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College athletics is doing just fine. But now the government is involved because the fair compensation of players was eating into profits.
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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 Russia, Iran sanctions bill backed by Britt
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
- Education
Alabama Libraries face new pressure over transgender book ban
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
- 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
Opinion | “Protecting” college sports apparently means allowing the continued exploitation of players
Opinion | The price of convenience is atrophy
Opinion | Bill Baxley and 16th Street Baptist Church prosecution story
Analysis | The Court stops Trump’s ballot-mail overhaul—for now
Opinion | The future belongs to the intrepid
Opinion
Alabama needs a Ronald Reagan conservative as its next U.S. senator.
Opinion
One noteworthy measure of consistent improvement is the state’s shrinking foster care population.
Featured Opinion
Eight challengers have lined up against Ivey and collectively have spent almost $20 million to unseat the state's most popular governor in decades.
Opinion
His ads will fade. But that shame – and the moral consequences for his brazen bigotry – never will.
Featured Opinion
Do your homework and prepare to do your civic, patriotic duty – remember to go vote on Tuesday, May 24.
Featured Opinion
They do this only for crass political reasons, not to “rescue” vulnerable children, who most lawmakers really care nothing about.
Featured Opinion
Each time it re-enters the news cycle, we dig in our heels and revive the argument.
Featured Opinion
This race will probably wind up being the most expensive race in Alabama political history.
Opinion
Alabama has seen excellent job growth with more than 40,000 new jobs since last year.
Featured Opinion
So, supporters of reproductive freedom for women, for asylum in the United States, for treating marginalized citizens anywhere near equal to our wealthiest and...