomery's growing Korean community, Alabama's capital a comfortable place to live.

Fred Horn, a longtime member of the Alabama House and Senate, died this week. His funeral is noon Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in ...

Strategist calls it the "race to watch" in the Alabama Senate.

Gambling initiatives were on the ballots and in political minds across the US on Tuesday. While gaming expansion may now be tougher in states like…

FanDuel sportsbook is paying out bets from people who picked Alabama to win the college football national championship — over a month before the game will ...

Alabama's lawmakers want to try and tackle some of the state's longstanding issues when session begins in March.

Alabama is on the edge of losing a congressional seat for the first time in 50 years. State officials are hoping an improved count of people in the state could ...

Alabama has had a firm stance against any form of gaming in the state. In fact, the only gambling allowed at all is at a Native American casino. However, some ...

Campaigns aren't talking about tax increases, but the Legislature is expected to take one up in 2019.

What we know about the ticket that won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

The United States Supreme Court overturned a sports gambling prohibition in May 2018. It opened the door for states to pass legislation allowing for sports ...