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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 1, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6 to 3 to pass Senate Bill 24, which...
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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Alabama Senate foregoes prison oversight bill in favor of pilot program
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Legislature approves bill addressing bus driver, law enforcement shortages
Bill to close Alabama primaries takes first step toward becoming law
- Economy
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
Small business optimism dips as sales improve but costs rise
- National
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
Navy to open major defense industrial facility in Alabama
Senate passes bill to protect online privacy for young users
Rep. Sewell votes for Iran War Powers Resolution
- Education
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
Opinion | The things we leave behind
Opinion | A party like it’s 1986
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
Opinion | Political parties never win when they protect power instead of listening to voters
Opinion | The cost–benefit analysis of mercy in capital punishment
Elections
Supporters believe each party should choose its own candidates while opponents argue the bill disenfranchises voters.
Legislature
State leaders launched a one-year pilot program for the Examiners of Public Accounts to inspect facilities and report on prison conditions.
News
Montgomery student Carson French earned national honors in C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition for a documentary exploring the Declaration of Independence and prison equality.
Education
State representatives approved a historic $10.9 billion spending plan that funded teacher pay raises and expanded technical education investments across Alabama.
News
Target reduced prices on more than 3,000 spring items, ranging from apparel to home goods, as shoppers prepared for warmer weather.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Education
“Bills like this don’t create jobs. They don’t raise wages. And they don’t make our state more competitive,” one speaker said.
Legislature
Proponents shared stories of corruption and deplorable conditions Wednesday during a hearing on a bill to establish an independent office to monitor Alabama prisons.
Prisons
State leaders gathered Tuesday to celebrate inmate-created artwork and new legislative efforts designed to streamline workforce reentry for formerly incarcerated Alabamians.
Economy
Lockheed Martin signed an incentive agreement with Alabama to invest $150 million and create new jobs at its Pike County facility.
Governor
Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation Wednesday requiring commercial drivers to prove federal work authorization and English proficiency to enhance Alabama highway safety.
Opinion
Everything on earth will rust or rot, and that’s what will happen to most of the stuff you covet today.
Opinion
A longtime Republican leader warns that party infighting mirrors the fragmentation that ended the Alabama Democratic Party’s decades of political dominance.
Education
I believe that expanding parental choice has played a significant role in Alabama’s comeback story.
Featured Opinion
When one political party becomes too powerful, the first inclination is to protect that power. It always leads to failure.
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, February 25 , 2017, the Libertarian Party of Alabama elected Joshua Tuttle as their Party Chairman at...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Even before Legislation is passed to make the Office of Information Technology (OIT) a stand-alone agency under SB219,...
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By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — A committee headed by Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) was unable to get to the bottom of who...
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By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — A proposed plan by Alabama Education Superintendent Michael Sentance to reorganize the State’s career tech and...
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By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — State Auditor Jim Zeigler and a Democrat from Conecuh County have filed a lawsuit seeking a mandatory...
Opinion
Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) American workers deserve responsible, commonsense policies to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. They deserve a federal government that holds...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama is currently fortieth in the nation in doctors per capita and this shortage is acutely felt in...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 2, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives voted in favor of House Bill 71 authorizing school...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, March 4, 2017, thousands of supporters of President Donald J. Trump held rallies in dozens of American...