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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 30th, residents of many parts of Alabama were beginning the long slow process of recovering...
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- Elections
Terry Waters announces candidacy for Alabama Senate District 22
ABPAC endorses Derek Chen for Alabama State Auditor
Grant Blackburn announces candidacy for Baldwin County District Court judge
Rep. Terri Collins endorses Patrick Johnson as successor for HD8 seat
Jones vows to remove APLS members if elected governor
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey signs law to limit Mobile Bay dredge dumping
Gov. Ivey shares support for energy cost bill package
Governor announces appointments including Baldwin and Cullman County circuit judgeships
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Gov. Ivey awards $4.5M to help low-income residents become economically self-sufficient
- Legislature
Senate committee approves abstinence-based sex ed bill
Democrats want to give people an opportunity to vote on a state lottery
House committee considers bill to deny bail based on immigration status
Senate committee hears public input on bill to regulate police pursuits
Committee passes bill to prohibit vaping in public spaces
- 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
Mobile, Hoover pause internet sales tax challenge
Sen. Britt join colleagues in introducing the CLEAR LABELS Act
Brookside accepts settlement, including $1.5 million compensation proposal
Commemorative coin for America’s 250th anniversary gets unanimous House support
Sen. Britt demands answers from Meta on youth safety allegations
- Education
Senate committee approves abstinence-based sex ed bill
Bill to let University of Alabama reorganize School of Social Work passes Senate committee, despite public pushback
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
- Health
Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program reaches $20M cap in just one month
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame to induct 12 healthcare figures
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote
- Opinion
Opinion | When PSC reform arrived, the rhetoric made a U-turn
Opinion | Voting for PSC members only matters if voters actually care
Opinion | Two groups have had an accomplished quadrennium
Opinion | Who are we killing Sonny Burton for?
Opinion | Why the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger makes sense for a generation that grew up streaming
Education
An Alabama Senate committee advanced legislation Thursday requiring public schools to exclusively teach sexual risk avoidance, effectively rebranding abstinence-only sex education.
Legislature
State Representative Phillip Ensler is planning a new lottery push, and it promises to be popular with voters.
Legislature
The House Judiciary Committee debated a bill to deny bail for undocumented defendants charged with violent crimes.
Legislature
Law enforcement officers and family of youths killed as a result of vehicular pursuits shared opposing stances on proposed police chase regulations.
Legislature
Alabama lawmakers moved Wednesday to include electronic nicotine delivery systems in the state’s indoor smoking ban while honoring Senator Vivian Figures.
Featured Opinion
As bipartisan reform advances, long-standing claims about the PSC’s structure take an abrupt and revealing turn.
Legislature
Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he supports a bill currently being debated in the legislature that would change the way PSC board members are selected.
Featured Opinion
It's nice that people seem to suddenly care about voting for PSC members. But does it actually matter?
Legislature
An Alabama House committee quickly approved a bill shifting utility regulators from elected to appointed positions despite concerns over corporate influence.
Local news
Fayette has “ chosen a punitive path, one that doesn’t serve the city’s interest,” SPLC lawyer Micah West said.
Opinion
The Association of County Commissions and the Alabama Education Association achieved historic legislative success during the past two years of this quadrennium.
Featured Opinion
Alabama scheduled the nitrogen hypoxia execution of 75-year-old Sonny Burton, though jurors and the victim’s daughter urged the state for mercy.
Opinion
It will simplify our experience, strengthen U.S. jobs and help reinforce America’s cultural leadership far into the 21st century.
Opinion
The Yellowhammer State positioned itself as a manufacturing powerhouse as domestic production fueled a surge in data center investments and infrastructure.
News
By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Parts of Southwest Alabama received up to 21 inches of rain on Tuesday, April 29 leading to massive flooding...
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By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Saturday, April 26 Republican candidates from across the state flocked to Clanton to attend the Republican Party’s Rally...
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OWENS CROSS ROADS— The Alabama Tea Party Express has announced its endorsement of Ritchie Whorton for State House District 22.The group, which tends to...
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By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter “Now you can receive up to $8,000 for K-12 private school education.” That is the assertion made on...
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By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, through his business interests has made almost $9,000,000 off of State Government, related...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Montgomery Probate Judge Reese McKinney is running in the June 2013 Republican Primary for Alabama Secretary of...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, April 28, 2014, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R) sent two letters urging support for funding the...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter When the nation was first created the states, all had militias that they used to defend the state...
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By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter According to records from open.alabama.gov, Philip Bryan, chief of staff for Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh’s office, makes $105,000...