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As Democrats have finally found their spine and stood up for America's working class and poor, Republicans are just flatly lying.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Katherine Robertson wins ALFA endorsement for AG campaign
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses candidates for 2026 elections
Greg Barnes wins special election in Alabama House District 13
Questions rise as Mitchell challenges Robertson’s campaign funding
Alabama Forestry Association announces judicial endorsements for 2026
- Governor
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
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaim October 12 as Farmers’ Day in Alabama
Gov. Ivey prepares to administer Rural Health Transformation Program
- Legislature
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
Lawmaker proposes bill forcing schools to lead pledge of allegiance or lose funding
Sen. April Weaver to co-chair healthcare committee of Rural Roadmap Initiative
- Economy
National publication ranks Alabama as a top state for doing business
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
- National
Rep. Sewell releases statement on government shutdown
Government shutdown: Trump, GOP refuse to protect healthcare leading to shutdown
Cover Alabama urges Congress to extend ACA tax credits as part of budget negotiations
Alabama delegation reacts to spending bill failure as shutdown deadline looms
Alabama Democrats vote against resolution honoring life of Charlie Kirk
- Education
Troy University’s annual Giving Day set for Tuesday, October 7
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
- Health
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
Local pediatricians combat fear of Tylenol use during pregnancy
Alabama hospitals to face millions in losses if ACA subsidies expire
- Opinion
Opinion | No surprise, Republicans are lying about the cause of the shutdown
Opinion | Promoting infrastructure in early America
Opinion | Alabama’s adult education is one of nation’s best — a 60 year legacy
Opinion | Alabama A&M students carry forward courage that has always overcome hate
Opinion | It’s time for Alabama Dems to stop fighting and start leading
Featured Opinion
"This Christmas, please think twice about gatherings with people who aren’t in your home."
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"American's will gather, and where a loved one once sat, there will be an empty chair."
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"For Alabama’s sake economically, it is more important that the U.S. Senate is majority Republican because of Richard Shelby."
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"We can’t get legislation until the two sides make a deal. Which is right where we’ve been the whole time."
Featured Opinion
Donald Trump has lost 58 of 59 court cases alleging fraud in the Nov. 3 election.
Featured Opinion
"This is what’s most politically expedient. And everything else, including the country itself, be damned."
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"Perilous situations require sacrifice, and true leaders do what's right, not what's poll-tested."
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"Marshall’s involvement in an anti-democratic heist of a legal election is an embarrassment to himself and to Alabama."
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"You so often devalue your lives that I’m just not sure what to think."
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"We have a bonafide emergency on our hands, and the governor has tied hers behind her back."