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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Mancuso says ballot removal undermines voters, launches independent run
Alabama-led candidate coalition to hold U.S. Capitol launch event
Bill to close Alabama primaries takes first step toward becoming law
Doug Jones backs ending straight-ticket voting
Manufacture Alabama endorses Matt Gentry for Public Service Commission
- 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
Mayor Randall Woodfin announces Birmingham’s 2026 legislative priorities
Rep. Jamie Kiel chosen for national Emerging Leaders program
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Nine
Senate passes bill expanding Public Service Commission, freezing power rate increases
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
- 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
Rep. Figures secures over $3 million for Montgomery region projects
Alabama airman Alex Klinner killed in Iraq in refueling plane crash
Reps. Sewell, Rogers introduce bill to address rural wastewater crisis
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
- Education
ACHE reviews higher education bills, approves new academic programs at quarterly meeting
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
- 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
State
A mother featured in the prison documentary challenged Marshall’s claim, as footage appears to show attorney general speaking directly with filmmakers on camera.
Opinion
Are violent acts within Alabama's prisons acceptable forms of punishment sanctioned by the state?
Elections
Doc Mancuso launched an independent campaign after being removed from the GOP ballot, arguing the decision limits voter choice.
Legislature
The mayor added that Birmingham's legislative delegation has shown strong bipartisan support for the policies.
Elections
On Wednesday a national group of more than 60 Democratic challengers will pledge support for ethics reforms and congressional term limits.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Courts
The lawsuit alleges the library violated the group's constitutional rights by blocking religious gatherings.
National
Three of the six airmen, including Klinner, killed in a refueling plane crash were assigned to the Birmingham-based 99th Refueling Squadron.
Featured Opinion
Republicans still control every lever of state government in Alabama. The question is whether they can continue governing together.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Host Bill Britt and panelists Susan Britt and Josh Moon examined several of Alabama’s most pressing political fights.
Opinion
Why are lawmakers spending so much time targeting transgender people when our state faces real challenges?
Opinion
General George Washington outmaneuvered British forces 250 years ago, using captured artillery to force an evacuation from Boston without a bloody frontal assault.
Opinion
State leaders moved to expand the Public Service Commission after out-of-state groups influenced recent elections in neighboring Georgia.
Opinion
Everything on earth will rust or rot, and that’s what will happen to most of the stuff you covet today.
Opinion
A longtime Republican leader warns that party infighting mirrors the fragmentation that ended the Alabama Democratic Party’s decades of political dominance.
Opinion
Stay safe and stay smart. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is how I’ve ended most of my email correspondence. However, it...
Opinion
In just a few weeks, fireworks will illuminate the night sky, parades will proceed down Main Streets, and the American people, even while social...
National
Last week, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville accompanied President Donald Trump as he visited Dallas, Texas, for an address on the economy...
Congress
Thursday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) introduced legislation that would protect Flexible Spending Account (FSA). Typically, FSA money must be used by the end of...
Elections
Friday, former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) released a statement criticizing Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) voting to rename every American military base and every...
News
Saturday, West Point Cadet Micah Moore graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. Moore is the son of former Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) and...
Health
Some 7,283 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Alabama since June 1, or about 29 percent of the state’s total confirmed case...
Health
For the first time, Alabama has reported an increase of more than 1,000 cases of coronavirus in a single-day, according to data from the...
Health
Alabama’s COVID-19 case count continues to surge as the Department of Public Health on Saturday, for the third day in a row, reported more...