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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Campaign finance reports show Tuberville, other frontrunners still raising far more
Congressional challenger Case Dixon calls on Gary Palmer to sign Epstein files petition
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Rep. Kenneth Paschal for HD 73
Dobson, Sorrell detail August fundraising in secretary of state race
Pamela Casey loans $500,000 to AG campaign, highlights prosecutorial experience
- Governor
Gov. Ivey encourages Alabamians to be proactive during National Preparedness Month
Gov. Ivey releases Labor Day message to Alabama’s workforce
Sen. Britt announces the 2026 Senate Youth Program application opening
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey urges students to “be bold” in back-to-school video message
- Legislature
Rep. Mack Butler re-files “Don’t Say Gay” bill for 2026 session
Lawmakers officially pre-file “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” in Alabama Legislature
Rep. James Lomax appointed to House Rules Committee
Stubbs named vice chair of House County and Municipal Government Committee
Lawmakers warned of rising Alabama SNAP costs at budget hearing
- Economy
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
- National
- Education
Dolly Parton Imagination Library expands to Alabama foster kids
PARCA: Alabama high-poverty districts show gains in third-grade reading
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Summer reading gains highlight the Literacy Act’s impact on students
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
- Health
PEEHIP board talks rising insurance costs, rural hospitals, drug tariffs
Veterans Resource Center Board talks operational plans at inaugural meeting
Alabama Department of Public Health confirms case of measles
Opinion | New blood tests that detect cancer at early stages could save countless lives
Tuberville convenes veteran mental health hearing on alternative therapies
- Opinion
Opinion | The Epstein victims are talking. And the Trump defenders are scrambling
Opinion | Despite criticism, AHSAA transfer rules necessary to curtail illegal recruiting
Opinion | Our open US Senate seat will be a big race
Opinion | Dark money empire targets Alabama in a national battle to rule the law
Opinion | In court-ordered redistricting, Republicans are in a box they helped build
State
The public comment session is now open on an APLS rule that would deem transgender materials "inappropriate" for minors.
Featured Opinion
Four House Republicans want the full Epstein file, unredacted. Their GOP colleagues, including those from Alabama, are trying to stop them and stop justice.
Elections
Campaign finance reports filed covering August donations continued to highlight which 2026 races are likely to be competitive.
Elections
Caroleene Dobson outpaced Andrew Sorrell in both fundraising and spending during August.
Elections
A congressional candidate urged his opponent to support a petition demanding the full release of Epstein files, calling it a moral imperative.
State
The Department of the Interior announced it moved forward with selling coal industry leases, including two large plots in Tuscaloosa County.
Elections
Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey announced Friday that she has loaned her campaign $500,000.
Municipal elections
The Birmingham mayor's endorsement could help Drummond maintain her grassroots campaign's momentum as she faces an opponent who has both outraised and outspent her.
Opinion
We all knew that this 2026 election year was going to be a big year in Alabama politics.
Featured Opinion
Leonard Leo’s billion-dollar network fuels Alabama’s AG race, part of a nationwide drive to dominate courts and rule the law.
Featured Opinion
There is no way to win for Alabama Republicans trying to redraw state senate maps. They rigged the game against themselves.
Featured Opinion
From coal miners to sanitation strikers, Labor Day’s meaning is written in sacrifice, and Alabama’s future rests on remembering it.
State
Alabama’s reliance on fees and fines in the justice system creates a vicious cycle for those with the inability to pay, experts said.
Featured Opinion
Some Alabama lawmakers want to repeal the OT tax exemption to pay the private school tuition for rich families.
Congress
The ATF regulates and enforces federal laws pertaining to the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms.
State
Alabama AG Steve Marshall praised a decision blocking ACA coverage for DACA recipients, arguing it would raise state costs.
Congress
The legislation, aimed at countering threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party, passed by a vote of 409-4.
Legislature
This distinguished two-year program brings together 64 emerging leaders from 34 states.
News
In 2002, Faust was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives, a position he held until 2022.
Opinion
Anybody who is famous and well connected in Alabama politics eats at The Bright Star.
State
Alabama lacks tax incentives for start-ups, missing opportunities to attract investment, encourage growth and compete with other states.
Party politics
