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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
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
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
- Legislature
Proposed bill would protect pharmacists who recommend off-label meds
State Rep. files bill to untax eyeglasses, contacts
Pre-filed bill would require timely wheelchair repairs
NAALC asks lawmakers to prioritize workers, families in 2025 Legislative Session
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
- Economy
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
Manufacture Alabama highlights 2024 successes in workforce and advocacy
- National
Sen. Britt talks hopes for Laken Riley Act, Trump’s second term
Sen. Tuberville introduces bill to fight “swatting”
Alabama leaders push to bring U.S. Space Command back to Huntsville
Sens. Britt, Cruz reintroduce congressional term limits constitutional amendment
Sen. Tuberville backs Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity 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
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
Education
Majority-white public schools received about $23 billion more in funding than majority-nonwhite schools in 2016, according to a report from the nonprofit group EdBuild....
Education
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced Monday that Auburn University will be receiving $43.3 million in federal funds to construct a new U.S. Department...
Education
Tuskegee University will formally inaugurate its first female president, Lily McNair, one week after International Women’s Day. McNair is the historically black university’s eighth...
Economy
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says states and localities can improve residents’ health by investing more in education, the...
Education
If you live anywhere in Lee County, remember to go to the polls to vote on whether or not to reauthorize existing property taxes...
Education
The Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee heard an update on the Public Educators Health Insurance Program at a hearing in Montgomery on...
Education
Three weeks ago, we told you about the mess in Baldwin County regarding the effort of Gulf Shores to start its own city school system. The...
Education
Alabama students trail their peers in most other states as well as children in other developed countries. In 2018, Edweek graded Alabama’s K-12 achievement...
Education
In a recent editorial, the Alabama Policy Institute attempted to label four of the arguments against “school choice” as myths. I guess that’s what...
Education
The state’s largest school system is calling for an end to the state’s largest ongoing scam. The Jefferson County Board of Education on Monday...