Opinion
By Rep. Will Ainsworth The current presidential election will likely be the most important one that occurs in my lifetime, and in yours. The...
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Panel reflects on Voting Rights Act’s past, present and future for its 60th year
Alabama Forestry Association announces endorsement of Young Boozer for state treasurer
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Rep. Corley Ellis for House District 41
House Speaker Ledbetter endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor
Jerry Carl announces comeback bid for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
- Legislature
Rep. Matt Simpson hopes death penalty bill shifts legal precedent
Bill reintroduced to ease religious exemptions in Alabama schools
Poll: Republican voters want focus on economic issues, not culture wars
Lawmakers hold contract for attorney sanctioned over AI-generated citations in prison case
Bill to exempt optical aids from Alabama sales tax filed again for 2026 session
- Economy
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
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
- National
Rep. Sewell highlights rising grocery prices in new social media video
Rep. Sewell to host live Telephone Town Hall on Thursday
Montgomery medical transport provider faces crisis over decreased Medicaid rates
Brief urges Alabama Supreme Court to reject effort to expand stop-and-question law
Rep. Aderholt requests $56 million in community project funds
- Education
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
Alabama AG backs South Carolina in race, sex education lawsuit
- Health
Montgomery medical transport provider faces crisis over decreased Medicaid rates
Protesters to deliver caskets to Tuberville office over deadly budget cuts
Bill reintroduced to ease religious exemptions in Alabama schools
Sen. Britt advances funding for Alabama hospitals and universities
American Cancer Society speaks out on threats to Alabama research grants
- Opinion
Opinion | Mayor’s races around state next week
Opinion | Death threats, slurs target Tanveer Patel in Hoover City Council race
Opinion | If Putin’s logic holds, Mexico could justify invading Texas tomorrow
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Opinion | Antisemitism is dead in Alabama
Municipal elections
Patel’s attorney said the hateful comments “aren’t idle words, these are direct threats of violence” and praised law enforcement’s response.
Local news
A Prattville resident warned the City Council for two years about unlawfully providing healthcare benefits to part-time attorneys, citing state and federal violations.
Education
Several Alabama districts with high poverty improved third-grade reading scores, though some urban areas declined.
Courts
Experts convened to discuss the Voting Rights Act's impact, future threats, and the ongoing fight for accessible voting rights in the United States.
State
The Alabama ABC Board recently unveiled new rules for consumable hemp, including stricter labeling, packaging, and record-keeping requirements for retailers.
Opinion
Who the mayor is of your city is probably the most important vote you will cast, so go vote next week.
Featured Opinion
Police are investigating after a Muslim candidate received violent threats and racial hate ahead of the August 26 Hoover municipal election.
Corruption
Georgia and Alabama officials face scrutiny as Frost’s $140M faith-based fraud ensnares Republican leaders and political networks
Featured Opinion
Trump’s appeasement of Putin echoes Chamberlain’s Munich surrender, legitimizing conquest and making grievance a weapon that threatens global stability.
Education
The CHOOSE Act correctly identifies a problem with Alabama's schools. And then it awards the solution to mostly the wrong people.
Opinion
Any violence or abuse based on antisemitism must never be tolerated.
Featured Opinion
We've welcomed millions of immigrants into this country and then confused everyone on what they're supposed to do next.
Opinion
By Rep. Darrio Melton Each time we go to the polls to vote, I think about how meaningful the opportunity is to cast a...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s Republican and Democratic Parties both hold their primaries today. The Presidential election is drawing many voters to...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter South Alabama voters go to the polls today to select who will serve them on the State Board...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Series: Emails on Hubbard’s Road to Perdition, Article 2 The emails below were released by the State on...
Opinion
By Dr. Henry C. Mabry The Alabama Senate passed an austere State General Fund Budget that has many agencies mostly level-funded. Medicaid, under the...
Opinion
By Senator Arthur Orr On March 1, when many Alabamians go to the poll to cast their votes for a favorite presidential nominee and...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Public corruption runs through our State like the Cahaba River. It is ancient, long and free-flowing, but unlike...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 1, Alabama voters will go to the polls to cast their votes in the 2016...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, February 26, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in the greater Birmingham area at a, “get...
