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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Jones, Ensler seek to expand lieutenant governor’s role
Poll: The 2027 Montgomery mayor’s race could be a tight one
Wess highlights Alabama’s rural healthcare crisis, criticizes Moore’s voting record
Alabama sample ballots now available for Nov. 3 General Election
Race rater narrows GOP edge in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
- Governor
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
Gov. Ivey marks 25th anniversary of September 11
Gov. Ivey honors Alabama workers in Labor Day message
Governor sets execution date for man convicted of 1991 murders
Doug Jones urges cost-sharing delay to protect Alabama SNAP benefits
- 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
Alabama remains without legal sports betting as NFL season begins
Labor-affiliated investment group sends letter to Mercedes requesting recommitment to company principles
Alabama Trucking Association releases song honoring drivers
NFIB reports slight dip in small business optimism
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
- National
House passes agroterrorism preparedness bill to protect food supply
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
House passes Palmer bill to recover critical minerals from waste
House passes Tuskegee Airmen post office renaming bill
Rep. Sewell honors 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victims
- Education
Public charter commission OKs charter school merger, FY28 budget request
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
ACHE Commission holds September 2026 meeting
Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Americans” coming to Atmore’s Strand Theater
September is College Savings Month in Alabama
- Health
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
Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients
Lakeland Community Hospital receives grant to expand rural healthcare access
- Opinion
State
The vote capped months of debate over PBS ties, drawing objections over political bias, public trust and the poll's framing.
Elections
The proposal would pair gubernatorial nominees with running mates and shift a largely ceremonial office toward a cabinet-level role.
Congress
The measure would require DHS to run a nationwide preparedness exercise with state, local and private-sector partners within four years.
Congress
Beginning Monday, American Cancer Society volunteers met with Alabama lawmakers, to seek expanded clinical trial access and support for NIH research.
Congress
Palmer’s CHARM Act passed the House, directing EPA to develop a strategy for recovering critical minerals from waste and discarded materials.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Public safety
New toxicology tools are expected to speed opioid casework for Alabama’s forensic labs serving more than 450 law enforcement agencies.
Elections
A new poll shows an unexpectedly tight race for mayor in Alabama's capital city.
News
Governor Kay Ivey named Mobile businessman Ben Stimpson Jr. to lead the agency beginning October 1.
Economy
Mercedes has frequently faced criticism from pro-labor groups since the 2024 unionization campaign at its plant in Tuscaloosa County.
Congress
The representative's House remarks marked 63 years since the Klan attack and urged renewed commitment to civil rights protections.
Opinion
A young law student’s vow became a landmark conviction that forced Alabama to confront a defining atrocity of the civil rights era.
Courts
The justices stopped an untested national system from taking effect after states had already begun mailing ballots.
Featured Opinion
Fear can warn us of danger. Only courage, imagination and respect for human dignity can show us what to build.
Featured Opinion
Socialism really can be hard to define for some people. Don't worry, here's a helpful list.
Elections
Alabama voters can review county-specific ballots ahead of the November 3 general election, helping them prepare before Election Day.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Voting is how citizens claim democracy, choose who holds power and shape the decisions that govern their lives and communities.
Health
Patients and providers describe a bottleneck that leaves some waiting years, while advocates push for broader hormone therapy training.
Economy
The association partnered with Alabama-based band Heroes of the Highway to release “Get Miles” during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
The panel examines Tuberville’s residency case, Alabama’s prison crisis, competing affordability messages and lessons of September 11.
Education
Commissioners reviewed enrollment gains and advanced new academic programs across Alabama’s public colleges and universities.
Opinion
China’s revolutionary founder left a stark lesson: courts mean little when no independent law can restrain those who govern.
State
Prosecutors said Cesar Campos-Reyes diverted pandemic relief money to buy property and knowingly employed unauthorized workers.
Elections
Analysts cited Shomari Figures’ incumbency, Democratic polling and potential Black turnout as factors tightening a nationally watched House race.