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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm retires
Gov. Ivey awards funding for programs assisting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault
Gov. Ivey awards funds to south Alabama organizations assisting victims
Gov. Kay Ivey is very popular, but will it transfer to her successor?
Gov. Ivey awards three grants to aid domestic violence victims, train law enforcement
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
House passes 2026 Farm Bill, Alabama delegation splits along party lines
Sen. Britt priorities advanced out of Senate Judiciary Committee
Voting rights experts call for Congressional action at hearing hosted by Rep. Sewell
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
Sens. Britt, Fetterman discuss operations in Iran, social media regulations
- Education
Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Stillman announces Magic Johnson as 150th anniversary commencement speaker
Alabama recognized for pre-K quality for 20th year
- Health
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Free healthcare clinic served more than 465 patients in Montgomery
Opinion | Are we eating ourselves to death?
Judge lets Birmingham water utility end fluoridation
Alabama doctors urge safe drug disposal on Take Back Day
- Opinion
Elections
Records traced the attacks through a Virginia donor, an Alabama PAC and a Wyoming firm, while the original financiers remained obscured.
Elections
The move followed a Supreme Court ruling Republicans saw as opening a path to revive maps that could restore a GOP sweep.
Elections
The Birmingham Democrat cast herself as a bridge-builder, pairing a family legacy of service with a platform centered on jobs, infrastructure and healthcare.
Elections
This rush to cheat at voting in the wake of the Supreme Court decision further gutting the Voting Rights Act is so very depressing.
News
A Newsweek-Statista ranking highlighted five Alabama firms as national standouts for confidence among customers, employees and investors.
Public safety
State leaders said the Montgomery crime unit’s results included hundreds of arrests, seized guns and recent school-related interventions that they said prevented violence.
Courts
Dissenting, Justice Elena Kagan said the decision will “set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”
News
Alabama’s largest-city mayors urged support for a ballot measure that would let judges deny bond in more violent crime cases.
Legislature
Alabama lawmakers have launched an AI study commission, debating definitions and expert guidance before drafting potential safeguards legislation.
News
The free May 4 event is set to bring Booker together with Alabama voters for a public conversation on hardship, organizing and change.
Elections
If you can’t punch in the easy ones, you’re not a playmaker. You’re a liability.
Opinion
The simple truth is that most of your stress comes from people and paths you should’ve let go of much earlier. Good riddance.
Opinion
The railroad system will take no mercy on our vulnerable farmers. When rates rise, they will have no choice but to absorb higher costs.
Elections
There will be a strong continuity of leadership in the House of Representatives between this quadrennium and the next.
News
The gift added to a tournament legacy that has raised more than $24 million for Alabama children and families.
Elections
The endorsements covered 25 Senate and 53 House incumbents who backed small-business priorities and posted perfect NFIB voting records.
Economy
The Dothan entrepreneur grew a family goat farm into a regional skincare brand.
Elections
Millions have been spent and attacks are intensifying, but most Republican voters remain undecided. Will that leave an opening for a quieter candidate?
Courts
The filings argued federal officials misstated the group’s work with law enforcement and may have tainted both the indictment and the case.
Infrastructure
After hearing both praise and criticism of the proposed ordinance, council members elected to take more time to weigh the measure.
Local news
The money will back neighborhood groups offering mentoring, workforce help and family support to court-involved and high-risk Birmingham youth.
Governor
Hamm retired after overseeing prison construction and staffing gains, while Ivey named veteran Greg Lovelace to guide Alabama corrections through 2026.
Public safety
Flags across Alabama were ordered to half-staff Wednesday as the state honored Officer Dallas Hinton, a 25-year-old Marine veteran killed in the line of...