News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—”Asking people who create the cost to bear some of the cost just makes sense,” says Joe Hubbard...
Hi, what are you looking for?
Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
- Legislature
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
- Economy
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
Innovate Alabama celebrates innovation, talent, and progress at 2024 event
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
- National
Rep. Sewell releases statement on potential Trump-Musk shutdown
Sen. Katie Britt joins colleagues in leading resolution to block natural gas tax
Sen. Katie Britt supports passage of defense spending bill
Rep. Strong introduces the SPACEPORT Act legislation
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
- Education
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
- Health
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Opinion | Social media warning labels first step in fighting our mental health crisis
Opinion | There’s way more of us
Opinion | The first “Working for Alabama” czar will be Greg Reed
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—”I’ll say about Medicaid what I have said all along, there are some in state government that think...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Today, Alabama’s own Holly Caraway and 675 other advocates from around the country are in Washington, DC, painting...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In response to the SCOTUS striking down 3 out of 4 provisions in the Arizona Immigration Law Alabama...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Earlier today the Supreme Court, in a 5-3 ruling, (Justice Kagan recused herself), struck down three of the...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Anyone in doubt that Alabama’s prison system is in trouble has not been paying attention. “Are there problems...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Legislature’s Joint Prison Oversight Committee held a meeting at the Statehouse on Wednesday to review the policies...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) this week had stinging words concerning the President’s recent executive order. In an address...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—While pundits and politicians debate the wisdom of funding Medicaid with money from the Alabama Trust Fund a...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—-Former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne in a recent op-ed that appeared in the “Birmingham News,”...