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- 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
Britt, Tuberville fail to block Social Security Fairness Act
Tariffs unpopular with voters, mixed bag for Alabama Republicans
Sen. Britt votes for the American Relief Act of 2025
Rep. Sewell releases statement on potential Trump-Musk shutdown
Sen. Katie Britt joins colleagues in leading resolution to block natural gas tax
- Education
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
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
- 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
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In response to the SCOTUS striking down 3 out of 4 provisions in the Arizona Immigration Law Alabama...
Opinion
By Vernon Burns The collapse of the welfare state is at hand in Alabama. It is being consumed in the uncontrollable fire of government...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—While pundits and politicians debate the wisdom of funding Medicaid with money from the Alabama Trust Fund a...
News
By Artur Davis There was genuine suspense in Barack Obama’s announcement that he will through executive order legalize about a million young undocumented immigrants....
News
From the Office of House Minority Leader Craig GADSDEN—House Minority Leader Craig recently send a statement to the Alabama Political Reporter expressing his outrage over...
News
By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford The most important responsibility given to the Alabama Legislature is to write the state’s budgets each year. What a...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The State of Alabama is faced with a growing storm of crisis. It mounts on two fronts and...
News
By Ron Crumpton Executive Director, Alabama Patients’ Rights Coalition, Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition There are many wonderful nonprofits working in the state of Alabama trying to...
News
By Congressman Mike Rogers WASHINGTON, DC—For many, Memorial Day was the start to summer when school’s finally out and the swimming pools are open...
News
By Sen. Jabo Waggoner As I listened to the ranting, raving and other histrionics coming from so many members of the Alabama Senate Democratic...