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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The “Alabama Political Reporter” has learned that for over a month a grand jury has been diligently hearing...
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- Elections
Ben Harrison announces reelection campaign for House District 2
Cindy Myrex secures GOP nomination in HD12 runoff
BCA endorses Caroleene Dobson for Alabama secretary of state
Barry Moore launches US Senate bid, vows to back Trump and fight D.C. “swamp”
April Weaver announces candidacy for new term in Alabama Senate
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey announces Vaquito, the work zone safety dog, as honorary ALEA trooper
- Legislature
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
Alabama lawmakers renew push for death penalty in child rape cases
- 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. Aderholt requests $56 million in community project funds
Sen. Katie Britt reflects on first seven months of 119th Congress
White House announces intent to nominate Alabamians to U.S. district courts
Rep. Sewell to host “Hands Off Our Benefits” episode of Terri Talks
Court orders Alabama to keep using current districts until 2030 redistricting
- Education
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
Alabama AG backs South Carolina in race, sex education lawsuit
Montgomery teacher heads to D.C. for C-SPAN’s Educators’ Conference
Alabama federal lawmakers respond to partial release of frozen education funds
APLS seeks to deem books promoting “gender ideology” as inappropriate for kids
- Health
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
Alabama among top states for attracting out-of-state physicians through interstate compact
Bill reintroduced to enhance religious exemptions for vaccinations, mask-use
- Opinion
Opinion | Is Trump’s economic agenda still capitalism—or something else entirely?
Opinion | Spiro Cheriogotis distorts a killing—court records tell a darker truth
Opinion | I’m a debate coach. Here’s what I make of the raucous Birmingham debate
Opinion | Three down-ballot state offices will be filled by three competent Republicans
Opinion | The new reality is not in your favor
Featured Opinion
Trump's second-term economic agenda raises questions about capitalism, central planning, and whether power—not markets—is now driving prosperity.
Municipal elections
The debate touched on the controversy over a potential domestic violence incident involving Mayor Tony Kennon at a public building.
Health
The bill would allow written declarations for vaccine religious exemptions in Alabama schools and colleges.
Congress
Aderholt requested more than $56 million for Alabama's 4th Congressional District, targeting infrastructure, education, and healthcare projects.
Environment
Award-winning environmental films, exploring Alabama's natural resources and complex issues, were donated to the Birmingham Public Library's 17 locations.
Environment
Alabama's attorney general condemned the push for carbon emission standards on financial institutions, citing potential violations of state and federal anti-ESG and antitrust laws.
Congress
Britt highlighted legislative actions from the 119th Congress, from border security to housing, and safeguarding vital Alabama programs and projects.
News
Southern Research has opened a $98M biotech center, doubling lab capacity to speed breakthroughs in cancer, chronic illness, and infectious disease research.
Opinion
We will discuss the down-ballot races of treasurer, secretary of state, and auditor this week.
Featured Opinion
Until average Americans, and especially average Alabamians, stop falling for the goofy scare tactics and racism, the odds will never be in our favor.
Featured Opinion
From suffragists to today’s Christian nationalists, history warns that rights vanish without action. The fight for democracy is now.
Featured Opinion
If there's no investigation, no charges pending, and the family is OK with it, why can't the body cam footage be made public?
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–”Those of us who regularly think about the prison system in Alabama, realize it is pretty much broken,”...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, DC–Any day now, the United States Supreme Court is set to rule on the Constitutionality of the...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday over 150 participants from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee met in Atlanta at...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced in a written statement that two brothers from Hueytown were arrested for...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter United States Senator Richard Shelby released comments that he made in a Wednesday meeting of the Senate Committee...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a statement supportive of the recent United States...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The State of Alabama is faced with a growing storm of crisis. It mounts on two fronts and...
News
Staff Report A majority of Alabama’s U.S. House delegation has asked U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack why it’s taking so long to...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–No one should be startled that the Alabama Healthcare Exchange exists. But many see the news that Governor...
Municipal elections
