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The judge echoed a sentiment from an earlier era: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
2026 Alabama governor’s race heats up with big names and open field
Wes Allen to host Alabama Electors Meeting for Trump and Vance votes
Alabama State Canvassing Board certifies results of the 2024 election
New bill looks to make Election Day state holiday
UA students react to election results, Trump victory
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
- Legislature
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
- Economy
Alabama among six states with unemployment increases in November
Birmingham Starbucks workers to spend the holidays on the picket line
Alabama job ads drop 1.6 percent in November, top employers revealed
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
- National
North Alabama unions announce solidarity with striking Starbucks, Amazon workers
Sen. Katie Britt joins Senate Judiciary Committee
Britt, Tuberville fail to block Social Security Fairness Act
Tariffs unpopular with voters, mixed bag for Alabama Republicans
Sen. Britt votes for the American Relief Act of 2025
- Education
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
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
- 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
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall stories
Courts
The coalition claims that the ABA Standard 206 does not comply with the United States Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision.
Prisons
Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Smith last year but failed due to a botched lethal injection.
Featured Opinion
What the state is experiencing can be termed a "soft dictatorship" where one-party rule gradually becomes dominated by its radical wing.
Courts
The decision comes after two years of Black voters challenging Alabama’s congressional maps in the courts.
Courts
While the denial of the stay is an important win for voting rights advocates, it is not the end of the fight.
Prisons
“For the last five years, state officials have lied to Alabamians about why our parole grant rates have fallen to record lows,” said Alison Mollman.
Courts
There appears to be a significant connection between Alabama's post-Milligan map redrawing process and a powerful national dark money network.
Courts
The hubris displayed by the Alabama GOP is because they believe that if they appeal to the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh may reverse...
Courts
Marshall asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former abortion providers in the state seeking injunctive relief.