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The Huntsville Democrat hopes to build bipartisan backing for reproductive health protections while emphasizing the need for affordability and government reform.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Senate passes special primary election bill for state senate districts
State Rep. Juandalynn Givan touts legislative experience, criticizes opponents in District 60 race
Marilyn Lands talks contraception, IVF legislation, reelection bid
Analysis | Alabama tests new limits of Voting Rights Act after Callais
House candidate, arson suspect hearing delayed until after primary election
- Governor
Advocacy orgs deride special session to delay primary for new maps
Gov. Ivey awards grants in support of sexual assault victims
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
- Legislature
Senate passes special primary election bill for state senate districts
Analysis | Alabama tests new limits of Voting Rights Act after Callais
Pringle defends bill at hostile committee hearing
House candidate, arson suspect hearing delayed until after primary election
Lawmakers clash over redistricting, election timing in committee
- Economy
Alabama’s March unemployment rate holds steady at 2.7 percent
House passes 2026 Farm Bill, Alabama delegation splits along party lines
Mt. Moriah Farms wins Alabama rural small business honor
Alabama labor groups host Workers’ Week of Action kickoff
Opinion | Alabama takes a stand for small business fairness
- National
The Freedom Riders at 65
Cory Booker joins Alabama Democrats at voting rights, redistricting town hall
Sen. Britt signs onto extension of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
Rep. Sewell announces mobile office hours for May
Rep. Sewell hosting rally at Alabama State House demanding fair representation for Black voters
- 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
Marilyn Lands talks contraception, IVF legislation, reelection bid
Rep. Aderholt applauds new Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
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?
- Opinion
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...
Education
Interactive displays retrace Emmett Till’s killing and his mother’s activism that helped galvanize the modern civil rights movement.
Prisons
A state audit found some compliance failures, missing records, weak controls and reporting lapses in Alabama Department of Corrections financial practices.
Economy
Advocates outlined campaigns for workplace safety and union organization as events statewide seek to build momentum around Workers’ Memorial Day and May Day.
Congress
The proposal paired SNAP protections and rural clinic loans with support for Tuskegee and other 1890 land-grant universities.
Education
The patented design aimed to alter light cues that guide eye growth, a strategy researchers said could help curb rising rates of nearsightedness.
Health
Volunteers delivered more than $280,000 in medical, dental and vision care as patients lined up overnight for treatment and on-site glasses.
Governor
The grants backed shelters, counseling, trafficking recovery and prosecution services across south Alabama, expanding support for victims and efforts to prevent future crimes.
State
The event raised $42,500 at Oak Mountain State Park, marking a successful first fundraiser to support improvements and programming across Alabama’s park system.
Governor
The funding will back statewide victim support, county investigations and deputy training.