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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Senate passes bill expanding Public Service Commission, freezing power rate increases
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Alabama Senate foregoes prison oversight bill in favor of pilot program
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
- Economy
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
- National
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
Navy to open major defense industrial facility in Alabama
Senate passes bill to protect online privacy for young users
Rep. Sewell votes for Iran War Powers Resolution
- Education
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
Opinion | The things we leave behind
Opinion | A party like it’s 1986
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
Opinion | Political parties never win when they protect power instead of listening to voters
Opinion | The cost–benefit analysis of mercy in capital punishment
Opinion
Alabama, in bygone days, would have a slew of what I called “run for the fun of it” candidates.
Opinion
My message is simple and urgent: talk with your doctor now about a personal plan to get through flu, COVID-19, and RSV season safely.
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.
Opinion
Our rural communities are resilient, but we should not be forced to compete with unregulated markets that play by different rules.
Opinion
Military veterans deserve more than simple words of gratitude—they deserve timely, effective care, especially when it comes to mental health.
Opinion
We risk returning to an era where a handful of executives determine who has access to the nation’s economic arteries.
Opinion
Protecting Alabama’s pharmacies means protecting Alabama’s patients.
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.
Opinion
A conversation with Governor George Wallace and legislative legend Pete Turnham became one of the funniest of Steve Flowers's life.