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Across centuries, political leaders have cloaked ambition in divine purpose, turning religion’s sacred symbols into instruments of dominance.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Wes Allen proposes amendment to require elected officials be native citizens
AJ McCarron enters lieutenant governor race, drawing fire from opponent
Republican congressional candidate calls out GOP for failing to address national debt
Republican primary for HD38 heads to run-off
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Rep. Bryan Brinyark for HD16
- Governor
Gov. Ivey announces 29 new board, commission appointments
Gov. Ivey awards over $9 million for enforcement efforts to increase highway safety
Gov. Ivey will not call special session to redraw district maps found to violate the VRA
Gov. Ivey announces appointments across multiple state entities
Gov. Ivey declares September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Legislature
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama Arise announces new policy priorities for 2026
Lawmaker says group threatened to burn his home, land over dog deer hunting
New bill seeks to add Alabama rotisserie chicken to SNAP eligibility
Alabama Board of Pharmacy faces backlash over Open Meetings Act violation
- Economy
Gov. Ivey awards top employers of disabled Alabamians
Alabama home sales steady despite economic shifts, mortgage rates drop
Secretary of State Wes Allen releases tutorial to help Alabama small business owners
NFIB: Small business optimism declines in September
National publication ranks Alabama as a top state for doing business
- National
Britt, Tuberville sign bill requiring increased vetting of unaccompanied migrant children
Sen. Britt joins legislation to protect SNAP benefits for Alabamians
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association slams Trump plan to increase Argentinian beef imports
Rep. Sewell demands Trump administration continue SNAP benefits during shutdown
Senate confirms Alabama lawyer Harold D. Mooty III for federal judgeship
- Education
ASU lands largest ever donation from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott
ALGOP chair, Alabama Education Association affirm support for homeschool freedom
Alabama A&M reaches record enrollment for third consecutive year
Troy University to cover tuition assistance for military students affected by shutdown
Magic City Academy receives five-year contract renewal
- Health
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama sees poor ranking on state Medicare scorecard
Jackson Hospital on brink of closure, officials tell Montgomery City Council
Alabama commission hears testimonies on drone use in health, disaster response
Pre-filed bill would eliminate prostate cancer screening costs for high-risk men
- Opinion
Opinion | When faith becomes a vessel for power
Opinion | The shutdown has proven that the two parties are not the same
Opinion | Time to listen for the call of fall at Alabama State Parks
Opinion | Alabama voters have to start demanding more from candidates
Opinion | Only having good laws is not good enough
Featured Opinion
One of the basic principles in America is that we don't put innocent people in jail. And all Americans are innocent until proven guilty.
Featured Opinion
Alabama farmers, like farmers across the country, are voting themselves into bankruptcy. They're choosing to identify as conservative instead of financially stable.
Featured Opinion
Leaked Young Republican chats glorifying Hitler and violence expose a movement that’s lost its moral compass and abandoned true conservatism.
Featured Opinion
Those who undermine democracy while claiming to protect it are no different in spirit from the authoritarians Machado has spent her life opposing.
Featured Opinion
As senators tout “Religious Education Week,” their slogans expose how political theater has replaced conviction, reflection, and genuine faith.
Featured Opinion
The sheriff in Greene County is accused of misspending about $5 million. it would never happen with proper regulation.
Featured Opinion
The solution to Montgomery's crime problem—to any city's crime problem—is usually pretty easy to identify and very hard to find the will to solve.
Featured Opinion
Abroad, Alabama is a song. At home, it’s a reckoning—our test of courage, renewal, and the will to rise above apathy.
Featured Opinion
As Democrats have finally found their spine and stood up for America's working class and poor, Republicans are just flatly lying.