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When politics becomes performance, serious problems go unaddressed. And in Alabama, the consequences are already shaping everyday lives across the state.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
- Legislature
Bill reshaping Archives board primed for final vote
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Eleven
Bill expanding utility relocation reimbursement moves through Senate committee
Gov. Ivey signs HB475, freezing electric rates and reshaping PSC
House passes bill to allow repurposing oil wells for alternative energy
- Economy
NFIB: Small business hiring slows, worker shortages persist
Gov. Ivey signs HB475, freezing electric rates and reshaping PSC
Alabama earns top honors in national CiCi Awards
Sen. Britt attends Hadrian shipbuilding factory ribbon cutting in Cherokee
Alabama home sales rise in February as mortgage rates fall
- National
No, Shomari Figures was not embarrassed at a town hall
Rep. Sewell introduces bipartisan “Save Struggling Hospitals Act”
Judge orders Central Alabama Water to add fluoride
Rep. Strong slams Senate for DHS shutdown, drawing opponent’s criticism
Sen. Britt demands Homeland Security funding, supports no pay for Congress during shutdown
- Education
Auburn student chapter wins award at national convention
U.S. Navy invests $30M in Alabama maritime workforce training
ASU partners with United Methodist Church, Wesley Foundation to support student development
Mark Merrick named Dean of UAB School of Health Professions
UA students sue university over suspended student publications
- Health
The Shoulder launches Operation VETS to aid Alabama veterans struggling with substance abuse
Cancer researchers highlight findings, push for funding at Alabama capitol
Judge orders Central Alabama Water to add fluoride
Gov. Ivey proclaims March 30 as “Doctors Day” in Alabama
Gov. Ivey signs bill allowing Alabama to join PA licensure compact
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama can’t afford unserious politics
Opinion | Is Iran’s past prologue to its future?
Opinion | An odd duck’s journey through faith, politics, and independence
Opinion | We could use a few more lawmakers like Adline Clarke
Opinion | Bill allowing takeover of Montgomery PD solves nothing, makes no sense
Featured Opinion
There is no money for Medicaid expansion in Alabama. Senate President Del Marsh loves to tell this to people, loves to have a camera...
Opinion
When a doctor prescribes a prescription, they usually tell you to take the whole thing and not to stop just because the symptoms go...
Opinion
Drive by any school in Alabama (during more normal times) and what do you expect to find? Classrooms. Students. Teachers. Textbooks. Computers. A curriculum. ...
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Allow me to share some more observations from the year. One of my favorite people in the world and one of the finest gentlemen...
Featured Opinion
On Friday, April 10, 2020, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld Mike Hubbard’s conviction on six counts of felony ethics violations. It was not a...
Featured Opinion
Mike Hubbard is going to prison. There is no glee in those words. There’s nothing happy or satisfying about them. A man did wrong...
Opinion
George R. Wilder is the owner and CEO of The Locker Room in Montgomery and Auburn Many years ago, I was fortunate to be...
Opinion
Former U.S. Senator and U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions Easter celebrates the Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus the Christ, and his victory over sin...
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In Alabama, it’s difficult to imagine that most churches are going to cancel Easter Sunday services this weekend. That, friends, should be a signal...
Featured Opinion
On Tuesday, Alabama’s governor called together the state’s media, in the midst of a global pandemic, so they could broadcast pictures of her tying...