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Starbucks and Amazon workers went on strike just before the Christmas holiday.
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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
Congress
A minority of 67 Republicans joined with House Democrats in support, while 120 Republicans voted against the resolution.
Congress
Tuberville has introduced a bill to ban U.S. government investments in Chinese companies.
Congress
Many in Congress have expressed concern over the declining numbers of ships that the U.S. Navy is able to deploy at any given time.
Congress
Congressman Mike Rogers wrote an op-ed Tuesday in Defense News in which he criticized President Joe Biden’s budget priorities.
Congress
Shelby questioned top U.S. Army officials during a defense subcommittee hearing to review the president’s funding request.
Congress
Rogers, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke on the floor against the repeal of the 2002 AUMF.
Congress
Brooks’ 2020 ACU rating was 56 percentage points higher than the average member of Congress.
National
Alabama and 12 other states filed an amicus brief in Fulton v. Philadelphia in support of Catholic Social Services.
Courts
The DOJ in court filings Thursday warned two states that laws there would not survive the legal challenges.
Courts
The failed attempt to dismantle the Affordable Care Act is the third brought before the U.S. Supreme Court.