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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The 2017 Legislative Session saw the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) fail to deliver on its stated agenda....
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- Elections
Tuberville would be the frontrunner in a gov’s race, but it wouldn’t be a cakewalk
Christina Woerner McInnis announces bid for Alabama ag commissioner
ALGOP opens candidate qualifying for House District 11 special election
Wes Allen highlights purge data from AVID voter registration system
BCA ramps up political efforts for 2026 with key staff appointments
- 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
Senate committee hears debate on bill requiring Ten Commandments in schools
Bill expanding retired physicians’ ability to volunteer advances
Committee approves bill expanding death penalty for child sexual assault
Bill mandating religious instruction elective credit sparks debate
Alabama Senate passes bill to create parental leave for state employees, teachers
- 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
Historic Montgomery Bus Station, Freedom Riders Museum part of DOGE-ordered sell-off
Rep. Sewell reintroduces John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in House
Rep. Dale Strong leads hearing on FEMA’s role and disaster response
Sen. Katie Britt helps pass resolution blocking natural gas tax
Sen. Britt honors Alabama’s Civil Rights pioneers 60 years after Bloody Sunday
- Education
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
Alabama’s community colleges generate $8.1 billion for the state’s economy
- 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 | Hal Moore, an actual American hero, deserves better
Opinion | Bill raising truck weight limits, danger to Alabama’s roads, drivers, taxpayers
Opinion | Nondiscrimination doesn’t violate the First Amendment
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers chase shadows instead of solving real problems
Opinion | Power to the parents — and small app developers
Featured Opinion
Removing Hal Moore's name from the Army base in Georgia is an outright disgrace.
National
The building housing the historic Freedom Riders Museum appears to be part of a DOGE-ordered sell-off of federal properties.
Legislature
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved HB49 which proposes the death penalty for child rape and sodomy under 12.
Legislature
SB199 passed the Senate Wednesday afternoon, as amended.
Legislature
Four Alabama faith leaders spoke against the bill, while four individuals spoke in favor of the bill.
Legislature
A public hearing was held for HB342, which would mandate elective credit for students attending off-campus religious instruction.
News
Specifically, HB322 "would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover screening and would also regulate how Medicaid covers prescription drugs used to treat postpartum...
Opinion
No, requiring that student organizations agree to avoid discriminating against LGBTQ students is not a violation of the First Amendment.
Featured Opinion
Bills like HB248 allow politicians to play to a base that has been conditioned to see expertise as elitism and science as subterfuge.
Opinion
Apple and Google can ignore parents. Lawmakers shouldn’t.
Opinion
Make no mistake about it, this event led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Opinion
The Legislature should send it to Governor Kay Ivey for her signature.
Featured Opinion
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Dear Gov. Kay Ivey, Hello there, Governor. Hope you’re well. And I mean that – I wouldn’t dare...
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter A few themes running through the news threads at The Alabama Political Reporter this week underscore one stark...
Featured Opinion
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers Well folks, the field is set for the sprint to fill the open US Senate seat of Jeff...
Opinion
By Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS; John V. Marymont, M.D., MBA; and Richard M. Myers, Ph.D. Medical research means hope for millions of Americans...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 23, 2017, US Senator Luther Strange (R-Alabama) announced that he was co-sponsoring the Veteran Overmedication Prevention...
News
Contributed by Beth Marietta Lyons Lyons Law Firm The Legislature completed its 2017 Regular Session on Friday evening May 19, 2017. Unless the Governor...
Featured Opinion
By Sam McLure Alabama Political Reporter “One who is greedy stirs up strife . . .” Solomon “The World is One Big...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 18, 2017 Conservation Alabama announced in their newsletter that they had successfully blocked legislation that would...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 23, 2017 President Donald J. Trump (R) released details of his first budget. U.S. Representatives Martha...
