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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Alabama House to consider bill requiring post-election audits
Alex Braswell chosen as Democratic nominee for House District 11 race
Alabama Secretary of State urges DHS to improve citizenship verification system
BCA, AFA endorse Heath Allbright in House District 11 special election
Tuberville would be the frontrunner in a gov’s race, but it wouldn’t be a cakewalk
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill to establish Alabama Veterans Resource Center
Gov. Ivey signs “What is a Woman Act” into law
Ivey announces $23.5 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey announces district judgeship and sheriff appointments
Gov. Ivey officially launches public safety package
- Legislature
Alabama House to consider bill requiring post-election audits
Lawmakers to tackle tax relief bills upon return from spring break
Bill would expand scrap tire enforcement in some cities, increase penalties
Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Four
House passes bill to increase penalties for resisting arrest
- Economy
Poarch Creek Indians’ economic impact in Alabama tops $4 billion
January 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Annual Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report 2024
Alabama’s broadband expansion: A national model for rural connectivity
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
- National
Cancer advocate urges Alabama senators to protect research funding
Rep. Sewell votes against Trump-Johnson spending bill
Britt joins Banking Committee Republicans in introducing bill against debanking practices
House unanimously passes bipartisan bills targeting Chinese espionage threats
Trump picks Lynda Blanchard for U.N. agriculture ambassadorship
- Education
Rep. Sewell welcomes Dr. Walter Gonsoulin as National Superintendent of the Year
ACCS and AAMA to offer scholarships for automotive manufacturing
Troy University to close Phenix City campus
ASU among first HBCUs in the nation to offer cannabis certifications
Troy University introduces University Honors Global Scholars Program
- Health
Cancer advocate urges Alabama senators to protect research funding
Alabama House committee approves presumptive Medicaid care
Jackson Hospital files for bankruptcy, state lawmakers speak out in support
U.S. Senator Katie Britt continues fight to improve rural obstetrics care
Program seeks to improve youth mental health care with federal funds
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama has a host of prominent political leaders under 45
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers should cut unfair credit card fees for small businesses
Opinion | Self-reliance fades as conformity and cowardice take hold, resist
Opinion | Want government efficiency? Democrats know the way
Analysis | Appeals Court decision is a win for plaintiffs, and eventually patients
Elections
The proposal would require post-election audits after every county and statewide general election in Alabama.
Local news
Superintendent Lyman Woodfin said reduced enrollment at the school made it unfeasible to keep the doors open next year.
News
The brief challenges school policies on instruction, citing parental rights and government overreach concerns.
Infrastructure
Despite remarkable progress, challenges loom in the form of SB110 and HB204, which would increase weight limits for log trucks.
Health
NIH is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. In 2023, the organization provided more than $35 billion in grants.
Opinion
Running a small business isn’t easy, thanks in part to ever-increasing “swipe fees” that are imposed by credit card giants.
Legislature
HB386 would reduce the tax on groceries by an additional 1 percent as the state draws closer to eliminating the tax altogether.
Featured Opinion
The courage to stand alone, to challenge the mob, to think for oneself — these are no longer virtues but liabilities.
Featured Opinion
Alabama Dems' government efficiency plan would be great for the state, and even better for the country.
Opinion
Both sides claimed victory in a recent Appeals Court decision on medical weed licensing. But the opinion gave the plaintiffs everything they wanted.
Featured Opinion
Selma showed the world that change doesn’t come from waiting — it comes from marching, from pushing, from refusing to be silenced.
Health
William Hershell Moon, 74, died Wednesday at a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Wednesday. Moon, who was...
News
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of two inmates last month and say both may have been suicides. Jamal O’Neal Jackson,...
National
The Jefferson County Commission on Tuesday placed the entire county under a curfew. The curfew will be in effect Tuesday, June 2 and last...
News
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Wednesday said the city has selected a park where those who wish to hold demonstrations may do so. Woodfin’s...
News
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s ban on all demonstrations on city property runs counter to the city’s history of protest and of the U.S. Constitution,...
Opinion
The human toll of COVID-19 is unprecedented in Alabama, and businesses of all sizes have taken a shellacking due to the pandemic. As such,...
News
Moody Police Sergeant Stephen Williams was shot and killed Tuesday in the line of duty at the Super 8 Motel on Highway 411, multiple...
Featured Opinion
As peaceful protests over the last week have been marred by violence and looting, the nation should be asking what kind of country we...
Featured Opinion
The happiest day of my life was March 9, 2018 — the day my daughter was born. People who know my wife and me,...
