Legislature
SB119 expands firearm prohibitions for recent and repeat felons, undocumented immigrants and minors, and significantly increases penalties for illegal possession.
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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
Congress
The legislation would create a uniform financial aid offer form and standardize terms to describe financial aid.
Legislature
Legislation removing judicial discretion for certain murder charges has advanced in the Alabama Senate.
Legislature
The committee advanced HB202 to broaden law enforcement immunity amid criticism over its vague protections against excessive force.
Legislature
The committee ultimately rejected HB42 by a thin margin.
Legislature
The Alabama House unanimously passed HB176 to exempt prescribed eyeglasses and contact lenses from state sales tax, sending the bill to the Senate.
Public safety
With a rate of 213.6 shooting incidents per 100,000 residents, Alabama ranks fifth in gun violence per capita.
Courts
The Eleventh Circuit effectively ruled a section of the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act unconstitutional.
News
The report tracks both the protection and removal of Confederate memorials located in public spaces, schools, street names and military bases across the U.S.
Legislature
Aggravated theft of employee retirement benefits would constitute a Class C felony, carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.