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Commissioners approved a nearly 6 percent budget increase, allocated new funding for education programs, and signed off on 10 new university degrees.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey highlights National Teacher of the Year nominee Katie Collins
Gov. Ivey celebrates Birmingham students for academic growth in turnaround schools
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
Gov. Ivey proclaims Public Schools Week, celebrates gains by students
Gov. Ivey announces 31 appointments, including judgeships and Lauderdale DA
- Legislature
Parole reform bill passes out of House
House committee debates school prayer amendment, holds bill
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
House committee passes bill to grant ADPH oversight of food services conditions within Alabama prisons
Senate committee advances bill to require national anthem weekly in public schools
- Economy
January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
Alabama achieves record $14.6 billion in economic development investment
- National
Rep. Sewell slams Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address
Rep. Aderholt to host Passport Fair in Florence
Alabama Sens. Britt and Tuberville decry Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariffs
Southern Research secures $2 million for scientific expansion projects
Alabama leaders remember civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
- Education
Gov. Ivey highlights National Teacher of the Year nominee Katie Collins
Gov. Ivey celebrates Birmingham students for academic growth in turnaround schools
Troy University signs engineering partnership with Enterprise State Community College
Gov. Ivey proclaims Public Schools Week, celebrates gains by students
Opinion | Growing is the purpose: keeping education first in high school sports
- Health
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
Alabama AG urges AMA to disavow hormonal treatments for trans minors
L. Keith Granger recognized with Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame induction
Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program reaches $20M cap in just one month
- Opinion
Opinion | Commuting the sentence of Charles Burton is not a hard call to make
Opinion | When campaign finance is self-policed, transparency matters
Opinion | We must pass House Bill 347
Opinion | Powering tomorrow: How Alabama can lead the digital age
Opinion | The prison oversight bill is good, no matter how it came about
Education
The free speech organization strongly condemned the University of Alabama's decision, arguing the closures violated the First Amendment and editorial independence.
Courts
Justices debated whether states must consider an individual's highest IQ score as the sole metric for determining intellectual disability and death penalty eligibility.
Health
Eighty-seven congregational and community leaders organized through the Cover Alabama Coalition cited moral obligations and potential premium hikes.
Health
The new collaboration plans mobile health units and expanded mutual aid, addressing the complex policy, poverty and racism affecting safe birth.
Education
Advocates demanded reinstatement after the university cited a nonbinding memo to shut down publications focused on Black culture and women’s lifestyle.
Prisons
The new US Campaign to End the Death Penalty argued the surge in executions, especially in the South, was disconnected from current public opinion.
Health
The Conscious Protections for Medical Residents Act would replace the current opt-out system with an opt-in requirement for specific procedures.
Health
The Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program Board has finalized eligibility lists and donation tiers for the 2026 tax credit initiative.
Health
United for Cures launched a bipartisan campaign featuring basketball players Houston Mallette and Eris Lester to protect crucial NIH funding.