Opinion
January 2019 will go down in history as one of the most bizarre months for current affairs. Maybe it was the Blood Moon, the...
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Governor extends candidate certification deadline as Alabama awaits word from SCOTUS
Dakarai Larriett describes plans for the runoff, criticizes Everett Wess
PSC candidate files lawsuit to block commission reconstruction mid-election
Pam Casey endorses Jay Mitchell for attorney general
Federal court rules Alabama must use map that granted two Democrat seats
- Governor
Gov. Ivey releases Memorial Day message honoring America’s fallen service members
Alabama opens veterans service office at National Guard headquarters
Six companies honored at Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards
Gov. Ivey launches annual summer reading challenge for Alabama students
Gov. Ivey awards grants to combat crimes, assist victims
- Legislature
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
- Economy
- National
Governor extends candidate certification deadline as Alabama awaits word from SCOTUS
Alabama AG asks Supreme Court to stay redistricting ruling
Federal court denies injunction request in UA student magazine closure suit
GOP leaders blast court blockage of GOP-favored Congressional map
PSC candidate files lawsuit to block commission reconstruction mid-election
- Education
Federal court denies injunction request in UA student magazine closure suit
Commission discusses expanding Alabama’s after-school programs
Gov. Ivey launches annual summer reading challenge for Alabama students
Alabama college and career readiness rate jumps to 90.7 percent
State Treasurer Boozer announces scholarship awards
- Health
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners issues warning against use of “research-grade” peptides
Nonprofit raises awareness about abortion pill access with Alabama billboard truck campaign
Katie Britt endorses new HHS site offering pro-life resources for mothers
Marilyn Lands talks contraception, IVF legislation, reelection bid
Rep. Aderholt applauds new Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
- Opinion
Opinion | The Republican Party is dying. Cowardice is the killer.
Opinion | The fingerprint of grief
Analysis | Alabama asks Supreme Court to make defiance count
Opinion | Giving back to schools during Teacher Appreciation Month
Opinion | A whole bunch of Alabama voters need to get their priorities straight
Courts
While the suit is still ongoing, the decision will allow the magazines to remain closed, drawing sharp condemnation from a student press defense organization.
This Matters with Bill Britt
A politics built only on opposition eventually loses purpose, replacing leadership, vision and belief with outrage and endless conflict.
Courts
Election officials faced shrinking windows to certify candidates and reassign voters as Alabama pressed to use its disputed congressional map.
Featured Opinion
It's probably too late for sane Republicans to survive at this point. Cowardice killed them.
Courts
Alabama asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to use a 2023 congressional map blocked for diluting Black voting strength.
Elections
Heading into the runoff, Dakarai Larriett’s message to voters is that he’s “the only Democrat left in this Democratic primary.”
Courts
Sheila D. McNeil, the Democratic candidate for PSC Place 2, asks the court to declare portions of the law unconstitutional.
Elections
The Blount County district attorney cited transparency concerns and Jay Mitchell's in court experience.
Health
Officials cited patient safety concerns as social media and wellness influencers fueled interest in unregulated products not approved for human use.
News
The 10-year deal covered lodging, dining and guest services at Lake Guntersville and Cheaha, including Cheaha’s new lodge.
Opinion
Our vision is to serve, and one of the ways we live that out is our Give Back to Schools initiative.
Elections
Jamel Brown wasn't a serious candidate, but he also wasn't the candidate blocking thousands from healthcare, slashing hunger programs or cutting public school funding.
Featured Opinion
Memorial Day reminds Americans that sacrifice should be honored honestly, with humility about war and gratitude for those who never returned.
Elections
Tuberville and Jones enter the governor’s race with familiar labels, but Alabama should ask what those labels hide.
Governor
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn presented the ADOC fiscal year 2020 budget request to an Alabama joint House and Senate budget committee...
Elections
The infighting among Alabama Democrats will be addressed by the national party starting next month. The DNC on Wednesday announced it was setting hearing...
Courts
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Wednesday that it will rehear arguments on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging an...
Economy
Recent changes to the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) means that the state of Alabama is going to have to shoulder substantially more of...
National
During the first conference committee meeting in Congress to work out a deal on border security funding, Republican Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby called for...
News
Loopholes within the Equal Pay Act of 1963 that allow discrimination in pay due to gender would be no more if Alabama Sen. Doug...
National
Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, D-Alabama, and Congressman John Larson, D-Connecticut, introduced the Social Security 2100 Act on Wednesday. The sponsors say that the legislation...
Featured Opinion
In a column on Wednesday, Alabama Political Reporter Editor-in-Chief Bill Britt noted that Gov. Kay Ivey’s time is now to do big things for...
National
Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, was named the Ranking Member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee within the House Education and Labor Committee on Jan. 29...