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The phony debate over approving ready-to-drink cocktail sales is an example of government bureaucracy that doesn't get enough hate.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Exclusive: Tuberville risks backlash if he leaves Senate, new poll shows
Tuberville residence question doesn’t rest on income tax filings alone
Clarifying Alabama campaign finance laws on federal-to-state transfers
Tuberville’s travel trail points to home in Florida, not Alabama
Disillusioned by the Republican Party, Kyle Sweetser is challenging Tuberville in 2026
- Governor
Gov. Ivey appoints Montgomery County District Judge
Flags at half-staff for Pope Francis, former Lt. Governor McMillan
Gov. Ivey signs resolution urging Trump to finalize Space Command move to Huntsville
The Alabama Independent Pharmacy Alliance celebrates passage of SB252
Gov. Ivey awards statewide grants to fight crime, assist victims
- Legislature
Legislators to consider allowing high school athletes to earn NIL income
Battle brewing over exit between Pine Level, Prattville
Opinion | We’re fixing the Birmingham Water Works. SB330 would set us back
Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Ten
Opinion | The RAISE Act is a win for students, teachers and school systems
- Economy
Huntsville Starbucks workers file for a union election
March 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Birmingham Starbucks workers describe a concerted anti-union campaign
Nominations for Alabama Retailer of the Year are open
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
- National
Court challenges Alabama statute barring sex offenders from living with their children
Rep. Sewell speaks out against National Institutes of Health budget cuts
Civil Appeals Court Judge Matt Fridy on road to recovery from heart attack
Tuberville’s travel trail points to home in Florida, not Alabama
Sewell talks federal funding cuts at Lowndes County town hall
- Education
House approves $12.1 billion education budget, nearly doubles CHOOSE Act funding
RAISE Act, education package approved by House committee
Trump to deliver commencement address at University of Alabama
Fairhope Public Library declines to move challenged books amid APLS spat
Education budget includes $3M safeguard for federal library funds
- Health
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
Alabama midwives and families criticize amendments to SB87 midwifery bill
- Opinion
The law is clear: Eventually, Tommy Tuberville will have to prove where he lives
Opinion | The bureaucracy you should really hate
Opinion | We’re fixing the Birmingham Water Works. SB330 would set us back
Opinion | Our legislators are not doing their jobs
Opinion | Workers Memorial Day reminds us to remember the dead and fight for the living
Courts
Jorge Ruiz probably fell asleep. Strip away all of the error-filled news reports, the ignorant and racist social media posts and the disgraceful actions...
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The I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project began as an economic growth issue but has turned into unprincipled political theater. Just a few...
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There was a mayoral forum on Wednesday night in Montgomery, where the 11 candidates for mayor presented their strategies for saving the town and...
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I’m in my 45th year as a professional journalist. During that time, I’ve written sports, covered government meetings, been an investigative reporter, and written...
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We are entering the final days of Joe Reed’s control over the Alabama Democratic Party. You can tell by the desperation. A couple of...
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One of the legendary figures in Alabama political lore is Col. Floyd Mann. Mann was public safety director for two governors. His lifetime friend,...
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State Auditor Jim Zeigler is a bloviating prevaricator who has placed himself at the center of the fight to block the proposed I-10 toll...
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There are good people in Alabama. I know this to be true. I’ve lived here my entire life. I’ve seen the good people of...
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Tommy Tuberville is right about veterans’ health care. Or, well, he was right. Before he bent to political pressure and stupid Trump pandering. But...
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What is it about Donald Trump that attracts such a following in Alabama? He’s from New York, after all, and being from the Northeast...