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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
Chip Brown pre-files bill to provide tax cuts to Gulf Coast commercial fishermen
Alabama House minority leader: No support for new prisons without other reforms
Ivey tells lawmakers she’ll set special session for prison construction
Chris Elliott named 2021 Legislator of the Year by the Alabama Forestry Association
League of Women Voters oppose dividing counties in redistricting
- Opinion
Opinion | COVID: Doublespeak and gobbledygook
Opinion | Alabama has kicked the “prison problem” can for far too long
Opinion | 20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety
Opinion | Lessons from Mayberry: Andy wouldn’t suffer the MAGAs
Opinion | Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city
- National
Katie Britt slams Mo Brooks for voting against America’s security, Alabama jobs
Rogers, Carl and Sewell vote to pass National Defense Authorization Act
Moore, Brooks vote against the House version of the NDAA
Biden removes Lee Greenwood from National Endowment for the Arts
Sewell votes to extend government funding, suspend debt limit
- Education
Alabama A&M to announce president selection within a week
New MAPs program creates training pathways from adult education to high-demand careers
Program helps students transition from adult education programs to college
Vestavia City Schools reverses mask mandate
Tuberville praises HBCUs in Senate floor speech
- Health
COVID booster shots available for some Alabamians beginning Friday
Shine a Light Alabama offers resources for those who lost someone during pandemic
Ivey, Tuberville, Alabama House minority leader encourage COVID vaccinations
Alabama leads nation in recent COVID deaths per capita
Alabama’s COVID deaths increasing, state ICU beds at 98 percent capacity
Featured Opinion
"No state deserves that power, especially since the poor and people of color are the primary targets."
Featured Opinion
"A private meeting at a church between several bipartisan lawmakers sparked some hope of better understanding. Then came CRT."
Opinion
"We must end Biden’s weakness before it causes great harm to many more Americans," candidate Katie Britt writes.
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"Most of the horses are in the chute for the May 24, 2022, primary election. So let the fun begin."
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"Schools have every right to protect the children. And they should keep doing so, despite the rhetoric and cries from the anti-mask crowd. "
Opinion
"Reliable, high-speed internet is no longer a convenience or a want. Communities need dependable internet access."
Opinion
"As that famous axiom goes, never swap horses in midstream."
Featured Opinion
After two decades of fighting, we walk away from Afghanistan, having accomplished little, if anything.
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"By every measure, the conservative approach in this state has failed during the pandemic."
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"The world will always remember Rich for his lifelong devotion to working people."
