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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
State Rep. Marilyn Lands bringing bill to address infant, maternal mortality
ACLU of Alabama releases 2025 Legislative Agenda
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
- 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 to chair Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, Community Development
Sen. Britt releases statement following confirmation of CIA director
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”
- 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
30 Alabama healthcare groups unite to fight harmful insurance delays
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
- Opinion
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.6 million to assist Calhoun, Mobile and Montgomery counties.
Governor
Curbside voting was already banned administratively. This codifies that into Alabama law.
Public safety
Participants can choose their preferred methods of communication.
Governor
The legislation would allow a voluntary medication assistant to administer seizure medication to a child if a nurse isn't available.
Congress
Shelby pointed to recent cyberattacks and hacks on the Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds hacks as examples.
Infrastructure
The proposal rests on a truck-only toll bridge, with an estimated cost of $675 million, to initiate Phase I of the project.
State
CEO Caleb Crosby has announced the addition of Dr. Chad Mathis, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, to the API staff.
Prisons
Patrick Neal, 29, is being treated at UAB, where doctors tell his family he'll be paralyzed for life.
Health
Advocates with the American Cancer Society are urging state leaders to use federal relief funds to expand eligibility.
Elections
Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate announced that he is seeking re-election in 2022.