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"As I look back over the last six decades of my observations of Alabama politics, next year may be the most momentous."
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
Senate approves $772 million for broadband, water and sewer improvement, healthcare
Alabama House approves federal COVID spending package
Alabama bill stops short of ending all shackling of pregnant women
Speaker announces changes, appointments in House committee structure
Legislative committees set up ARPA funding for Tuesday vote
- Opinion
Opinion | Breaking the partisan gridlock: teacher, state employee pay raises
Opinion | Truth is back to bite Mike Durant
Opinion | Southern Research investing in future of Birmingham
Opinion | Early education pilot showing positive results for children across Alabama
Opinion | The pandering MLK quotes are coming
- National
The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act dies on Senate floor
Congressman Jerry Carl announces key D.C. staff change
U.S. Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large businesses
John Lewis Voting Rights Act passes in combined package with Freedom to Vote Act
Doug Jones calls for building “pro-democracy coalition”
- Education
New data shows children using Waterford Upstart are exceeding mastery of subjects
Birmingham Promise scholarship applications now open for class of 2022
Biden administration extends student loan forbearance
University of Alabama Faculty Senate formally opposes ban of Critical Race Theory
AASB announces new leadership on the board of directors
- Health
UAB epidemiologist: Alabama’s COVID surge could last for several more weeks
Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators
U.S. government to launch free COVID test website Wednesday
Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations
Alabama has lowest average total single premium, according to government report
Featured Opinion
"The Legislature is at the midway point of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session."
Featured Opinion
"A good many of Alabama’s political leaders have found their way to the home of 'ole' Joe Fuller."
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"Hopefully, the legislature will see fit to allow the people of Alabama the right to vote."
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"Brooks has become a pariah and now actually hurts the growth and expansion of Alabama."
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"Those of us who are political historians will acknowledge Richard Shelby as Alabama’s most pronounced political emissary."
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"The paramount issues will be reapportionment, gambling and prisons."
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"Republicans dominate both chambers, overwhelmingly."
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"The 10-member class of Republican state senators is a sterling group."
Featured Opinion
"Ivey and this Legislature did not cause this problem. It has been building up and festering for years."
