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On July 31, 2018, the president signed the Strengthening the Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) into law. This...
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
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
Opinion | Ugly tactics cloud House race that should’ve been about service
ALGOP announces qualifying for HD12 Special Election
- Governor
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
Alabama formally recognizes Juneteenth as state holiday with new law
- 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
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
Gov. Ivey proclaims National Small Business Week in Alabama
- National
Rep. Sewell requests investigation from Library of Congress Inspector General
Rep. Figures defends legacy, inspires grads at Tuskegee commencement
Alabama’s war on abortion help exposed in new reporting
Tuberville introduces bill to expand R&D tax deductions for businesses
Federal court strikes down Alabama map, citing racial discrimination, defiance
- 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
Opinion | If you want a better Alabama, you’re going to have to fight for it
Opinion | Protecting our rural roots with 2025 Legislative Session accomplishments
Opinion | When the center cannot hold
Opinion | On matters of race in Alabama, going backwards is somehow great progress
Opinion | Powering America’s future starts in Alabama
News
In an email to library directors, APLS Chair John Wahl ordered audits of collections and programs to ensure no federal funds support gender ideology.
Governor
Rushed legislation could devastate small businesses, limit patient care, and fuel illegal markets, critics say
Economy
New Conway poll shows strong support for FDA reform, small business protections, and reversing Alabama-style bans targeting convenience stores.
Opinion
If you want Alabama lawmakers to do the right things, you're going to have to hold them accountable when they don't.
Education
The commission approved Ignite Academy and Under the Oaks, denied Invictus and AAHS’s Birmingham replication, and considered HBCU-charter partnerships.
News
With more than 20 years of corporate strategy and community investment experience, Jackson will lead efforts to expand women’s economic opportunity statewide.
Congress
The lawmakers urged the IG to probe unauthorized transfer of Library of Congress data and improper communications with the executive branch.
Governor
It raises the incentive cap to $30 million, carries over unspent funds, adds music albums and renames the film office.
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,...
Featured Opinion
When it comes to discrimination in Alabama, going backwards a dozen years would actually be the most progress we've made in years.
Opinion
The Powering Growth package is a promise to the people of our state that Alabama will lead with vision, act with discipline, and compete...
Featured Opinion
As Congressional Republicans seek out ways to give big tax breaks to the nation's wealthiest, a familiar target has emerged: the poor.
National
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones Thursday called on the Department of Justice and the Federal Elections Commission to investigate a group of Democratic tech experts...
Economy
A government shut down this weekend became more probable Thursday after President Donald Trump told GOP lawmakers that he would not sign a bill...
Economy
Privately-owned housing starts in November 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,256,000. This is a 3.2 percent increase above the revised...
National
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, wrote to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on behalf of the students impacted by the Education Corporation...
National
Congressmen Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, and Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, voted “Yes” Thursday on the House Amendment to H.R. 695 that provides $5.7 billion in border...
Education
Dear Ms. Bryars, I read your criticism of the Baldwin County school board’s resolution calling for a repeal of the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA)....
Corruption
Alabama does not have an ethics commission. Oh, sure, there’s a group of people who meet once per month in a room in Montgomery,...
Education
The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump plans to appoint Dr. Annette Shelby, an academic and Alabama native, to a key post...
Featured Opinion
I’m pretty fortunate, in that I’ve got two great careers. I write for this great news organization each week, continuing the mostly political columns...
