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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Sen. Dan Roberts
Bruce Pearl resigns from Auburn basketball, won’t seek Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat
Morgan Murphy launches US Senate bid to succeed Tuberville
Sen. Jabo Waggoner to seek a new term in the Alabama Senate
Alabama Forestry Association endorses Garrett Dixon and Cindy Myrex
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaim October 12 as Farmers’ Day in Alabama
Gov. Ivey prepares to administer Rural Health Transformation Program
Gov. Ivey declares statewide day of remembrance for Carole Robertson
Gov. Ivey encourages Alabamians to be proactive during National Preparedness Month
Gov. Ivey releases Labor Day message to Alabama’s workforce
- Legislature
Sen. April Weaver to co-chair healthcare committee of Rural Roadmap Initiative
Baldwin County delegation announces appointment of new chief of staff
Rep. Mack Butler re-files “Don’t Say Gay” bill for 2026 session
Lawmakers officially pre-file “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” in Alabama Legislature
Rep. James Lomax appointed to House Rules Committee
- Economy
Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion
Manufacture Alabama adds four new directors to board
NFIB: Small business job openings fall to lowest level since July 2020
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
- National
Alabama delegation reacts to spending bill failure as shutdown deadline looms
Alabama Democrats vote against resolution honoring life of Charlie Kirk
Rep. Sewell votes against “partisan” Republican spending bill
Sen. Britt discusses dangers of AI chatbots in Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Rep. Sewell congratulates Selma teacher being named National Civics Teacher of the Year
- Education
New director to lead high performance computing and data center at UA
A&M President Wims testifies before Congress on agriculture, food security threats
Auburn University employees fired over “hurtful, insensitive” comments, president says
Westervelt Company CEO tapped for Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board
Valiant Cross elementary school to move to ASU campus
- Health
Non-emergency medical transporters express frustration with Alabama Medicaid Agency
Report featuring ADPH head highlights threats to public health funding
Healthcare coalition calls on Congress to defend “critical” insurance subsidies
RFK Jr.’s rhetoric, vaccines are safe and effective, CDC scientists are public servants
Drug compounding advocate talks Alabama regulations, GLP-1 “frenzy”
- Opinion
State
Alabama was projected as a state likely to lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Public safety
Bureau Director Cam Ward is pushing to expand assistance for those on pardons and paroles.
State
Sessions praised the discipline and work ethic that the boys attending the school learn.
Education
Assigned remedial math in colleges declined from 26 percent in 2013 to 20 percent in 2019.
State
The award is part of more than $40 million allocated to Alabama from a CARES Act grant program.
State
More than 10,000 children in Alabama are the victims of abuse and neglect each year.
State
The entire Alabama House delegation called for Amtrak to be required to complete a feasibility study before passenger rail service is restored.
State
Sanders recently attended a fundraising reception in Birmingham in her bid to be the next governor of Arkansas.
Aerospace and Defense
If Starliner passes testing with NASA, it could then be used to actually transport astronauts.
Prisons
CoreCivic’s settlement comes as the company struggles to secure financing to build two of Alabama's planned three new prisons.