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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Jones, Ensler seek to expand lieutenant governor’s role
Poll: The 2027 Montgomery mayor’s race could be a tight one
Wess highlights Alabama’s rural healthcare crisis, criticizes Moore’s voting record
Alabama sample ballots now available for Nov. 3 General Election
Race rater narrows GOP edge in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
- Governor
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
Gov. Ivey marks 25th anniversary of September 11
Gov. Ivey honors Alabama workers in Labor Day message
Governor sets execution date for man convicted of 1991 murders
Doug Jones urges cost-sharing delay to protect Alabama SNAP benefits
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
Alabama remains without legal sports betting as NFL season begins
Labor-affiliated investment group sends letter to Mercedes requesting recommitment to company principles
Alabama Trucking Association releases song honoring drivers
NFIB reports slight dip in small business optimism
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
- National
House passes agroterrorism preparedness bill to protect food supply
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
House passes Palmer bill to recover critical minerals from waste
House passes Tuskegee Airmen post office renaming bill
Rep. Sewell honors 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victims
- Education
Public charter commission OKs charter school merger, FY28 budget request
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
ACHE Commission holds September 2026 meeting
Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Americans” coming to Atmore’s Strand Theater
September is College Savings Month in Alabama
- Health
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients
Lakeland Community Hospital receives grant to expand rural healthcare access
- Opinion
Featured Opinion
Biden’s speech at Pointe du Hoc echoed past presidents who marked D-Day by urging the nation and the free world to stand against tyranny.
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When you believe absurd lies and are willing to turn your back on established institutions and the truth, you're in a cult.
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Students want to live in Tuscaloosa. They want to spend money in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa should let them.
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For a long time now in Alabama, we have let ignorance be our guide. The bill has been steep.
Opinion
Hopefully, for Alabama’s sake, you have not heard the last of this issue.
Featured Opinion
When a nation cannot agree on the rule of law and equal justice, its foundations are in danger of collapsing under the weight of...
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Magna Carta started the concept of loyalty to a contract of rights, not to an individual.
Featured Opinion
There was really only one way the Trump presidency could end. With a conviction.
Opinion
Alabama's legislators have a unique opportunity to champion free market principles in the pharmaceutical sector.
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In a household where flag-waving is a pro-choice symbol, it seems the only autonomy Alito truly respects is that of his wife’s flag choices.