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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Paul Bussman (R) from Cullman announced his intent to re-election last month and team has announced that...
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- Elections
Shamyia Atkins qualifies for House of Representatives District 57
Richard Henry announces candidacy for Tuscaloosa City Council District 3
City councilor Norman Crow wins HD63 special election
Ron Sparks qualifies to run for Alabama agriculture commissioner
Kyle Sweetser qualifies for Alabama Democratic Senate primary
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey delivers final State of the State address
ALGOP Chairman Wahl shares statement on Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address
NFIB commends Gov. Ivey ahead of final State of the State address
Gov. Ivey announces special guests for her final State of the State address
Gov. Ivey awards $2.3M in grants to assist sexual assault victims in central and west Alabama
- Legislature
Gov. Ivey supports prompt passage of Child Predator Death Penalty Act
Alabama House Democrats respond to the State of the State address
Alabama Arise discusses 2026 legislative priorities before session begins
Alabama bill would let retired teachers drive school buses
ALGOP chairman: Republicans are ready for a productive 2026 Legislative Session
- Economy
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
Alabama home sales stable, prices surge in November report
Gov. Ivey welcomes $10.5M Bad Boy Mowers Tractor Plant, 50 jobs headed to Monroeville
Trump announces $12 billion in farm aid as Alabama farmers brace for 2026 season
Governor encourages Alabama businesses to compete in 2026 Small Business Week awards
- National
Alabama’s GOP congressmen endorse “Reconciliation 2.0” package
Alabama Congressional Delegation splits on fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting
Sens. Britt, Tuberville vote against advancing Venezuela war powers resolution
Rep. Sewell votes to pass domestic funding bills
Rep. Sewell celebrates House passage of ACA tax credit extension
- Education
Alabama State receives Carnegie community engagement classification
Alabama approves $6.48 million in school safety mapping, software contracts
State education committee takes aim at reducing classroom paperwork
Sen. Allen establishes Charlie Kirk Memorial Endowed Scholarship
ACHE approves $2.7 billion college budget requests, new programs
- Health
New national report shows opioid prescriptions continue to fall in Alabama
Board of Medical Examiners accepting applications for Medical Cannabis Certification Permits
Gov. Ivey announces Alabama secured more than $203M for Rural Health Transformation Program
UAB study finds oral semaglutide effective for weight loss
Alabama delegation split over Affordable Care Act subsidy extension
- Opinion
Opinion | Kay Ivey launched her farewell tour Tuesday. We should remember the lessons she’s taught us
Opinion | The case for the redeeming business
Opinion | What API’s Blueprint 2026 gets wrong about free markets, school choice
Opinion | Alabama’s seniors population is growing. So are their concerns about health care
Opinion | Protest is moral, change requires strategy
Governor
Among Ivey's priorities are expanding public funding for private schools and activating a flood notification system.
Legislature
House Democrats say rising costs, healthcare, education, and taxes are making Alabama increasingly unaffordable for families statewide
Featured Opinion
Kay Ivey hasn't been perfect. Far from it. But her professionalism should be appreciated and considered often as we choose her replacement.
Congress
The $1.6 trillion framework includes measures to cut health care costs, repeal the estate tax, and expand restrictions on federal funding for abortion providers.
Elections
Law student Shamyia Atkins qualified for House District 57, pushing a plan to embed a free 60-hour real estate course into high schools.
Opinion
The media often portrays CEOs as villains, but countless stories of redemption show enterprise can be one of the greatest forces for good.
Opinion
The Alabama Policy Institute’s plan for universal school choice raises concerns about funding equity, tuition hikes, and rural access.
Opinion
An unmistakable message emerged from focus groups: Seniors feared Washington funding cuts would mean reduced access to crucial health care services.
Elections
The Mobile businessman launched his campaign last April, quickly raising more than $100,000 and visiting two-thirds of Alabama's counties.
News
Her 1955 stand on a Montgomery bus helped reshape civil rights history long before the nation learned her name.
Featured Opinion
The machinery of authority depends on routine obedience. History shows that when citizens withdraw it—patiently, lawfully and together—even the most entrenched systems bend.
Featured Opinion
No, America is not Nazi Germany. We have not carried out atrocities equal to those that brought about WWII. Not yet.
Featured Opinion
As lies replace reality, political self-preservation corrodes conscience, history, and democracy itself—and too many enable it knowingly.
Opinion
Education Trust Fund revenues dropped by nearly $66 million in December as Alabama faced a $380 million shortfall in teacher health insurance.
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville released a written statement on Thursday after H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture...
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By Richard Cohen President, Southern Poverty Law Center “They always get away.” These were the words George Zimmerman uttered as he followed and later...
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By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama State Department of Education is hosting a MEGA conference in Mobile on July 15 aimed to...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday that the Senate should...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery release a written statement in response to the passage of a revised...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—State Representative Jim Barton (R-Mobile) has told the Alabama Political Reporter that he is not resigning his...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Derrick Cunningham, Chief Deputy of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is hosting an event today from 5:00 p.m....
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama State Representative Jay Love (R-Montgomery) has announced he is resigning from the Alabama Legislature effective August 1....
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By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Wells Griffith joined the growing list of candidates seeking to run for the first congressional district following the...