Congress
Tuesday, The National Taxpayers Union (“NTU”) announced that Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, has been named a “Taxpayer’s Friend” by the National Taxpayers Union. Brooks...
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Heath Allbright wins Alabama House District 11 Republican primary
Cindy Myrex qualifies for Alabama State House District 12 race
Clint Hollingsworth qualifies for House District 12 special election
Alabama Dems hope to use Trump, ALGOP failures to build momentum in 2026
Secretary of state celebrates foreign voter ID legislation’s passage
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs the Speedy Trial Act
Alabamians urge veto of HB445, warning of job losses and hemp industry collapse
Gov. Ivey signs law expanding entertainment incentives to include music albums
Gov. Ivey signs bills to tighten voter ID, expand immigrant biometric collection
Gov. Ivey proclaims Municipal Government Week in Alabama
- Legislature
Alabamians urge veto of HB445, warning of job losses and hemp industry collapse
Gov. Ivey signs law expanding entertainment incentives to include music albums
Gov. Ivey signs bills to tighten voter ID, expand immigrant biometric collection
Gov. Ivey signs HB152, exempts sales tax on baby, maternity, hygiene items
Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Twelve
- Economy
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
- National
Medical cannabis company files federal lawsuit against AMCC
Tuberville champions Medicaid cuts, ending benefits for noncitizens
Tuberville, Britt sign Growing America’s Small Businesses and Manufacturing Act
Rep. Sewell slams Trump’s tax bill in House Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Sewell announces winner of the 7th District’s 2025 Congressional Art Competition
- Education
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama
UA College Democrats to hold “Tide Against Trump” protest
- Health
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Courts
Alabama Always claims state commission retaliated for criticism and violated its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights during flawed licensing process.
Economy
With bans on vape and hemp products, Alabama lawmakers staged a performative session that punished small businesses, ignored veterans, and catered to lobbyists.
Featured Opinion
When it comes to the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, there are a lot of very strange stories.
Elections
Heath Allbright won the HD11 GOP primary, defeating Don Fallin, and he will face Democrat Alex Braswell in the general election.
Opinion
No matter which side you fall on, it seems as though someone is misleading you because they simply didn’t get their way on this...
Congress
Sewell made the announcement Monday night during a virtual ceremony celebrating the 45 entries submitted by talented students.
Elections
The Republican Primary for House District 12 is scheduled for July 15, 2025.
Congress
This bipartisan legislation would support the 4.2 million youth and young adults experiencing homelessness each year.
Opinion
The attorney general’s position is a powerful job in Alabama government, and it appears to be attracting several competent competitors.
Opinion
If you want Alabama lawmakers to do the right things, you're going to have to hold them accountable when they don't.
Opinion
As leader of the Alabama Senate, I have spent much of my time bringing laser-like focus to accomplishing this mission.
Featured Opinion
In an age where truth is drowned by noise and cruelty parades as strength, we still have a choice — to stand for conscience,...
Opinion
I’ve just seen this Anniston Star photo of the June 3rd George Floyd “protest” march in Heflin. As you can see, a very mixed...
News
Allison Coleman asked for a reporter’s pen and wrote a cell number on a bit of paper as she stood among the several hundred...
News
Dr. Pippa Abston is a Huntsville area physician. The following is her first-hand account of the protest in Huntsville, Alabama, on Wednesday, where police...
National
Update, Saturday, June 6 at 11:45 a.m.: The Alabama Department of Public Health, in a statement Saturday, said the issue with a computer system...
National
Huntsville’s police chief and the Madison County sheriff defended the use of tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters in downtown Huntsville Wednesday evening,...
Featured Opinion
Law enforcement officers in Huntsville assaulted dozens of people Wednesday night following a peaceful protest and march. This is the accurate description of what...
Featured Opinion
A moment in time: I was a young journalist, just hired by The Birmingham News. I was standing on the street outside the old...
News
Wednesday, Alabama Attorney General Steven Marshall (R) issued a statement on the line-of-duty death of Moody Police Officer Stephen Williams late Tuesday night. “I...
News
State Senator Chris Elliott (R – Daphne) was recently selected as a member of the 2020 Emerging Legislative Leaders Program. The Emerging Legislative Leadership...
