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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 5, 2016, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) introduced his lottery proposal. Under the Bentley plan all...
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- Elections
BamaCarry endorses Andrew Sorrell for Secretary of State run
Candidate speaks after stalker guilty plea, says courage will guide campaign
Allbright wins Alabama House District 11 special election
Alabama Senate candidates pledge their support for congressional term limits
Secretary of State: Absentee ballot “harvesting is not being tolerated in Alabama”
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
- 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
Lawsuit over Orange Beach body cam heads to court
Steve Marshall urges SCOTUS to hear student gender identity case
Sen. Britt signs letter calling for ban on Chinese seafood imports
Federal judge: Montgomery state Senate district violates Voting Rights Act
Rep. Sewell highlights rising grocery prices in new social media video
- 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
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
Senate hearing in Alabama explores new therapies to combat PTSD, veteran suicide crisis
- Opinion
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
Opinion | Labor Day was built on strikes and blood, not barbecues and sales
Opinion | Heating up the Cold War
Opinion | Maybe the Alabama Democratic Party could try something new
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.
Courts
A lawsuit is seeking footage of police encountering Mayor Tony Kennon after audio confirmed a bartender reported a naked man assaulting a woman.
Featured Opinion
There is no way to win for Alabama Republicans trying to redraw state senate maps. They rigged the game against themselves.
Legislature
Butler is again moving to restrict expression related to gender identity and sexual orientation in Alabama classrooms.
Elections
BamaCarry endorsed Andrew Sorrell for his role in passing permitless carry, noting his advocacy and defense of gun rights in Alabama.
Featured Opinion
ADP owes it to the people working hard to move the party forward to do the right thing and be better.
State
The state’s new sales tax exemption on menstrual and maternity products, as well as baby essentials, will take effect on September 1.
Courts
New DNA evidence implicated another man, leading a federal judge to order a new trial for the inmate after three decades on death row.
Featured Opinion
Some people have chosen guns over the safety of others, including children. It's past time to shame them, and blame them for the carnage.
Featured Opinion
Two of our major constitutional statewide offices are up for election in next year’s May 2026 GOP primary.
Featured Opinion
The Framers warned against unchecked power. Today Congress cowers, Alabama suffers and liberty erodes as executive authority grows unchecked.
Featured Opinion
Hoover officials entered into a very odd lease to kick off its massive health care development.
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The legislature goes back into session on August 15, 2016, to consider Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) lottery proposal...
Opinion
By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Each August, the House of Representatives goes out of session and Members of Congress spend time back in their...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Both US Senators from Alabama, Richard Shelby (R) and Jeff Sessions (R), expressed objections to President Obama’s commutations...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The controversy surrounding Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport) continues to grow after the Alabama Political Reporter obtained a letter...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 3, 2016, local leaders from Birmingham, Troy, Livingston, and Montgomery came together for a Day of...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 4, 2016, US District Judge Harold Albritton issued a ruling stating the federal court will abstain...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 3, 2016, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) sent a letter to President Obama calling on his...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Now that the Republican supermajority has successfully brought the once powerful Alabama Education Association (AEA) to heel, it...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The nomination of Representative Mac McCutcheon by the Republican Caucus assures that he will be the next Speaker...
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