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Legislative leaders want to restrict access to statehouse, require lobbyists to make appointments with lawmakers

MONTGOMERY - The top leaders in the Alabama House and Senate said today they want to limit access to the statehouse because lobbyists have a stranglehold on members' offices and create congestion.... More

Ask Archibald (almost) anything in a live chat at 3 p.m. today

Battling Birmingham school board members, graffiti and more are up for grabs.... More

Shelby County voting rights case debated in Washington courtroom

Judge aggressively questions both teams of lawyers but does not indicate when he will issue a ruling.... More

Gov. Bentley sets special election in House District 105

Gov. Robert Bentley set the election for House District 105 in south Mobile County.... More

Trip Pittman says boom work was legal, but he wouldn't do it again

State Sen. Trip Pittman said Tuesday he believes that he did nothing wrong in accepting a $639,000 oil boom contract with Fairhope while he had oversight of dividing up Baldwin County’s share of the BP PLC grant money. But he said that he would not do it again.... More

Tanker war heats up as Air Force decision nears: Talbot column

Boeing Co. is ramping up the political rhetoric as a decision nears in the U.S. Air Force tanker contest.... More

3 Jefferson County court races top $200,000 in spending

3 candidates spent nearly $278,000 in most expensive race... More

This might be Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby's year for balanced budget amendment

Says being in the black is 'in vogue' since elections... More

Archibald: Breaking down The Beating at the Meeting

Question: What could improve Birmingham School Board meetings?A) Tazers.B) Mace.C) Famed ring announcer Michael Buffer.The answer is ... all of the above.That became clear last week, as Birmingham held a hockey game and a school board meeting broke out.Let's get...... More

Gulf Coast fishermen say tariffs critical to industry's survival

But representatives of the countries the tariffs have been levied against, and some U.S. seafood businesses, told the commission that ending the import taxes would have little effect on the U.S. shrimp industry.... More