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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Wes Allen praises Trump’s executive order prioritizing election integrity
Alabama House passes bill to establish post-election audits
After APR exposed David Cole’s fraud, Tuberville’s residency next in the crosshairs
Cindy Myrex announces bid for Alabama House District 12 seat
Givhan says it out loud: Is Tuberville running for governor … from Florida?
- Governor
Gov. Ivey releases GenAI Task Force final report
Governor signs bill allowing private schools to contract school resource officers
Governor signs SB115, the Officer Impersonation Prevention Act
Governor signs Senate Bill 67 to further elevate veteran needs in Alabama
Gov. Ivey signs bill to establish Alabama Veterans Resource Center
- Legislature
Alabama House to vote on bill for voluntary firearm storage program
Proposed bill would give ABC regulatory authority over some Delta-8 products
Midwives Alliance allege “backroom politics,” pull support of regulatory bill
Governor signs bill allowing private schools to contract school resource officers
This Alabama state representative wants to outlaw human cloning
- Economy
Alabama grows with $7 billion in new investments in 2024
Alabama labor force steady at 57.6 percent, unemployment at 3.3 percent
Sen. Tuberville cosponsors bill to secure one million Bitcoin for reserve
Poarch Creek Indians’ economic impact in Alabama tops $4 billion
January 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
- National
Sens. Tuberville, Britt cosponsor tax deduction for timber lost in natural disasters
Rep. Sewell’s legislation to return stolen money to taxpayers passes the House unanimously
Sen. Britt introduces the Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act
North Alabama’s unions denounce Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining
Sen. Britt joins Sen. Tim Kaine to propose bipartisan child care plan
- Education
Gov. Ivey reminds Alabama families CHOOSE Act applications close next week
APLS chair asks Fairhope Library to review 35 “inappropriate” books
Students protest changes to non-discrimination policy at University of Alabama
Trump’s elimination of the Dept. of Ed. could harm Alabama’s public schools
Troy University launches College of Science and Engineering
- Health
Rural health activist talks telehealth innovations, facing funding cuts
HHS cuts $239 million in grants for Alabama public health, research programs
Alabama honors doctors amid growing physician crisis
Southern Medicaid advocates lambast proposed federal cuts
Midwives Alliance allege “backroom politics,” pull support of regulatory bill
- Opinion
Prisons
With the private prison option apparently fading, Ivey said that she would discuss the situation with House and Senate leaders.
Prisons
Patrick Neal, 29, is being treated at UAB, where doctors tell his family he'll be paralyzed for life.
Prisons
Despite warnings in 2019, the state has failed to address violence, contraband and homicides, according to the Department of Justice.
Governor
The judge dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that defendants have "sovereign immunity" and the allegations failed on legal merit.
Prisons
The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons.
Prisons
The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons.
Prisons
Stifel says it will not underwrite the private prison project after KeyBanc Capital Markets and Barclays also withdrew.
Prisons
A worker there said the man may have overdosed on illicit drugs, which the person said are entering through staff.
Prisons
Ian Rettig was stabbed the day before his expected release — and a day before his birthday.
Prisons
The lawsuit alleges the prison plan runs afoul of the Alabama Constitution and state law.