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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Ivey joins Trump, GOP governors at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key policies
Gov. Ivey mourns security detail member Justin Williams, 42, succumbed to cancer
Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
- Legislature
Proposed bill would protect pharmacists who recommend off-label meds
State Rep. files bill to untax eyeglasses, contacts
Pre-filed bill would require timely wheelchair repairs
NAALC asks lawmakers to prioritize workers, families in 2025 Legislative Session
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
- Economy
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair talks first year in office, 2025 plans
Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
Manufacture Alabama highlights 2024 successes in workforce and advocacy
- National
Sen. Britt talks hopes for Laken Riley Act, Trump’s second term
Sen. Tuberville introduces bill to fight “swatting”
Alabama leaders push to bring U.S. Space Command back to Huntsville
Sens. Britt, Cruz reintroduce congressional term limits constitutional amendment
Sen. Tuberville backs Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
- Health
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Local news
The decision bolsters the board's current response to book challenges.
Governor
President-elect Donald Trump complained about the flags being flown at half-staff during his inauguration.
Congress
Britt discussed her role pushing for the Laken Riley Act’s passage and her support for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.
Featured Opinion
Pushing outright lies has become acceptable in politics today. It doesn't work, though, if you don't buy the BS.
Congress
"Swatting" occurs when an individual makes a false report of an ongoing emergency or threat of violence in order to intimidate someone.
Legislature
Alabama lawmakers passed a similar bill last year protecting doctors who prescribed off-label medications.
Featured Opinion
Change is slow, yes, but history shows us that it happens when people come together and demand it.
Congress
The bill looks to allow individuals who are licensed to conceal carry in their home state to do the same in other states.
Featured Opinion
If we claim to value life, we need to prove it. And that starts with recognizing that mental health care is a moral imperative.
Featured Opinion
In south Alabama, there's a group of people proving that if you take care of the least of us and give people opportunities, you'll...
Opinion
Sen. Katie Britt and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, recently introduced a legislative package that tackles this issue head-on
Opinion
This FBI Alabama compound is appropriately named the Richard Shelby Center for Innovation and Advanced Training.
State
Although this specific case was filed in 2017, litigation between the parties over these issues has been in the courts since 1990.
Opinion
John Sparkman was a giant in the United States Senate and an icon in Alabama political history.
Courts
The ruling allows the commission to proceed with its planned meeting and licensing process.
Legislature
Rep. Chris England's bill would create a temporary council to oversee the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Legislature
The bill made it all the way through a Senate committee in its prior session but failed to reach the Senate floor.
Public safety
Harris was charged with traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, among other charges.
Education
This approval marks a substantial increase of $135.81 million, or 6.84 percent, from the previous fiscal year.
Governor
The grants come from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Elections
The Farmers Federation endorsed Mooney in the race for District 3 of the Alabama State School Board.
