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As bipartisan reform advances, long-standing claims about the PSC’s structure take an abrupt and revealing turn.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Terry Waters announces candidacy for Alabama Senate District 22
ABPAC endorses Derek Chen for Alabama State Auditor
Grant Blackburn announces candidacy for Baldwin County District Court judge
Rep. Terri Collins endorses Patrick Johnson as successor for HD8 seat
Jones vows to remove APLS members if elected governor
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey signs law to limit Mobile Bay dredge dumping
Gov. Ivey shares support for energy cost bill package
Governor announces appointments including Baldwin and Cullman County circuit judgeships
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Gov. Ivey awards $4.5M to help low-income residents become economically self-sufficient
- Legislature
Senate committee approves abstinence-based sex ed bill
Democrats want to give people an opportunity to vote on a state lottery
House committee considers bill to deny bail based on immigration status
Senate committee hears public input on bill to regulate police pursuits
Committee passes bill to prohibit vaping in public spaces
- Economy
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
Alabama achieves record $14.6 billion in economic development investment
Alabama home sales drop 3 percent in December amid seasonal trends
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
- National
Mobile, Hoover pause internet sales tax challenge
Sen. Britt join colleagues in introducing the CLEAR LABELS Act
Brookside accepts settlement, including $1.5 million compensation proposal
Commemorative coin for America’s 250th anniversary gets unanimous House support
Sen. Britt demands answers from Meta on youth safety allegations
- Education
Senate committee approves abstinence-based sex ed bill
Bill passes Senate allowing UA to reorganize School of Social Work despite public pushback
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
Alabama House debates, passes bill to let UA restructure social work school
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: Charlie Perkins and Susan Stacy
- Health
Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program reaches $20M cap in just one month
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame to induct 12 healthcare figures
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote
- Opinion
Opinion | When PSC reform arrived, the rhetoric made a U-turn
Opinion | Voting for PSC members only matters if voters actually care
Opinion | Two groups have had an accomplished quadrennium
Opinion | Who are we killing Sonny Burton for?
Opinion | Why the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger makes sense for a generation that grew up streaming
Opinion
Before millennials can change society, let alone the world, they must change themselves.
Opinion
Hungary has a rich history of pursuing freedom and embracing liberty.
Featured Opinion
All people may have been created equal. But all haven’t received equal opportunities or treatment.
Featured Opinion
Expanding healthcare access relies on a funding source. Alabama's only current option - gambling revenue - could soon be off the table.
Featured Opinion
The 2023 Democratic agenda is full of very popular ideas. Almost none will pass. And that's a problem we should fix.
Featured Opinion
In Alabama, a tiny fraction of voters runs the show, despite the groans from literally everyone else.
Opinion
Economically, Alabama’s trucking industry is the key connector for the major industries.
Featured Opinion
Alabama's meager laws encourage gun possession among young people and played a role in a college bar argument turning deadly.
Opinion
We need to keep this money in state for our educational and Medicaid funding rather than giving our money away.
Featured Opinion
The ADOC has reviewed itself and determined that the real cause of its three botched executions were all of these laws.