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Low turnout and habit-driven politics quietly replace accountability, leaving power unchallenged and citizens forgetting their responsibility in a self-governing state.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
JR Bowling announces candidacy for Senate District 4
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Aaron Thomas for HD 10
ALGOP to open 2026 candidate qualifying on January 5
Rep. Phillip Ensler becomes first Democratic candidate in lieutenant governor race
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Rep. Ernie Yarbrough for HD 7
- Governor
Gov. Ivey establishes Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Gov. Ivey orders Space Force flags to be flown across the state in weeklong “show of support”
Rep. Sewell celebrates unveiling of Space Command Headquarters sign in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey signs executive order to continue strong recruiting for National Guard
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: the Moseleys
- Legislature
- Economy
Alabama home sales stable, prices surge in November report
Gov. Ivey welcomes $10.5M Bad Boy Mowers Tractor Plant, 50 jobs headed to Monroeville
Trump announces $12 billion in farm aid as Alabama farmers brace for 2026 season
Governor encourages Alabama businesses to compete in 2026 Small Business Week awards
Alabama Power outlines plan to hold electric rates steady through 2027
- National
Sen. Britt discusses federal healthcare policy, criticisms of ICE
Sen. Britt celebrates passage of record $901 billion defense spending bill
Rep. Sewell introduces bipartisan legislation to expand access to cardiac rehabilitation care
Alabama joins FTC deceptive practices lawsuit against Uber
Rep. Sewell blasts GOP for failing to extend ACA tax credits
- Education
State education committee takes aim at reducing classroom paperwork
Sen. Allen establishes Charlie Kirk Memorial Endowed Scholarship
ACHE approves $2.7 billion college budget requests, new programs
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: the Moseleys
TROY offers new pathway to nursing careers with Accelerated Master of Science in Nursing track
- Health
Alabama delegation split over Affordable Care Act subsidy extension
Alabama Cannabis Coalition criticizes delays, limited licensing for medical cannabis
Opinion | Pharmacy Benefit Managers reap benefits, we pay the cost. It’s time to act
Alabama faith leaders urge Congress to extend ACA tax credits
Alabama coalition takes aim at racial, economic disparities in maternal health
- Opinion
Featured Opinion
"Mo Brooks helped incite the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol. Now he wants to be a senator."
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"The House wasted an entire day on bills that served the politicians and didn't address a single real problem in this state."
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"Suddenly, the flame shot up. It climbed the back wall with a speed that seemed unnatural."
Opinion
"The trucking industry will continue to be there for Americans like we always have."
Featured Opinion
"The Legislature is at the midway point of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session."
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"To suggest that because of disruption in the private sector, teachers shouldn't receive pay raises is frankly ludicrous."
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"Relying on speculation and bad law, the court allowed an unjust conviction and sentence to stand."
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"The cliché is true: There is a light at the end of this dark tunnel."
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"In extraordinary times, an individual's character, and that of a state or nation, is revealed, and its essential nature is laid bare."
Featured Opinion
The issue might not be dead just yet.