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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Gov. Ivey announces final round of 2026 Rebuild Alabama grants
Ivey signs “Dolly Day” proclamation in honor of Dolly Parton
Gov. Ivey hosts ADOC’s graduating class of 2026
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
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
- Economy
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Hyundai to invest $500 million in Montgomery hybrid production
Sen. Britt backs bipartisan AI transparency legislation
Ivey halts dyed diesel enforcement to aid farmers, timber workers hit by high prices
August home sales indicate traditional seasonal downturn has begun
- National
Robertsdale players eligible to play today as AHSAA lawsuit drags on
Senate passes Britt’s bill giving clergy a second chance at Social Security
Strong pushes NWS radar upgrades for North Alabama
Aderholt announces ARC grants for Brilliant, Wallace State
Sen. Britt backs bipartisan AI transparency legislation
- Education
Alabama Public Television poll shows support for PBS ties
Troy CTE expansion boosts Alabama workforce training
Alabama road builders launch student heavy equipment training program
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
Commission talks out-of-school education needs, career pathways
- Health
State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week
Alabama overdose deaths fall 46 percent as opioid response expands
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
- Opinion
Elections
Republican candidates and leadership have no response to Trump's visit, or whether they still support his agenda and actions.
Courts
A Montgomery judge carried the heated eligibility dispute into next week after attorneys clashed over phone records and procedural complaints.
Congress
The Senate unanimously passed Senator Katie Britt’s Clergy Act, allowing eligible clergy who opted out of Social Security to re-enroll for a period.
Courts
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined Arkansas and Louisiana in challenging abortion shield laws protecting providers from out-of-state prosecution.
Economy
Officials pointed to low costs, tax advantages and workforce investments as Alabama climbed in a national business climate report.
Aerospace and Defense
Featured Opinion
Infrastructure
The $3.2 billion effort, Alabama’s largest transportation project, is set for a Friday groundbreaking after financing cleared final hurdles.
Infrastructure
Alabama opened the first Birmingham Northern Beltline segment, launching a long-delayed project backed by federal funding and congressional support.
Economy
Another half-billion dollar investment from Hyundai will boost the Montgomery area.
Education
The survey found most respondents valued APT and favored keeping PBS programming amid heated a public response surrounding PBS and NPR's future in Alabama.
News
The initiative aims to reduce distance and cost barriers for expectant mothers, with service details expected in the coming weeks.
Opinion
From Greenville’s City Hall to Jacksonville State’s boardroom, Etheredge built a legacy of civic devotion, business success and uncommon kindness.
Opinion
After WLRH dropped NPR without public input, longtime supporters question its leadership and push for Huntsville to shape the station’s future.
Elections
Donald Trump's name and image keeps disappearing from Republican candidates' campaigns, even in bright-red states.
Featured Opinion
Mussolini did not seize Italy. He was given it. The story of how Italy's democracy was surrendered one step at a time.
Featured Opinion
For years now, Chris England has fought the waste, fraud and abuse in Alabama's Department of Corrections. Why is he fighting alone?
Elections
The donor, tied to one of Alabama’s most prominent coal families, was charged in domestic violence cases in two cities.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Jones challenges Tuberville as Alabama confronts data-center growth, public broadcasting scrutiny, library restrictions and the limits of local political power.
Featured Opinion
The Roberts Court treats history as a boundary on individual liberty, but not on presidential power.
News
The civil rights group said more than 60 people faced arrest or prosecution as the county used courts to collect sanitation debt.
Economy
With a Muscle Shoals hub, ALL.SPACE will help demonstrate faster production of resilient, multi-orbit satellite communications equipment for defense missions.
Infrastructure
Crash rates fell by half after crews rebuilt a dangerous SR-160 interchange where officials feared a fatal wreck was inevitable.
Environment
The new paved stretch added wetland-spanning bridges, a bathhouse and stronger links to Gulf State Park’s broader trail network.
Courts
An Elmore County judge halted an alleged scheme to undermine the Elmore Community Hospital and allow Montgomery's Baptist Hospital to build a replacement.