Michael Doudna

The former Alabama chief justice says as governor she can remove the anchors that are holding Alabama back and believes she can provide a new voice and perspective around the world for Alabama.

"If people elect me, I'll make them proud," says state Senator Bill Hightower. "I bring a whole new toolkit of capabilities to that office and I want to be the governor, the 55th governor of the state of Alabama."

Kay Ivey has been Alabama's governor for a little longer than a year. Now, she's hoping voters will elect her to a full term.

Put simply, Walt Maddox's pitch to be Alabama's next governor is about his experience and improving the state's future.

"It's a new leadership, a different leadership, from what's been here for 30 years," says Tommy Battle. His pitch boils down to his record and experience in Huntsville as the city's mayor.

"I got into this not running against any other candidate," Scott Dawson says of the governor's race. "I'm running for Alabama."

Healthcare has long been a major source of debate in Washington and the case is no different in Alabama. The race for the governor's office sees a deep http://www.wsfa.com partisan divide on how to deal with healthcare, especially over Medicaid.

Improving Alabama's low national education ranking has been a priority for almost every candidate running for governor. Here are the candidates' responses on what they want to see done for the state's education system.

Jobs Jobs, Jobs every candidate running for state office wants more of them and say they can be the person to bring them to Alabama.

Alabama is feeling some of the effects today from subtropical storm Alberto, but the state's first responders have been activated for days trying to get in position to respond.

Mothers who have seen their families rocked by drunk drivers celebrated as a bill signing which will requite more people convicted of DUIs to have interlock devices.

Last week the U.S.House of Representatives was unable to pass the latest iteration of the farm bill. Within the legislation are changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly referred to simply as the food stamp program

Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey put her signature on a score of legislation.

Any daycare taking state or federal funds will be required to be licensed and inspected by DHR by August of 2019.

For the 65th time, the U.S. Air Force held its national security forum.

The governor's SAFE Council released ten recommendations on Monday to improve school safety in Alabama.

Alabama has 1,637 schools within its borders, each one with its own unique safety needs.

Dr. Eric Mackey is slated to become Alabama's newest state superintendent in May and he says he's "optimistic" about the future.

The 2018 election year is one that will have a large impact on state politics.

Less than a year after 3-year-old Sadie Grace Andrews fell and drowned in a grease trap, Gov. Kay Ivey publicly signed an act into law that could help prevent something like that from happening again.

Wednesday the Business Council of Alabama gave out awards for manufactures of the year, honoring the best small, medium, and large manufacturers.

The case centers on whether or not online retailers, without a physical presence in a state, should need to collect a sales tax from buyers.

A federal court plans to force Alabama's state prison system to address its understaffing issues and the plan looks like it will include a large raise for corrections officers.

On April 10, 2017, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley stepped down. The move thrust Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey into her current role as the state's 54th chief executive and just the second woman to hold the spot.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently signed HB 317 into the law and has defended it ever since.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle are exchanging statements over the lack of a debate between the two Republican gubernatorial candidates.

The legislative session may be over but some Alabama lawmakers are already looking ahead to 2019.

Lawmakers normally have 30 legislative days to complete their constitutional duties of passing the state's budgets. Lawmakers completed their business on the 26th day of session.

Lawmakers are looking at a section of an existing law that may already allow it.

Thursday night a bill aimed to combat racial profiling failed to pass a procedural vote, sparking a Democratic filibuster.