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Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Ivey joins Trump, GOP governors at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key policies
Gov. Ivey mourns security detail member Justin Williams, 42, succumbed to cancer
Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
- Legislature
Ensler pushes gun violence measures: Glock switch ban, safety grants, more
Prefiled bills seek to “add some teeth” to immigration enforcement
New bill would add conflict resolution class requirement to marriage licenses
State lawmakers discuss regulating cryptocurrency in commission meeting
Sen. April Weaver joins Club for Growth Foundation’s 2025 fellowship class
- Economy
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair talks first year in office, 2025 plans
Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
- National
Sen. Britt’s Laken Riley Act passes House, heads to Trump
Rep. Sewell honors the retirement of SCLC President and CEO Dr. Charles Steele Jr.
Sens. Britt, Blackburn pass resolution to declare Oct. 10 “American Girls in Sports Day”
Sens. Tuberville, Fetterman reintroduce bill on foreign investment in American agriculture
Sen. Britt backs Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
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
- Health
Aderholt introduces bill to cut federal funds for Planned Parenthood
Alabama commissioners discuss crisis services amidst mental health crisis
Medical Association commend FDA’s ban on Red Dye No. 3
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
- Opinion
Opinion | How state-level Republicans fought against a unionized, green future
Opinion | Why Britt, Tuberville should oppose Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination
Opinion | Jabo Waggoner: An Alabama political legend
Opinion | A new reality is coming
Opinion | Alabama needs real solutions, not failed “tough on crime” policies
State
Poole last month announced he was running for House speaker, before pulling out of the race.
Health
As the delta variant spreads, Alabama's COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising.
Economy
The unemployment rate is a new post-pandemic low and the jobs count is at its highest level in 2021.
State
The ACLU of Alabama says instead of focusing on Alabama prisons, AG Marshall is attacking transgender youth in Arkansas.
National
If it had been enacted, the proposed change would have negatively affected several cities in Alabama.
Elections
FreedomWorks for America announced that they have endorsed Brooks in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race.
Congress
Forty hospitals in Alabama will be receiving funds under this provision.
Governor
The Birmingham Summer Institute is a six-week program for rising 3rd through 8th-grade students to combat summer learning loss.
Education
The State Board of Education will address Critical Race Theory in their August meeting.
Prisons
The federal government is suing Alabama alleging systemic problems of violence, death, drugs and corruption in prisons.