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If Alabama’s leaders truly respected both religion and the Constitution, they would uphold the separation of church and state.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Allbright announces candidacy for House District 11 special election
Secretary of State Wes Allen announces bid for Alabama Lt. Governor in 2026
BCA endorses Matt Woods in Senate District 5 special election
Tuscaloosa’s District 1 City Council race heats up
SPLC report: Extremist rhetoric infiltrates mainstream 2024 campaigns
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs “What is a Woman Act” into law
Ivey announces $23.5 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey announces district judgeship and sheriff appointments
Gov. Ivey officially launches public safety package
Analysis | Gov. Kay Ivey’s State of the State address: Alabama’s future, on her terms
- Legislature
ACCA warns bill raising axle weight limits could “undo” Rebuild Alabama progress
Alabama cities could raise their local minimum wage under proposed law
Bill to ease occupational license restrictions for inmates passes committee
Rep. Jim Hill introduces Speedy Trial Act in attempt to fix court backlogs
Peaceful protest for immigrant rights set for Feb. 22 at Railroad Park
- Economy
January 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Annual Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report 2024
Alabama’s broadband expansion: A national model for rural connectivity
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
- National
DOGE faces mixed response in Alabama
Britt reintroduces bipartisan bill allowing clergy to opt back into Social Security
Sen. Britt praises Trump’s executive order expanding IVF access
Sens. Tuberville, Britt call for end to federal estate tax
Ten defendants plead guilty in sports betting and money laundering scheme
- Education
Alabama’s community colleges generate $8.1 billion for the state’s economy
Public Charter School Commission ensuring schools fit anti-DEI law
Sid J. Trant appointed to UA System chancellor
Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
- Health
Alabama House committee approves presumptive Medicaid care
Jackson Hospital files for bankruptcy, state lawmakers speak out in support
U.S. Senator Katie Britt continues fight to improve rural obstetrics care
Program seeks to improve youth mental health care with federal funds
Tuberville backs RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama’s Ten Commandment’s bill: A power grab disguised as faith
Opinion | The government waste has been found
Opinion | State-enforced prayer betrays the founders’ vision of freedom
Opinion | The moral argument for gambling legislation
Opinion | What they‘re not telling you about the Farm Bureau’s health plans
Featured Opinion
Politics is bound by the art of what's possible. It is also true that those who never dare the impossible rarely achieve even the...
Featured Opinion
Last time she ran for PSC president in 2016, Cavanaugh didn’t have an opponent. This time, however, she does.
Featured Opinion
If the U.S. Senate flips from Republican to Democratic, our iconic senior Sen. Richard Shelby loses the chairmanship of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee...
Featured Opinion
For some reason, Jones still has faith.
Featured Opinion
Tuberville is nothing but a rubber stamp for Republicans. And rubber stamps are not thinkers.
Featured Opinion
If you wouldn't trust that august body to manage your checkbook, reconfigure your last will and testament, or redefine the terms of your car...
Featured Opinion
This split in the Southern Democratic ranks was due to civil rights and race. Truman had promoted civil rights legislation. The South revolted.
Elections
Slap an R out beside the name of an actual tree and 60 percent of Alabama voters would slog into a voting booth and...
Featured Opinion
He hasn’t bothered to learn even the most basic things about our government, our laws or the state he plans to represent.
Featured Opinion
Ivey stood her ground on Wednesday, refusing to cave to those who want to end the mask order.