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The first chapter of John’s Gospel tells us “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” It often seems...
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Robertson touts fundraising lead as Mitchell counters with in-state donor strength
Analysis | Alabama law—not property ownership—governs Tuberville eligibility
Republican gubernatorial candidate promises legal action against Tuberville
Public records show bankruptcies, foreclosure, tax lien as McKee runs for Congress
Candidate urges Alabama senators to pledge not to trade stocks while in office
- Governor
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Gov. Ivey awards $4.5M to help low-income residents become economically self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey announces support for the Sarah Marsh Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act
Gov. Ivey calls for increased penalties for eluding law enforcement
Alabama gets $3.8 million grant to boost early childhood education
- Legislature
- Economy
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
Alabama achieves record $14.6 billion in economic development investment
Alabama home sales drop 3 percent in December amid seasonal trends
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
- National
Alabama lawmakers celebrate funding package’s passage, as DHS fight looms
Aderholt launches 2026 Fourth Congressional Art Competition for Alabama students
Sewell votes for funding package, including millions for Alabama projects
Candidate urges Alabama senators to pledge not to trade stocks while in office
Rep. Sewell announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition
- Education
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
Alabama House debates, passes bill to let UA restructure social work school
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: Charlie Perkins and Susan Stacy
Troy University’s annual Geo Day set for March 12
House Education Policy Committee passes bill to limit screen time in early childhood education
- Health
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame to induct 12 healthcare figures
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote
Opinion | What Alabama learns when it pays attention
- Opinion
Opinion | A careful rail review is in Alabama’s best interest
Opinion | It’s time to stand up for Alabama workers
Opinion | After an hour of oversight, violence inside Alabama prisons unaddressed
Opinion | An open letter to Alabama’s U.S. senators
Opinion | The ALGOP decision on Tuberville ballot challenge shouldn’t be surprising
Legislature
Committee members questioned proposed regulations aimed at controlling minors' social media use and earnings, leading the chair to postpone all scheduled bill votes.
Legislature
The bill is a response to an incident at a Minnesota church last month.
Legislature
The committee also heard a bill by Representative Mark Gidley on prohibiting the term "West Bank" for Israel's West Bank.
Legislature
Senator Robert Stewart warned that the state Legislature should not “legislate dignity away from Alabamians” before voting against the bill.
Opinion
The Surface Transportation Board rejected the initial merger application between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, insisting on a thorough, fact-based review.
Governor
Governor Kay Ivey's newly established advisory group met for the first time, marking a major milestone for the state's federally funded rural health transformation...
Infrastructure
Crews installed the bridge decks in December 2025, moving closer to doubling travel lanes across the busy Intracoastal Waterway.
Governor
Governor Kay Ivey distributed $4.5 million in grants to 18 agencies that guide low-income residents toward economic stability and financial self-sufficiency.
Governor
Following a tragedy in Texas, legislators filed House Bill 381 to establish new minimum safety requirements for all Alabama summer camps.
Opinion
Less than two weeks after two inmates died, ADOC Commissioner John Hamm failed to address deadly conditions during the Legislature's prison oversight meeting.
Opinion
You can continue to align yourselves with executive power and party discipline. Or you can honor your oath.
Featured Opinion
There seem to be many within the Republican Party who are fed up with the good ol’ boy system. People don’t like cheaters.
Opinion
Charles I's 1626 coronation, delayed by debt and plague, alienated his subjects and inadvertently shaped the political and religious future of American colonies.
Featured Opinion
From Springsteen to Lamar, protest songs expose when legality shields injustice and force moral reckonings politics tries to delay.
Environment
Every afternoon during seventh grade basketball practice, I and everyone else on the team would make as many trips as allowed to the water...
News
He was accused of cheating prisoners, sexually molesting an underage girl and violations of the ethics statutes, but none of it was true. But...
Economy
Alabama state and local governments collect less in taxes per resident than any other state in the U.S., according to the latest figures available...
News
Wednesday, the Birmingham Waterworks Board (BWWB) voted to lease the hunting rights on their 6,000 acres of land in northern Shelby and southern Jefferson...
National
On Saturday the Mobile County Democratic Party Executive Committee released a statement charging that President Donald J. Trump (R) abused his office for personal...
Legislature
Friday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission voted to recommend legislation that would legalize marijuana for persons with diagnosed medical conditions. The commission voted...
Opinion
State legislators will likely soon consider bills establishing a new state agency to improve Public Health by establishing the Compassion Act, creating an Alabama...
News
Two inmates in Alabama prisons died on the same day, Dec. 10, APR was able to confirm with the Alabama Department of Corrections on...
Legislature
Alabama Rep. Chip Brown, R-Mobile, on Thursday announced plans to once again file a constitutional amendment that would allow judges to hold more people...