Opinion
Education Matters By Larry Lee At this writing, nearly 700 have responded to the survey we posted on Friday, March 17, 2017. Results basically...
Hi, what are you looking for?
Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
2026 Alabama governor’s race heats up with big names and open field
Wes Allen to host Alabama Electors Meeting for Trump and Vance votes
Alabama State Canvassing Board certifies results of the 2024 election
New bill looks to make Election Day state holiday
UA students react to election results, Trump victory
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
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
- Legislature
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
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
- Economy
Alabama among six states with unemployment increases in November
Birmingham Starbucks workers to spend the holidays on the picket line
Alabama job ads drop 1.6 percent in November, top employers revealed
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
- National
North Alabama unions announce solidarity with striking Starbucks, Amazon workers
Sen. Katie Britt joins Senate Judiciary Committee
Britt, Tuberville fail to block Social Security Fairness Act
Tariffs unpopular with voters, mixed bag for Alabama Republicans
Sen. Britt votes for the American Relief Act of 2025
- Education
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
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
- 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
Education Matters By Larry Lee Just to prove they understand “alternative facts,” the Alabama Federation for Children sent out a news release and a...
Opinion
Education Matters By Larry Lee At its heart, education is more about hand-to-hand combat than about ballyhooed plans and initiatives. Sure, we love the...
Opinion
By Larry Lee Education Matters More than 40 years ago, the late Tennessee Republican Senator Howard Baker asked during the Watergate hearings, “What did...
Opinion
By Larry Lee The State Department of Education just released the latest “failing schools” list, an annual ranking is required by the infamous Alabama...
Opinion
By Larry Lee Education Matters After more than four years of endless meetings and countless discussions about how someone can label a school with...
Opinion
Education Matters By Larry Lee When State Superintendent of Education Mike Sentance told the State School Board Dec. 8, that the Office of Inspector...
Opinion
By Larry Lee Education Matters In the waning days of the Presidential election we heard Donald Trump talk a lot about a “rigged” election. ...
Opinion
By Larry Lee Education Matters “I did not know the rules.” These words won’t leave my head. Round and round, “I did not know...
Opinion
By Larry Lee Education Matters The committee set up by Senators Gerald Dial and Quinton Ross held their second session Nov. 10 to question...