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- Elections
Rep. Lomax contrasts tax cuts with Mo Brooks’ legislative record
Bill to close primaries dies without vote
House approves roting rights restoration transparency bill
Opinion | Alabama Republicans are running scared
Opinion | Closing Alabama’s primaries won’t strengthen the GOP; it will weaken accountability
- Governor
Gov. Ivey showcases healthcare legislation signed into law
Governor signs act ensuring athletic eligibility for CHOOSE Act students
Consumer Reports urges Ivey to veto Alabama Personal Data Protection Act
Gov. Ivey signs Alabama Work Zone Safety Act
Gov. Ivey signs the Alabama Post-Election Audit Act into law
- Legislature
Alabama Cannabis Coalition reflects on mixed results from legislative session
ACLU of Alabama applauds parole reforms, but warns Alabama’s prison crisis remains unaddressed
Governor signs act ensuring athletic eligibility for CHOOSE Act students
Consumer Reports urges Ivey to veto Alabama Personal Data Protection Act
Gov. Ivey signs Alabama Work Zone Safety Act
- Economy
Innovate Alabama launches $15M fund to retain, scale early-stage companies
Small business optimism falls as oil prices fuel uncertainty
Alabama Senate sends bill to limit data center tax breaks to governor
Senate passes industry-to-classroom workforce tax credit bill
Opelika hemp store seeks city approval as funds run out
- National
- Education
Gov. Ivey announces record CHOOSE Act applications for 2026–27 school year
Auburn student chapter wins award at national convention
U.S. Navy invests $30M in Alabama maritime workforce training
ASU partners with United Methodist Church, Wesley Foundation to support student development
Mark Merrick named Dean of UAB School of Health Professions
- Health
Gov. Ivey showcases healthcare legislation signed into law
UAB Medicine expands care with new clinics in first quarter of 2026
House passes bill to prohibit vaping in public spaces, rename Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act
The Shoulder launches Operation VETS to aid Alabama veterans struggling with substance abuse
Cancer researchers highlight findings, push for funding at Alabama capitol
- Opinion
Elections
An APR review of Mo Brooks’ Alabama House record shows more than 100 votes supporting tax increases, raising questions about long-standing anti-tax claims
Courts
A countersuit is planned alleging the arrest violated the woman's First Amendment rights.
Party politics
Hooper faced credible allegations of sexual abuse in 2022 when he reportedly groped a hostess at a Montgomery restaurant.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Everyone has an opinion. That’s nothing new. What’s new is how certain everyone sounds.
Governor
The legislative priorities, now law, include measures aimed at improving rural healthcare, eliminating cancer screening costs and limiting items Alabamians may purchase via SNAP.
Opinion
From moonshot feats to a daring rescue in Iran, Americans have grown oddly numb to extraordinary national achievements.
Featured Opinion
As attacks shift from Islam to the Pope, the principle of religious liberty itself is being tested in American politics.
Prisons
Families and advocates gathered outside an Alabama prison, citing years of alleged abuse, costly settlements and a lack of accountability.
Corruption
The former International Motorsports Hall of Fame bookkeeper was indicted on an ethics charge, alleging $159,000 misuse of funds
Featured Opinion
ALGOP has gerrymandered itself into a mess, and its a mess that isn't working for Alabama.
Featured Opinion
Imagine if we even dared talk about dogs the way some of our politicians talk about other humans.
Featured Opinion
Nine years after crisis, Governor Kay Ivey leaves Alabama more stable and better positioned, with a strong foundation for future progress.
Featured Opinion
When did being a pandering bigot become more politically valuable than being a competent, sane public servant?
Elections
The party’s recent actions reveal a shrinking circle of insiders tightening their grip on who gets to run and who gets to vote.
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Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday evening will include a significant focus on manufacturing jobs, despite...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter This is the last part of and interview we recently conducted with PSA Commissioner Twinkle Cavanaugh. Mrs. Cavanaugh...
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By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter In what should have been a routine change to clarify an existing statute a vicious battle has erupted where...
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By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Two of the three candidates for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court spoke to St. Clair County Republicans...
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Staff Report From the Office of Dr. Randy Brinson, Chairman, Redeem the Vote CHARLESTON, South Carolina (January 20, 2012)—With exactly one year to the...
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Staff Report From the Office of Attorney General Luther Strange (MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange called a ruling today by the U.S. Supreme Court “a...
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By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Thursday, January 19, 2012 the Jefferson County State Legislative Delegation met in the Fultondale City Hall with members...
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From the Office of Governor Robert Bentley View December 2011 Unemployment Data Report View December 2011 Unemployment Data Map MONTGOMERY— Governor Robert Bentley announced...
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From the Office of U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus WASHINGTON (January 19) – Alabama will receive $55 million in disaster relief funding to help achieve...