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The bill would criminalize several forms of assistance in absentee ballot voting.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Lawsuit challenges Madison County voting map as racially unfair
Ohio agrees to share data with Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Alabama Farmers Federation backs Heath Allbright for House District 11 seat
Education advocate Dakarai Larriett launches campaign for U.S. Senate
Conservative attorney Derek Chen announces state auditor candidacy
- Governor
- Legislature
House committee to consider bipartisan Right to Repair Act for electronics
House committee weighing bill to criminalize “smugglers” of undocumented immigrants
Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Eight
Speaker Ledbetter’s week eight legislative update
Bill authorizing ALFA health plans heads to Senate after battle over insurance oversight
- Economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Poarch Creek Indians purchase Birmingham Racecourse, plan resort
Innovate Alabama fosters a state where innovation doesn’t just exist — it thrives
Alabama grows with $7 billion in new investments in 2024
Alabama labor force steady at 57.6 percent, unemployment at 3.3 percent
- National
Britt introduces bill to expand access to housing assistance for disabled veterans
Lawsuit challenges Madison County voting map as racially unfair
Rep. Sewell to host “Terri Talks” with former Social Security commissioner
Sen. Britt leads bill to expand access to credit for Americans
Rep. Sewell demands accountability for potential market manipulation
- Education
School choice launch sees high demand — and debate over who benefits
House committee advances Ten Commandments, “Don’t Say Gay” bills
Montgomery school board moves forward with controversial superintendent selection
Troy University designated a Carnegie Research University
Past issues for MPS superintendent finalist raise more questions about search process
- Health
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
Alabama midwives and families criticize amendments to SB87 midwifery bill
Rural health activist talks telehealth innovations, facing funding cuts
HHS cuts $239 million in grants for Alabama public health, research programs
- Opinion
Opinion | CHOOSE Act drains public schools to fund private agendas
Opinion | The Nazi-ism is creeping in
Opinion | Sewage issues in Lowndes are deplorable, and DEI has nothing to do with fixing them
Opinion | Mack Butler’s chemtrail crusade is pure political cosplay
Opinion | The App Store Accountability Act protects parental rights
Featured Opinion
The CHOOSE Act chips away at both public education and the wall between church and state.
Congress
The new legislation aims to increase access to housing support for disabled veterans in Alabama and across the country.
Legislature
Alabama’s proposed Right to Repair bill would allow consumers and technicians to fix electronics independently and affordably
Featured Opinion
No, America isn't nazi-Germany. But the similarities of some actions, and the vilification of some people, are hard to miss and scary.
Courts
The suit challenges the “6-1” election system used to select commissioners in Madison County.
Legislature
The bill would make it a felony to transport an undocumented immigrant into the state of Alabama.
Featured Opinion
Rep. Mack Butler battles clouds, chemtrails, and common sense in HB248 — because nothing says "public service" like yelling at the sky.
Education
Most schools participating in the CHOOSE Act are religious and a supermajority of applicants come from private institutions or homeschooling.
Opinion
Every parent wants to protect their child from online dangers, and I appreciate that lawmakers are trying to give parents tools to keep kids...
Featured Opinion
Lawmakers claim public safety, but HB445 will shut down small businesses, criminalize legal products, and push vulnerable Alabamians toward the underground market.
Opinion
The Founders were acutely aware of the destructive outcomes of intertwining religion and politics.
Featured Opinion
State Sen. Arthur Orr has once again identified Alabama's biggest problems: Poor people trying to eat and survive.
Legislature
The bill passed 103-0 and will be sent to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature into law.
Governor
In 1982, Neelley, along with her late husband, Alvin Howard Neelley, abducted 13-year-old Lisa Ann Millican.
Featured Opinion
Alabama was electing women to statewide offices many years before other so-called progressive states.
Corruption
A charging document filed today in U.S. District Court charges Plump, 76, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
Courts
The decision could impact the state's congressional districts as soon as the 2026 election.
Courts
Smith is filling a vacancy left due to previous judge Patrick Tuten being appointed to a circuit judgeship.
State
This will make Alabama one of the first states in the country to replace stolen SNAP benefits with federal funds.
Legislature
The group said the bill still unfairly discriminates against Chinese individuals and promotes anti-Asian hatred.
Legislature
The Alabama Legislature met for days 21, 22 and 23 of its 2023 Legislative Session this past week.
