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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Givhan says it out loud: Is Tuberville running for governor … from Florida?
AFA announces its endorsement of Matt Woods for Alabama Senate District 5
Opinion | Legislature must pass post-election audit to combat fraud at the ballot box
Wes Allen adds Texas to the list of partner states in the Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Alabama House to consider bill requiring post-election audits
- Governor
Governor signs Senate Bill 67 to further elevate veteran needs in Alabama
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
- Legislature
House passes $192 million tax relief package
Alabama Senate passes Second Chance bill
Governor signs Senate Bill 67 to further elevate veteran needs in Alabama
Lawmaker files bill to make it harder to prosecute “stand your ground” cases
Bill proposes the state reimburse residents for stolen SNAP benefits
- Economy
Alabama labor force steady at 57.6 percent, unemployment at 3.3 percent
Sen. Tuberville cosponsors bill to secure one million Bitcoin for reserve
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
- National
Riley Gaines, Trump push national PBM reform as Alabama debates state bills
Marshall asks U.S. Supreme Court to OK religious charter schools
Sen. Britt calls for age verification enforcement on social media applications
Sen. Britt joins Republican attempt to repeal Biden-era emissions regulations
Is the Republican town hall freeze affecting Alabama?
- Education
ACHE highlights Alabama’s national leadership in apprenticeships, policy
State Superintendent Mackey reassures Board of Education amid federal cuts
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
- 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
Legislature
If HB386 is approved by the Senate, the tax on groceries would be reduced to just 2 percent.
Opinion
Working in education is more than a job, it’s a calling. But that calling should not come with the risk of financial ruin.
Featured Opinion
Voters deserve to have their anger, fear and struggles heard. Instead, their Republican reps are running from them.
Aerospace and Defense
This appointment marks the next step in Tuberville's storied, if controversial, relationship with veterans and the armed forces.
Legislature
SB156, which failed on its first vote, was reconsidered and passed before the Senate adjourned Tuesday.
News
The order seeks to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which provides federal funding to state libraries.
Party politics
After ADP chair Randy Kelley accused Jones of misleading fundraising mailers, Jones gave Kelley five days to retract the false claims.
Elections
Years of Florida living, millions in beachfront property — but Tuberville’s team swears he’s an Auburn local.
Featured Opinion
While there are no political consequences for Donald Trump's incomprehensible actions, there are real world consequences for everyone else.
Featured Opinion
The Founders understood that power must come from the people, not from divine decree.
Featured Opinion
A bill expanding legal protections for police would only add to a growing, and troubling, problem in the state.
Elections
It is time to adopt commonsense honest election protections that work because Alabama cannot afford to shortchange its democracy.
Elections
Alabama’s first openly gay lawmaker — Rep. Patricia Todd, a Democrat — suggested that Republican Gov. Kay Ivey is gay in a tweet posted...
National
Gov. Kay Ivey threw her support behind President Donald Trump’s nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize through a letter on Tuesday. Ivey singed the...
Elections
Republican Parker Duncan Moore won a decisive victory in the special election for the vacant House District 4 seat. As of Wednesday morning, Moore...
Featured Opinion
“Free2be does not share the values of most Alabamians.” — Scott Dawson, Republican candidate for governor of Alabama. Scott Dawson might be right. But...
Elections
Two Democratic candidates for Alabama’s Public Service Commission launched their campaigns in Birmingham Tuesday night. Cara McClure and Kari Powell, both from Birmingham, went...
Opinion
It’s always amazing how some people can misinterpret the facts. A case in point is the recent controversy over the proposed coastal bridge in...
National
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, plans to vote against President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, his office said in...
National
Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, conducted a subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S....
Elections
Tuesday, Scott Dawson said that Kay Ivey gave a grant through ADECA to an LGBTQ-aligned group based in Huntsville. Dawson said that the group,...
