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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter During a Special Legislative Session in September 2016, a bill to allocate $640 million of the BP Settlement...
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- Elections
Jones, Ensler seek to expand lieutenant governor’s role
Poll: The 2027 Montgomery mayor’s race could be a tight one
Wess highlights Alabama’s rural healthcare crisis, criticizes Moore’s voting record
Alabama sample ballots now available for Nov. 3 General Election
Race rater narrows GOP edge in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
- Governor
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
Gov. Ivey marks 25th anniversary of September 11
Gov. Ivey honors Alabama workers in Labor Day message
Governor sets execution date for man convicted of 1991 murders
Doug Jones urges cost-sharing delay to protect Alabama SNAP benefits
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
Alabama remains without legal sports betting as NFL season begins
Labor-affiliated investment group sends letter to Mercedes requesting recommitment to company principles
Alabama Trucking Association releases song honoring drivers
NFIB reports slight dip in small business optimism
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
- National
House passes agroterrorism preparedness bill to protect food supply
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
House passes Palmer bill to recover critical minerals from waste
House passes Tuskegee Airmen post office renaming bill
Rep. Sewell honors 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victims
- Education
Public charter commission OKs charter school merger, FY28 budget request
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
ACHE Commission holds September 2026 meeting
Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Americans” coming to Atmore’s Strand Theater
September is College Savings Month in Alabama
- Health
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients
Lakeland Community Hospital receives grant to expand rural healthcare access
- Opinion
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Last year, during the 2016 Special Legislative Session, a crisis was created to convince the Legislature to allocate...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter As the State Legislature cues up for the 2017 Regular Legislative Session, the problems that vexed our State...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Most would assume that each of the 22 individuals serving as cabinet members in Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The investigative arm of the State Ethics Commission is nearing completion of its probe into potential ethics violations...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Today, the State of Alabama was notified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. They found...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter An email obtained by the Alabama Political Report from a US Pardons Attorney states that President Barack Obama...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter TUSCALOOSA—The local mayoral race has drawn a candidate who wants to shake things up. Stepfon Strivenski Lewis says...