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The deadline to send Alabama officials your best selfie is coming up. Kids in the state are being asked to show off their best grins through the “Share Your Smile with Alabama” photo contest. The campaign is put on by the Alabama Department of Public Health with entries accepted through Friday, Nov. 8.

January is Cervical Cancer Prevention Month, and Alabama is making progress in the first ever statewide action plan to prevent and eliminate the disease. Operation WIPE OUT Cervical Cancer Alabama is an initiative that launched in May 2023 to help educate Alabamians about cervical cancer and prevent the illness through vaccines and screenings.

Alabama’s legislative session gets underway tomorrow and the focus, is expected to be on the budget.The state’s two spending plans were center stage…

A state Senate committee has approved a bill to take Alabama probate judges out of the wedding license business.APR’s Stan Ingold reports, this comes…