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Abigail Franks, a University of Alabama at Birmingham Honors College senior, has been named a Rhodes Scholar finalist, giving her an opportunity to study at Oxford University. “Being selected...
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
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
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama endorse Wes Allen for lieutenant governor
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey awards grants to eight organizations that assist child abuse victims
Gov. Ivey announces more Rebuild Alabama projects
- Legislature
Gov. Ivey announces support for the Sarah Marsh Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act
Senate committee passes bill to OK digital driver’s licenses, nondriver IDs
A new, unique gambling bill for the 2026 session
Senate advances bill limiting environmental rules beyond federal standards
Legislature passes “Save Our Bay” bill banning mud dumping in Mobile Bay
- 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
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
Rep. Sewell champions cancer early detection bill passing House
- Opinion
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
Opinion | Coming to America
Opinion | Protest songs mark when legality fails and conscience demands change
Elections
McFeeters is now promising to file a legal challenge to Tuberville’s entry on the ballot.
Legislature
An Alabama Senate committee quickly approved legislation requiring the state to offer digital driver’s licenses and IDs for a $15 fee.
Elections
Property ownership does not determine residency under the Constitution, and long-settled Alabama case law makes that distinction clear.
Legislature
A gambling bill from Sen. Merika Coleman would allow people to vote on authorizing the Legislature and governor to pass gambling legislation.
Governor
Following a tragedy in Texas, legislators filed House Bill 381 to establish new minimum safety requirements for all Alabama summer camps.
Elections
Records show the Republican candidate's adult life included nearly two dozen addresses across seven states and an evolving political identity before his recent Alabama...
Legislature
Alabama Senate passed SB71, limiting state environmental rules to federal standards despite Democratic warnings about reduced protections for certain communities.
Congress
The appropriations bills include more than $200 million in state earmarks, and gives Congress more time to negotiate DHS funding.
Local news
Reed cited major drops in violent crime and secured $50 million in federal grants during 2025, detailing progress in housing and downtown development.
News
A retired federal judge, the state bar president, and a long-serving state senator were honored for their advocacy supporting low-income Alabamians.
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.
Opinion
Speaker Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and their Democratic colleagues have spent countless hours and taxpayer dollars to find evidence that President Trump was involved in...
National
President Donald Trump enjoyed a much warmer welcome at the Alabama vs LSU game in Tuscaloosa, AL this weekend than he received at other...
Featured Opinion
There is a reason we don’t have nice things in Alabama. Hoyt Hutchinson. Well, it would probably be more accurate to say that they...
News
Sunday, former State Representative Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) urged all Alabamians to make time on Veterans Day to thank a Veteran for their service to...
Economy
Friday, November 1 Alabama Power and Alabama Commission on Higher Education collaborated for first Alabama Summit on Rural Workforce Development, which was held on...
News
On October 29, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in overwhelming, bipartisan fashion to formally recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide. The House resolution...
Elections
On Friday, Nov. 8 the Alabama Republican Party closed qualifying for the 2020 elections. The following is the list provided by the party pending...
National
Americans are widely divided on their views of President Donald J. Trump (R); but in Alabama he remains wildly popular. The President and First...
Elections
On Friday, Nov. 8, the Alabama Democratic Party closed qualifying for the 2020 elections. The following is the list provided by the party: President...