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The Stop the Scroll Act isn’t a cure. But it is an important step in the right direction.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
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
- Legislature
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
- Economy
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
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
- National
Rep. Sewell releases statement on potential Trump-Musk shutdown
Sen. Katie Britt joins colleagues in leading resolution to block natural gas tax
Sen. Katie Britt supports passage of defense spending bill
Rep. Strong introduces the SPACEPORT Act legislation
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
- Education
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
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
- 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 | Social media warning labels first step in fighting our mental health crisis
Opinion | There’s way more of us
Opinion | The first “Working for Alabama” czar will be Greg Reed
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
Featured Opinion
There's no reason Alabama has to maintain its hate-based holidays honoring traitors when there are so many better options.
Featured Opinion
This package gave our state’s leaders an issue in which they could put their partisanship aside and work together.
Opinion
If they had any honor, every Congressperson who voted to reinstall the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery would resign.
Opinion
Human equality is a self-evident truth, and liberty—freedom—is an unalienable right.
Featured Opinion
By prioritizing religious doctrine over empirical evidence, the court's ruling aligns with a broader trend of intertwining church and state.
Featured Opinion
A bill that would allow the AG or governor to select city's police chief is rooted in cheap politics, and it won't help anyone.
Featured Opinion
The fallout from Dobbs has been catastrophic for women's healthcare rights, and empty promises that it'll all be fine aren't helping.
Opinion
We were focused on delivering actual results that would continue to make Alabama the best state in the country.
Featured Opinion
The delays in medical marijuana availability aren't because of lawsuits, but the violations of laws those lawsuits target.
Featured Opinion
The judge echoed a sentiment from an earlier era: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."