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The phony debate over approving ready-to-drink cocktail sales is an example of government bureaucracy that doesn't get enough hate.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Tuberville residence question doesn’t rest on income tax filings alone
Clarifying Alabama campaign finance laws on federal-to-state transfers
Tuberville’s travel trail points to home in Florida, not Alabama
Disillusioned by the Republican Party, Kyle Sweetser is challenging Tuberville in 2026
Lawsuit challenges Madison County voting map as racially unfair
- Governor
Gov. Ivey appoints Montgomery County District Judge
Flags at half-staff for Pope Francis, former Lt. Governor McMillan
Gov. Ivey signs resolution urging Trump to finalize Space Command move to Huntsville
The Alabama Independent Pharmacy Alliance celebrates passage of SB252
Gov. Ivey awards statewide grants to fight crime, assist victims
- Legislature
- Economy
March 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Birmingham Starbucks workers describe a concerted anti-union campaign
Nominations for Alabama Retailer of the Year are open
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Poarch Creek Indians purchase Birmingham Racecourse, plan resort
- National
Court challenges Alabama statute barring sex offenders from living with their children
Rep. Sewell speaks out against National Institutes of Health budget cuts
Civil Appeals Court Judge Matt Fridy on road to recovery from heart attack
Tuberville’s travel trail points to home in Florida, not Alabama
Sewell talks federal funding cuts at Lowndes County town hall
- Education
House approves $12.1 billion education budget, nearly doubles CHOOSE Act funding
RAISE Act, education package approved by House committee
Trump to deliver commencement address at University of Alabama
Fairhope Public Library declines to move challenged books amid APLS spat
Education budget includes $3M safeguard for federal library funds
- Health
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
Alabama midwives and families criticize amendments to SB87 midwifery bill
- Opinion
Opinion | The bureaucracy you should really hate
Opinion | We’re fixing the Birmingham Water Works. SB330 would set us back
Opinion | Our legislators are not doing their jobs
Opinion | Workers Memorial Day reminds us to remember the dead and fight for the living
Opinion | Tuberville fumbles his own governor play, then blames the ref
Featured Opinion
Voters in this state, compelled by one fabricated, fictional rightwing crisis after another, ignored the everyday realities facing them.
Opinion
Dr. Furnie Johnston, who passed away a few weeks ago at 94, brought specialized medicine to Dothan.
Featured Opinion
The AMCC's insistence on clinging to flawed scores smells. There's only one way to get rid of that stench.
Featured Opinion
Alabama's library battles underscores a wider national debate on freedom, education, and the role of public institutions.
Opinion
I recently learned that I might be related to a lynching victim. Many other Black families carry this history, too.
Opinion
It is critical that the United States continues to invest in growing our clean energy economy and workforce here at home.
Opinion
We have had some very generous benefactors make some very magnanimous contributions to their alma maters.
Featured Opinion
DuBose's push for censorship and control reveals a hypocritical approach to her call for individual liberties.
Featured Opinion
Alabama Republicans have another bill to criminalize assisting someone with an absentee ballot, because they're scared of high voter turnout
Opinion
ADEM’s goal remains the same – to ensure coal combustion residuals are timely, safely and properly disposed of.