Featured Opinion
If we claim to value life, we need to prove it. And that starts with recognizing that mental health care is a moral imperative.
Hi, what are you looking for?
Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey mourns security detail member Justin Williams, 42, succumbed to cancer
Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
- Legislature
State Rep. files bill to untax eyeglasses, contacts
Pre-filed bill would require timely wheelchair repairs
NAALC asks lawmakers to prioritize workers, families in 2025 Legislative Session
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
- Economy
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair talks first year in office, 2025 plans
Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
Manufacture Alabama highlights 2024 successes in workforce and advocacy
- National
Sen. Katie Britt praises advancement of Laken Riley Act
Tuberville refiles ban on transgender athletes in sports
Sens. Katie Britt, Rick Scott introduce bipartisan bill to “Lock The Clock”
Rep. Sewell becomes first Black woman to serve on House Ways and Means Subcommittee
Alabama unions celebrate passage of Social Security Fairness Act
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
- 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 | Alabama’s mental health crisis demands urgent action
Opinion | There’s proof that Alabama could be better.
Opinion | Child care is unaffordable and inaccessible, Britt and Kaine introduce two bills
Opinion | Richard Shelby FBI Headquarters comes to Alabama
Opinion | 800 miles, no gas: How my all-electric truck powered Alabama beach trip
Featured Opinion
By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter What had been a fairly quiet hurricane season is no more. With Category 5 Hurricane Irma churning in...
Featured Opinion
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Jeff Sessions is a racist. I have grown tired of people telling me that he’s not, and then...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Labor Day celebrations began at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. It became a national...
News
By Congressman Bradley Byrne US House of Representatives With the House of Representatives out of session during the month of August for a District...
Featured Opinion
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There is an impending catastrophe for public education in Alabama. Sen. Gerald Dial is considering not running for...
News
By Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh Lieutenant Governor Candidate This Labor Day weekend, Alabamians will celebrate the end of summer and the start of another college...
Featured Opinion
By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Many readers know that, along with my journalism career, I’m also an English instructor at UAB. During most...
Featured Opinion
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Kay Ivey wants to allow Alabama citizens to vote on a lottery. Her office said so this...
Featured Opinion
By Steve Flowers INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE Most people would assume that as the race for the open U.S. Senate began that Luther Strange, the...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Most people are familiar with the phrase, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” but the...