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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Governor issues flag-lowering directive for Firefighter Sydney Kathryne Watson
Gov. Ivey marks America’s 250th birthday with Fourth of July message
Gov. Ivey awards more than $6.3M for weatherization assistance
Alabama joins Great American State Fair for America’s 250th
Ivey names new members to STEM Council leadership
- Legislature
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
- Economy
ASU, Callan JMB partner on workforce plans for Marion complex
North Alabama Area Labor Council holds organized labor lunch and unveils “Workers’ Agenda”
Small business optimism picks up in June, survey says
Opinion | Mobile deserves more than promises before rail merger
Opinion | Experience has taught me to be skeptical of big promises
- National
Trump pushes SAVE America Act with election fraud claims
CAIR: Tuberville speech could “set stage” for anti-Muslim violence
Rep. Figures secures $50 million infrastructure investment in 2026 Water Resources Development Act
Rep. Figures introduces $15 billion tariff relief bill for small, mid-sized farmers
Rep. Strong applauds Mark McDaniel appointment to Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
- Education
Alabama students post large science gains, overall eighth-grade scores improve
ASU, Callan JMB partner on workforce plans for Marion complex
Textbook committee appointment letter sent in error, Mackey says
Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday is this weekend
Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys selects new leadership
- Health
UAB receives NIH funding to expand genomic screening in primary care
Alabama urges produce precautions amid Cyclospora outbreak
EAMC becomes Alabama’s first hospital with Vibwife birth platform
UAB receives $4 million to expand Live HealthSmart Alabama initiative
Jackson Hospital to remain open for now as officials pursue rescue plan
- Opinion
Courts
The plaintiffs in the Tuberville residency challenge would like the Alabama Supreme Court to hurry.
Elections
The people of Alabama are facing a choice. Which pathway will they choose?
National
President Trump used a prime-time address Thursday to revive debunked claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Congress
The Muslim civil rights group say Tuberville's Senate floor remarks could fuel bigotry, threatening the safety and religious freedom of American Muslims.
News
Alabama will receive $260,817 through a multistate 23andMe settlement after a 2023 data breach exposed genetic information of nearly 70,000 residents.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Fear may justify vigilance, but only evidence, debate and constitutional accountability can justify sending Americans into war.
News
Guy Lescault, who led LSA since 2018, expanded civil legal aid programs and will stay through 2026 during the transition.
Education
Alabama students posted strong gains in science, improved eighth-grade achievement and higher ACT scores, according to preliminary statewide assessment results presented Tuesday.
Elections
The forgotten election of 1876 shows why constitutional government requires both challenges and the courage to accept a final result.
Agriculture
The measure targeted family farms hit by rising costs, lost export sales and market turmoil linked to Trump administration tariffs.
Featured Opinion
Classical liberalism once toppled kings. Today, its greatest threat comes from movements claiming freedom while rejecting the restraints it requires.
Opinion
A rediscovered paperback offered a timely reminder: Share, apologize, notice wonder and keep warm cookies close.
Featured Opinion
People, even politicians, are rarely all good or all bad. It's time for a whole bunch of people to start remembering that again.
Elections
Alabama’s $40.6 million primary spending reveals how money, access and human nature can reshape the obligations of public office itself.
News
The Foundation for Moral Law has come to the defense of the Hartford, Alabama Police Department. On Aug. 31, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion...
Opinion
Summer is peaking and so are utility bills. Historically the July-September months are always the most expensive electric bills of the year. You’re most...
Legislature
David Burkette has been officially arrested. The former state senator from Montgomery, who resigned on Tuesday as part of a plea deal with the Alabama...
Health
As the Labor Day weekend approaches, infectious disease experts continue to stress the importance of wearing masks and practicing social distancing, or else Alabama...
Economy
Alabama on Sept. 3 will begin paying an additional $300 per week in unemployment benefits to those who qualify, Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama...
Courts
A federal judge has ordered external monitoring of mental health care in Alabama’s prisons, noting a long and disturbing history of inadequate care and...
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the two developer teams that are to build the state’s three new mega prisons, and said those prisons...
Opinion
When many of us were growing up, Labor Day was the traditional end of summer, and we started back to school the next day....
News
New unemployment claims in Alabama fell by 10 percent from the prior week, but the percentage of those claims that were related to COVID-19...