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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Wes Allen highlights purge data from AVID voter registration system
BCA ramps up political efforts for 2026 with key staff appointments
John Russell seeks Pickens County district judge seat
State Auditor Andrew Sorrell announces candidacy for secretary of state
Allbright announces candidacy for House District 11 special election
- 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
Bill to create presumptive standard of joint custody gets first public hearing
Alabama leaders reaffirm fiscal oversight, ACES director to testify
Sen. Waggoner passes bill to increase safety in youth sports
Senate committee pushes bills to require filters, age verification from app providers
Democratic Senators block Archives Board appointment reform bill
- 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
Reps. Sewell, Palmer seek to award for 761st Tank Battalion with Congressional Gold Medal
Figures asks VA secretary for answers on DOGE cuts, potential VA issues
Alabama advocacy groups urge congress to protect Medicaid, SNAP amid budget cuts
Rep. Sewell introduces the Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0
Tuberville introduces legislation to overhaul NIAID, attacks former director Anthony Fauci
- Education
Troy University introduces University Honors Global Scholars Program
Alabama’s community colleges generate $8.1 billion for the state’s economy
Public Charter School Commission ensuring schools fit anti-DEI law
Sid J. Trant appointed to UA System chancellor
Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
- 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 | One chose justice, the other chose vengeance
Opinion | Say it louder, Bobby Singleton
Opinion | Bill over medical cannabis licensing process, limiting AMCC is the right step
Opinion | Governor Jim Folsom Jr. has a legacy
Opinion | A compromise between the ADVA board, governor would best serve Alabama’s vets
ADOC stories
Prisons
Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.
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Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia, was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention Facility in LaFayette.
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Alabama’s incarceration rate rose in 2023 with a 6.3 percent increase in women prisoners.
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The federal lawsuit alleges ADOC officials ignored repeated reports of the kidnap, torture, beating and rape of an inmate who died as a result.
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ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division has reported 133 arrests related to contraband.
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Derrick Dearman was executed for the murder of five people and one unborn child in Citronelle in 2016, marking the fifth execution of 2024.
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Gov. Ivey praised the commitment of the 55 correctional officers trainees scheduled to graduate on Thursday amid shortages.
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The Legislative Joint Contract Review Committee reviewed four ADOC contracts, totaling around $2.4 million.
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Elmore inmates will temporarily move to Draper, now the Elmore Annex, during renovations.