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Let’s be honest. Public schools aren’t failing Alabama’s children. Alabama’s leadership is failing public schools.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
Gov. Ivey awards grants to assist assault and domestic violence victims
- Legislature
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
More for your smile: Alabama dentists push for insurance reform
Alabama lawmakers selected for prestigious Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship
Another early voting bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature
- Economy
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
Innovate Alabama celebrates innovation, talent, and progress at 2024 event
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
Opinion | Trump 2.0 will uplift Alabama’s economy
- National
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep. Dale Strong appointed to influential House Appropriations Committee
Biden clemency praised by LDF and SPLC, calls for broader justice reform
Rep. Sewell announces $1.5 million to support job training for Birmingham youth
Sen. Britt addresses lack of oversight at CFPB and use of funding
- Education
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
Huntsville Library moving animated Disney movies after policy changes
Trump’s plans for the Department of Education may reshape Alabama’s school system
- 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
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
Opinion | The “bad guys” are easy to find in ongoing medical cannabis drama
Opinion | Killing overtime tax exemption is class warfare
Opinion | The Bright Star: an Alabama institution
Featured Opinion
We know the solution to our labor and delivery problems. Our lawmakers lack the courage to implement it.
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Libraries are meant to be bastions of free access to information, but this bill will lead to censorship and suppression of diverse viewpoints.
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Montgomery resident have demanded that Mayor Reed "do something" about crime. On Tuesday, he explained they're doing a lot.
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Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a cease and desist letter to an organization planning to hold a raffle to raise funds for children with...
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The new Republican platform tells every American what to expect from a second Trump term: four more years of government-by-tweet.
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Many of the goals of Project 2025 should sound very familiar to Alabamians.
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Reagan himself articulated his vision of that city on a hill — not an isolated city of white Christians, but a place "teeming with...
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Immigration was once a very important national issue. It should be again - if only to remind us how great this place is.
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This Independence Day is a time to reflect on the evolving interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, questioning if Originalism preserves liberty or serves political...
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As attorneys and bureaucrats argue over the process, we're still no closer to getting medical marijuana into the hands of patients.