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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Opinion | You should talk to Thomas Jackson sometime
Analysis | Final brief leaves Tuberville residency case in Supreme Court’s hands
Jones raises ethics concerns over Tuberville’s investment in data center industry
Doug Jones bringing veteran-focused town hall to Anniston
Opinion | As Figures works in CD2, Marques plays games
- Governor
Governor sets execution date for man convicted of 1991 murders
Doug Jones urges cost-sharing delay to protect Alabama SNAP benefits
Alabama awards $144 million in rural health care grants
Gov. Ivey announces latest appointments to Alabama boards and entities
Gov. Ivey welcomes Alabama students back for new school year
- 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
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Britt talks data center accountability, defends Trump admin ratepayer pledge
Huntsville-based Seabrook Solutions awarded $317 million NASA contract
ALL.SPACE wins federal agreement to scale satellite communications
TVA to raise data center rates, affecting North Alabama facilities
- National
Figures files bill seeking to block Trump beef import order
Rep. Sewell champions passage of AGOA reauthorization in continuing resolution
Rep. Sewell to host live telephone town hall today
Analysis | Tuberville brief offers court a path to affirm dismissal
Britt talks data center accountability, defends Trump admin ratepayer pledge
- Education
Troy symposium to focus on AI accountability, cybersecurity and public trust
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Rep. Figures introduces Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act
Students appeal UA magazine suspensions in First Amendment case
Birmingham invests additional $1 million into financial education, wealth-building program
- Health
VA psilocybin trial offers Alabama veterans new hope
Report: SNAP cuts deepen food insecurity in the Deep South
Opinion | Proposed Medicare changes could make timely care harder for Alabama seniors
Rep. Sewell praises FDA approval of breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug
UAB announces David Standaert as new vice president for research
- Opinion
Featured Opinion
The presidential race is onward. It will be incumbent Republican Donald Trump vs. former Vice President and 36-year veteran Democrat, Delaware U.S. Senator Joe...
Opinion
Progress for unity comes in fits and starts, Sunday in Alabama was a giant leap forward and a day that helps define our future.
Featured Opinion
Will Dismukes and his love for all things confederacy aren't an outlier in the Alabama Republican Party. The party has sought those voters. It...
Opinion
"Our Department of Corrections is not being run in a manner that the people of Alabama should accept, and it is past time to...
Opinion
The HEROES Act is the road map to rebuilding America and saving working families.
Opinion
As a Democratic activist who hails from a deeply conservative area of Alabama, I get to hear perspectives from all over the political spectrum....
Featured Opinion
There’s a secret about football that no one around here says out loud very much. It doesn’t matter. Like, not even a little bit. Oh, sure,...
Featured Opinion
I am about to say something nice about Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill. But, still, before this column is over, he’ll most likely...
Opinion
In a few weeks, most students in Alabama are scheduled to return to school. With so few days left before students return, there are...
Opinion
The day I was sworn into Congress, a man I had never met before but had heard a lot about and admired approached me...