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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Obama officially endorses Figures in CD2 race, records message for Alabama voters
U.S. House minority leader Jeffries rallies for Figures
Caroleene Dobson dismisses KKK ties, calls claims “baseless distraction”
Elections are secure, voting rights are threatened, and have a plan to vote: SPLC lawyer
Stand Up Mobile announces final “get out the vote” push, free rides on election day
- Governor
Ivey sends more Alabama soldiers to Mexican border
Gov. Ivey announces new Growing Alabama funding topping $7 million for four sites
Gov. Ivey ousts VA commissioner after board defies her
Ivey calls meeting to consider immediate removal of Veterans commissioner
Gov. Ivey awards grant to provide traffic safety training to prosecutors, law enforcement
- Legislature
Proposed constitutional amendment would require public schools to play the national anthem
Lawmaker will seek to raise Alabama’s age of medical majority
Rep. Matt Simpson donates $200,000 to Eastern Shore schools
Lawmakers grill parole board chair over low approval rates
Montgomery Pride leads LGBTQ+ march on capitol
- Economy
Alabama trails nation in women’s employment as U.S. rates hit historic high
NFIB: Small business owners continue to struggle with labor shortages
Realtors release September Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Alabama Woods to Goods Week celebrates state’s forest industry
Troublemakers School teaches Alabamians about “taking on the boss, and winning”
- National
Alabama AG praises Columbia’s stance against Israel divestment
Who donates to Alabama’s incumbents? Mostly PACs
Sen. Britt condemns TikTok, calls for Congressional action
Dobson, Figures portray each other as out-of-touch elites in second debate
Rep. Sewell announces $2.2 million in federal funding to revitalize Selma infrastructure
- Education
Bill would reward teachers for “American exceptionalism” training
Anti-DEI legislation is driving educators out of Alabama
Alabama nonprofit promotes literacy, distributes mental health resources to children
CHOOSE Act website launches, applications open for Education Service Providers
$400,000 in scholarships available for automotive manufacturing training
- Health
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
Alabama hospitals work to address IV shortage following hurricane
Anniston clinic receives grant for mental health programming
Alabama faces dental crisis fueled by inadequate Medicaid coverage
- Opinion
Opinion | A funeral to end a regime
Opinion | The gambling silly season has begun
Opinion | Mistrial in Lowndes sheriff’s murder proves gun culture has gone too far
Opinion | Limiting personal freedom isn’t conservative — it’s control
Opinion | Character, not chaos: The GOP’s path back to true conservative values
Public safety
Jawan Dallas was a 36-year-old Black man tased by officers with the Mobile Police Department on July 2 and died following the tasing.
Public safety
Cole Wagner, who worked in government relations for ALSDE, was indicted by a Montgomery grand jury on June 30.
Public safety
Dallas’s family has demanded transparency and accountability from MPD, calling for the release of body cam footage.
Public safety
Jawan Dallas was a 36-year-old Black man who was killed after being tased by police July 2.
Public safety
Attorneys representing Jawan Dallas’s family also released a response to the remarks.
Public safety
Jawan Dallas was tased to death by a Mobile police officer on July 2.
Public safety
An eye witness said that after Dallas was tased, he fell and called for help while grasping and complaining of chest pains.
Public safety
Officials used Deputy Brad Johnson's death as the impetus for sweeping changes to the state's "good time" law.
Public safety
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled, "A nameless, faceless figure strikes terror in the human heart. But, remove the mask, and the nightmarish form is...
Public safety
One of the main objectives of VIP2 is to reduce subsequent acts of violence.