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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Co-author of convicted felon Mike Hubbard’s vanity fiction, “Storming the State House,” David Azbell continues to draw a...
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- 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 HD73
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 | Dustin Beaty’s redemption tale crumbles under records tying him to opioid supply
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
Featured Opinion
Beaty claims redemption from addiction, but records and investigators show he profited from fueling Walker County’s deadly opioid crisis.
News
A Neo-confederate group with a controversial mission held monthly meetings at an Ozark Lutheran church, despite the Lutheran Church's clear stance against racism.
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
A congressional candidate urged his opponent to support a petition demanding the full release of Epstein files, calling it a moral imperative.
Elections
Caroleene Dobson outpaced Andrew Sorrell in both fundraising and spending during August.
Featured Opinion
State lawmakers' attempt to eliminate the AHSAA rule would open the transfer portal in Alabama and destroy high school sports in the state.
State
The Department of the Interior announced it moved forward with selling coal industry leases, including two large plots in Tuscaloosa County.
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.
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Recently, the Alabama Political Reporter sat with Public Service Commissioner (PSC), Chris “Chip” Beeker and his attorney, James...
Opinion
By Larry Lee Education Matters Back in 2012 state representative Terri Collins of Decatur got legislation passed that requires all schools in the state...
Opinion
By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford I have always believed that gambling is an issue that should be decided by the voters. And I...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 22, 2016, members of Black Lives Matter (BLM) Birmingham will host a Candlelight Vigil, Balloon...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, September 20, 2016, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in an email to constituents commented on reporting that...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a Duchenne Muscular...
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By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to make a “major announcement” Thursday in Montgomery regarding the State’s ailing...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Gov. Robert Bentley is fond of saying, “ I love the people of Alabama and they love me.”...
Featured Opinion
By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Former Speaker Mike Hubbard’s attempt at getting a new trial in Lee County ended with little noise. Lee...
