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By Dr. Tom Ford, III Members of the Alabama House of Representatives: the speaker’s chair is empty. Mike Hubbard is a convicted felon. He...
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- Elections
Candidate urges Alabama senators to pledge not to trade stocks while in office
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama endorse Wes Allen for lieutenant governor
John Wahl launches lieutenant governor bid with Trump’s endorsement
Republican candidate files residency challenge against Tommy Tuberville
Mo Brooks enters Alabama House race; draws harsh rebuke from opponent
- Governor
Gov. Ivey calls for increased penalties for eluding law enforcement
Alabama gets $3.8 million grant to boost early childhood education
Gov. Ivey awards grants to eight organizations that assist child abuse victims
Gov. Ivey announces more Rebuild Alabama projects
Governor expands Alabama school choice with federal tax credits
- Legislature
Legislature passes “Save Our Bay” bill banning mud dumping in Mobile Bay
House passes legislation banning foreign influence in Alabama elections
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
Gov. Ivey calls for increased penalties for eluding law enforcement
Rep. Barnes files bill to make disrupting worship services a felony
- Economy
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
Alabama achieves record $14.6 billion in economic development investment
Alabama home sales drop 3 percent in December amid seasonal trends
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
- National
Aderholt launches 2026 congressional art competition for Alabama students
Sewell votes for funding package, including millions for Alabama projects
Candidate urges Alabama senators to pledge not to trade stocks while in office
Rep. Sewell announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition
Alabama vigils, demonstrations scheduled following ICE killing
- Education
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
Alabama House debates, passes bill to let UA restructure social work school
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: Charlie Perkins and Susan Stacy
Troy University’s annual Geo Day set for March 12
House Education Policy Committee passes bill to limit screen time in early childhood education
- Health
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote
Opinion | What Alabama learns when it pays attention
Rep. Sewell champions cancer early detection bill passing House
Opinion | A healthy workforce keeps rural Alabama working
- Opinion
Featured Opinion
There seem to be many within the Republican Party who are fed up with the good ol’ boy system. People don’t like cheaters.
Education
Eric Mackey cited rising literacy rates while requesting increased funding to support struggling readers past third grade
Environment
Conservation groups formally objected to the Trump administration plan, arguing that opening the 83,000-acre oasis would endanger 19 federally protected species.
Congress
Senate candidate Craig Jelks demanded full financial transparency and zero stock trading from Alabama's senators following recent late disclosures.
News
A retired federal judge, the state bar president, and a long-serving state senator were honored for their advocacy supporting low-income Alabamians.
Opinion
Charles I's 1626 coronation, delayed by debt and plague, alienated his subjects and inadvertently shaped the political and religious future of American colonies.
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey is pushing for legislation to elevate eluding law enforcement from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Elections
The cooperatives cited Allen's decade of public service and his understanding of how sound policy decisions affect critical infrastructure like electric cooperatives.
Economy
Fueled by falling interest rates, Alabama home sales surged 3.9 percent in 2025, reaching the highest median sales price on record.
Legislature
Representative Greg Barnes introduced legislation classifying intentional disruption of worship services as a Class C felony.
Featured Opinion
From Springsteen to Lamar, protest songs expose when legality shields injustice and force moral reckonings politics tries to delay.
News
Community leader Antoinette King strongly opposed HB 72, arguing the legislation risked criminalizing parents and unfairly targeted families needing support, not state intervention.
Featured Opinion
America was built by brave men and women who didn't cower and give up their rights out of fear. Only cowards would do that.
Featured Opinion
Mississippi is stealing our tourism dollars and using them to better that state, better regulate the gambling there and help address the problems.
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 29, State Representative Phil Williams said that he would support the Governor’s lottery proposal, if certain...
News
Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) “A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.” Those were the words...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 25 U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) expressed concerns about how the Every Student Succeeds...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—“Not just about a lottery,” Gov. Bentley began, as he announced the August 15, 2016 Special Legislative Session,...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Republican House Caucus will meet on Tuesday to select the next Speaker. The declared candidates are Representatives...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 28, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that two employees of the Alabama Licensing Board...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, July 27, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced the timeline for a Special Election to fill the...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 28, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Sometime today, Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to call a Special Legislative Session to begin on August 15. Last...