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- Elections
- Governor
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
AEA applauds Gov. Ivey’s support for paid parental leave
Alabama Republican Party applauds Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address
- Legislature
Alabama House Democratic Caucus responds to Gov. Ivey’s State of the State
Gov. Ivey calls for legislation banning smart phone use in Alabama public schools
Senate Pro Tem Gudger hires deputy chief of staff for policy and budgets
Conservative women’s organization celebrates Rep. Dubose’s “What is a Woman Act”
Legislative session begins Tuesday with Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address
- 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
Reps. Sewell, Figures introduce bill to create new Rosa Parks’ federal holiday
U.S. Senator Katie Britt continues fight to improve rural obstetrics care
Rep. Sewell reintroduces bill to expand access to early detection cancer screenings
Sen. Britt introduces legislation to codify Trump birthright citizenship ban into law
Sen. Britt announces Dothan regional office opening
- Education
Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
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
- Health
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
Justice Department finds Alabama illegally segregates children with physical disabilities
- Opinion
Governor
Ivey emphasized economic growth, school choice, and public safety, highlighting Alabama’s resilience while reinforcing a vision for long-term success.
State
The initiative aims to create a comprehensive, sustainable resource hub for veterans, military personnel and their families.
Featured Opinion
The Medical Cannabis Commission failed to follow Alabama laws when awarding licenses. The Legislature's solution: Change the laws.
Governor
The legislation would implement a statewide ban on the use of cell phones on public school campuses during times of instruction.
Legislature
Rep. Ontario Tillman outlined the "Forward for Freedom" agenda as it compares with Ivey's legislative goals.
Congress
If established, Rosa Parks Day would become the first federal holiday to honor a woman.
State
Blueprint Alabama launched with the mission of achieving what some say is impossible — turning Alabama blue.
Congress
Britt Introduces Bipartisan Legislation with Senators Maggie Hassan, Susan Collins, Tina Smith to Expand Access to Maternal Health Care.
Featured Opinion
The Alabama GOP’s agenda claims to champion small government. But on closer examination, it reads more like a blueprint for centralized control.
Featured Opinion
America has entered a new era — one in which being awful to others is celebrated and government is judged not on what it...
Featured Opinion
Meaningful legislation in Alabama doesn’t fail because it lacks merit — it fails because it gets swallowed by small thinking, partisan pettiness, and political...
Opinion
Margaret Thatcher started a movement of limited government, freedom of the individual and private ownership.
News
Staff Report TUSCALOOSA, Alabama –The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees is expected to consider approving tuition and fee increases at the system’s...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Editors Note: Maria Morris, who serves as managing attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Alabama office where...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia responded to comments from President Barack H. Obama that the American...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, United States Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama told a Senate Subcommittee: “I firmly support the full...
News
From the Office of House Minority Leader Craig GADSDEN—House Minority Leader Craig recently send a statement to the Alabama Political Reporter expressing his outrage over...
News
By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford The most important responsibility given to the Alabama Legislature is to write the state’s budgets each year. What a...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The “Alabama Political Reporter” has learned that for over a month a grand jury has been diligently hearing...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–”Those of us who regularly think about the prison system in Alabama, realize it is pretty much broken,”...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, DC–Any day now, the United States Supreme Court is set to rule on the Constitutionality of the...
