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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
McCaney pledged no dark money before sharing attack ad
Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition
Opinion | Alabama Republicans are trying to steal your voting power. Fight like hell!
Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett attacks primary opponent over Republican voting record
Senate passes special primary election bill for state senate districts
- Governor
Advocacy orgs deride special session to delay primary for new maps
Gov. Ivey awards grants in support of sexual assault victims
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm retires
Gov. Ivey awards funding for programs assisting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault
Gov. Ivey awards funds to south Alabama organizations assisting victims
- Legislature
Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition
House advances bill to provide special elections in case court allows old Congressional maps
Senate passes special primary election bill for state senate districts
Analysis | Alabama tests new limits of Voting Rights Act after Callais
Pringle defends bill at hostile committee hearing
- Economy
- National
The Freedom Riders at 65
Cory Booker joins Alabama Democrats at voting rights, redistricting town hall
Sen. Britt signs onto extension of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
Rep. Sewell announces mobile office hours for May
Rep. Sewell hosting rally at Alabama State House demanding fair representation for Black voters
- Education
Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Stillman announces Magic Johnson as 150th anniversary commencement speaker
Alabama recognized for pre-K quality for 20th year
- Health
Marilyn Lands talks contraception, IVF legislation, reelection bid
Rep. Aderholt applauds new Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Free healthcare clinic served more than 465 patients in Montgomery
Opinion | Are we eating ourselves to death?
- Opinion
Elections
Lawmakers advanced the measure following a tense public hearing where attendees pinned the measure as an attempt to disenfranchise Black voters.
Elections
Campaign finance records show overlapping payments among Alabama Values PAC, Farm PAC and an obscure Wyoming firm tied to GOP attacks.
Elections
They wouldn’t be trying so hard to take your voting power away unless they were scared to death you were going to use it.
Elections
Larriett escalated the Democratic primary fight, citing Kyle Sweetser’s past Trump votes and Republican ties as disqualifying ahead of the May 19 contest.
Prisons
Lawmakers paused an ADOC contract until questions about the canceled health contract, the emergency NaphCare deal, and oversight concerns could be answered
Elections
The Birmingham Democrat defended her 16-year record, prioritized voting rights and public safety, and argued her challengers lacked the experience to serve District 60.
Courts
The arraignment hearing in the Department of Justice’s case against the SPLC is set for May 7.
Elections
The Huntsville Democrat hopes to build bipartisan backing for reproductive health protections while emphasizing the need for affordability and government reform.
This Matters with Bill Britt
As public cynicism deepens, Americans risk losing the collective belief necessary to sustain democracy, progress and civic responsibility.
Local news
The redesign followed a public contest and review process, replacing a 1952 banner with symbolism tied to Montgomery’s history, unity and progress.
Featured Opinion
The death of racism has been greatly exaggerated.
Elections
The Supreme Court's recent opinion in a Louisiana voting case requires that states governed by racists at least try to mask their racism.
Opinion
I can think of nobody more divisive, or anyone who revels more in the heat of political fires, than Donald Trump.
Opinion
Born into relative privilege, Miles Davis still fought racism, addiction and convention as he repeatedly remade jazz on his own uncompromising terms.
Featured Opinion
As we end the first half of 2020, there is no doubt that the coronavirus is the story of the year. The coronavirus saga...
Courts
Federal agencies investigating a noose found in the garage stall of Black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace said Tuesday that the noose had been in...
Congress
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Tuesday expressed concern over the outsourcing of jobs to overseas workers for employees at the Tennessee Valley Authority. ...
Legislature
Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, R-Anniston, announced today that he has asked Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Chairman Greg Albritton, R-Range,...
Congress
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, was awarded the 2020 U.S. Chamber Spirit of Enterprise Award. This award...
Health
The company behind the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of COVID-19 announced Monday plans to begin clinical...
Governor
A part-time employee in Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth’s office, who the office said works only a handful of hours each week, tested positive for...
News
The Southern Poverty Law Center responded to the discovery of a noose in the garage stall of a Black NASCAR driver on Sunday. Lecia...
Elections
The June 20, 2020, Tulsa Rally appears to have left the incumbent president’s campaign a data mess too big to clean up. A data...