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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey announces district judgeship and sheriff appointments
Gov. Ivey officially launches public safety package
Analysis | Gov. Kay Ivey’s State of the State address: Alabama’s future, on her terms
Gov. Ivey calls for legislation banning smart phone use in Alabama public schools
A full transcript of Gov. Ivey’s 2025 State of the State address
- Legislature
House Judiciary Committee clashes with NRA over concealed carry legislation
Alabama House committee approves bill for parole oversight
Pro Tem Gudger hires Rep. Randall Shedd as constituent affairs director
Committee advances bill to ban Drag Shows at schools, libraries
House passes bill defining gender terms after limiting debate
- Economy
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
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
- National
Ten defendants plead guilty in sports betting and money laundering scheme
Rep. Sewell’s legislation to return stolen taxpayer money passes committee unanimously
Rep. Sewell to convene Emergency Telephone Town Hall
Sen. Britt’s “Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act” passes Senate committee
Co-founder of Stand Up Mobile speaks on upcoming 2nd Congressional District trial
- Education
Alabama’s community colleges generate $8.1 billion for the state’s economy
Public Charter School Commission ensuring schools fit anti-DEI law
Sid J. Trant appointed to UA System chancellor
Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
- Health
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
Tuberville backs RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Opinion
Opinion | Patients and PBMs
Opinion | SB132 is a useless ban that creates crime instead of fighting it
Opinion | America can no longer identify the bad guys
Opinion | Politicians sacrifice transgender youth in a devil’s bargain
Opinion | Refusing to license, regulate gambling, Alabama is hurting itself, not crooks
Legislature
The stripped-down bill would prohibit drag shows in public schools and libraries.
Infrastructure
While these bills are framed as an economic boost for the logging industry, the consequences for roads, bridges, and public safety are significant.
Legislature
The bill, now just a signature away from becoming law, would exclude transgender women from the definition of "woman."
Legislature
Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, bringing the total to $1.28 billion.
Legislature
An individual is required to inform a law enforcement officer if they are carrying a concealed gun. But there is currently no criminal penalty.
Courts
Court records indicate that the operation, known as Red44, was a sophisticated bookmaking network.
Legislature
Shedd will resign from the House seat he has held since winning a special election in 2013.
News
Alabama lawmakers are considering legislation that would allocate funding to public schools for emergency response technology.
Opinion
Local, independent pharmacies are closing every day because of the greedy practices of PBMs.
Featured Opinion
Let’s not make “Bad Ideas” and “Even Worse Ideas” official state policy.
Featured Opinion
We seem to have lost the ability in America to identify the bad guys.
Featured Opinion
Instead of thoughtful debate, reactionary laws are silencing discussion, weaponizing gender to scapegoat transgender people, strip freedoms, and enforce political control.
Elections
Democratic 2018 gubernatorial primary candidate Chris Countryman recently agreed to a lengthy interview in writing with the Alabama Political Reporter about where progressives went...
Elections
The 2020 election cycle began in earnest when U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, announced that she is launching an exploratory committee to consider a...
Featured Opinion
As we begin this New Year of 2019, Alabama begins a new quadrennium in state government. All of our Constitutional state officeholders begin their...
News
Happy New Year from the team at the Alabama Political Reporter! We look forward to another great year of growth. New Year stories: Opinion...
Governor
The Kay Ivey Inaugural Committee announced that two-time “Entertainer of the Year” award winner Neal McCoy will headline the Gulf Coast Inaugural Celebration on...
News
On Saturday, the University of Alabama football team defeated the University of Oklahoma football team in the college football playoff semifinals to advance to...
Environment
Friday, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that they are increasing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling surveillance efforts in northwest Alabama...
Opinion
2018 was a landmark year in many ways for Alabama and the United States. From defense funding to town halls, agriculture to Red Snapper,...
Economy
9. Who will challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020? It may have been only a year ago that Doug Jones won in a historic...
