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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Legislative session begins Tuesday with Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address
Ivey makes appointments for district judgeship and district attorney positions
Aspiring lieutenant governor penned 479 page flat Earth screed
Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
- Legislature
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
Daniels: National Democrats are silent on Trump, still in mourning
Opinion | Revisiting the Alabama Child Protection Act: Our children are safer today
Prefiled bill would incentivize donations to rural hospitals with tax credits
- 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
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
56 Alabama groups urge Congress to reject tax cuts for the wealthy
- 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
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
30 Alabama healthcare groups unite to fight harmful insurance delays
- Opinion
pregnancy stories
Health
Advocates say extended coverage is the start of a "healthy future" for Alabama mothers.
Health
Ten pregnant women were in the intensive care unit at UAB as of yesterday, with seven on ventilators.
State
The Medical Association joined legislators in calling for continued funding to investigate why mothers die from childbirth.
Health
Most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, with women of color bearing the brunt of Alabama's maternal mortality crisis.
National
Women died during pregnancy or during childbirth in Alabama in 2017 at a rate higher than in all but one state, and black women...
National
Sen. Doug Jones is co-sponsoring the bipartisan Rural MOMS Act to understand the root causes of maternal mortality and to develop solutions to improve...
Corruption
I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes. Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders. I want every Republican legislator, at least the last...
Opinion
For most of the history of our country, it was widely accepted, as I firmly believe now, that life begins at conception — that...
Legislature
A new bill introduced by State Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, would treat those who seek out an abortion as criminals. “It simply criminalizes abortion,”...