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Misinformation about gaming laws and regulations continue to plague Alabama's gaming debate, and it's costing us big time.
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- Elections
House committees advance school prayer bills
Frontrunners keep raking in campaign contributions ahead of May primaries
Financial records indicate Allen campaign funded Wahl ballot challenge
Alabama Grocers Association endorses Caroleene Dobson for Secretary of State
Opinion | The anti-American stench of closed primaries
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs law opening classroom doors to Alabama veterans
Gov. Ivey awards grant for program to help prison inmates end drug addictions
Governor appoints Rex Vaughn to chair Madison County Commission
Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
Bill to rename the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs sent to governor’s desk
- Legislature
New bill would ban Delta THC, remove legal framework for consumable hemp
Alabama’s gambling misinformation problem is costing us about a billion dollars per year
Governor signs screen time limits for early childhood education programs into law
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments displayed in schools
Parkinson’s added to list of firefighter’s occupational diseases advances in both houses
- Economy
Austal, Poarch Creeks sign agreement, will expand Alabama shipbuilding capacity
January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
- National
Former Birmingham-Southern campus selected for new Coast Guard facility
SCOTUS refuses to hear case which struck down anti-panhandling laws
Sen. Britt celebrates new U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Sen. Britt pushes for expanded women’s heart health screenings
Alabama politicians respond to Trump beginning a war with Iran
- Education
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments displayed in schools
Troy University hosts $10,000 pitch competition and business workshops
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
House OKs tax exemptions for Alabama nonprofits, community groups
Rick Pate receives the Alabama School Nutrition Association’s Friend of the Year award
- Health
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
- Opinion
Alabama’s gambling misinformation problem is costing us about a billion dollars per year
Opinion | The hidden gift of the detour
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
Opinion | Nathaniel Ledbetter is the man of the House
Opinion | Alabama’s moment: why carbon capture, storage can make our state a national energy leader
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Congratulations to Josh Moon, my colleague at The Alabama Political Reporter, for taking a couple of journalism awards...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers The much-anticipated 2018 election contests have been pushed back by about three months due to the unanticipated race...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter We know the truth, and we should feel worse about it. I’m talking about white people in Alabama...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I won a couple of awards over the weekend. The Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors doled out journalism...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Another email from Luther Strange. This one is about the EPA – oh, wait, forgive me, I mean...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter America’s celebration of idiocy is wearing thin. Since November’s election of Trump, the leadership of this country has...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter If Alabama is looking for an Attorney General who is tough on crime, smart as a whip, and...
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter So, what do we do? Wednesday was another terrible day of gun violence in the nation. The events,...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers Those of us who follow Alabama politics had circled June 6, 2017 as the beginning of the 2018...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There appears to be a bit of confusion among media folks across the country. Following last week’s testimony...