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- Elections
Heath Allbright wins Alabama House District 11 Republican primary
Cindy Myrex qualifies for Alabama State House District 12 race
Clint Hollingsworth qualifies for House District 12 special election
Alabama Dems hope to use Trump, ALGOP failures to build momentum in 2026
Secretary of state celebrates foreign voter ID legislation’s passage
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs “Powering Growth” plan into law
Gov. Ivey signs FOCUS Act banning cell phones in Alabama schools
Gov. Ivey signs the Speedy Trial Act
Alabamians urge veto of HB445, warning of job losses and hemp industry collapse
Gov. Ivey signs law expanding entertainment incentives to include music albums
- Legislature
Rep. Bolton receives 2025 Shroud Award for “deadest bill” of the session
Gov. Ivey signs FOCUS Act banning cell phones in Alabama schools
Alabamians urge veto of HB445, warning of job losses and hemp industry collapse
Gov. Ivey signs law expanding entertainment incentives to include music albums
Gov. Ivey signs bills to tighten voter ID, expand immigrant biometric collection
- Economy
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
- National
Tuberville introduces bill to expand VA coverage of vehicle disability modifications
Sen. Britt challenges current pharmacy benefit structure
Medical cannabis company files federal lawsuit against AMCC
Tuberville champions Medicaid cuts, ending benefits for noncitizens
Tuberville, Britt sign Growing America’s Small Businesses and Manufacturing Act
- Education
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama
UA College Democrats to hold “Tide Against Trump” protest
- Health
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Courts
Alabama Always claims state commission retaliated for criticism and violated its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights during flawed licensing process.
Economy
With bans on vape and hemp products, Alabama lawmakers staged a performative session that punished small businesses, ignored veterans, and catered to lobbyists.
Featured Opinion
When it comes to the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, there are a lot of very strange stories.
Elections
Heath Allbright won the HD11 GOP primary, defeating Don Fallin, and he will face Democrat Alex Braswell in the general election.
Legislature
The Alabama House Shroud Award went to a failed child safety bill, honored as the session’s most thoroughly defeated legislation.
Governor
The new law aims to reduce distractions in classrooms, allowing students to better focus on learning and improve academic outcomes.
Opinion
No matter which side you fall on, it seems as though someone is misleading you because they simply didn’t get their way on this...
Congress
U.S. House Republicans have proposed an array of spending cuts for Medicaid totaling at least $880 billion.
Opinion
Alabama Republicans made a serious mistake when they decided to slap Alabama workers with a big tax increase.
Opinion
The attorney general’s position is a powerful job in Alabama government, and it appears to be attracting several competent competitors.
Opinion
If you want Alabama lawmakers to do the right things, you're going to have to hold them accountable when they don't.
Opinion
As leader of the Alabama Senate, I have spent much of my time bringing laser-like focus to accomplishing this mission.
Opinion
By Vernon Burns The collapse of the welfare state is at hand in Alabama. It is being consumed in the uncontrollable fire of government...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brook (R) from Huntsville recently agreed to a lengthy interview with ‘The Alabama Political Reporter.’ Among...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Legislature’s Joint Prison Oversight Committee held a meeting at the Statehouse on Wednesday to review the policies...
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By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter According to the Spring 2012 report by the Natioanal Governor’s Association and the National Association of State Budget...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan was in Odenville on Thursday speaking to members of the...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed an executive order creating the Integrated State Law Enforcement Task...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery issued a statement Thursday announcing that she had voted to support...
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Staff Report A new report estimates that more than 500 people died prematurely in Alabama during 2010, about 10 a week, because they lacked...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) this week had stinging words concerning the President’s recent executive order. In an address...
