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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Constitutional amendments now in effect
Election challenge filed over District 10 House seat
Phillip Ensler brings focus on education, public safety as newly elected state rep
Allen: Alabama to withdraw from national voter clearinghouse; Merrill criticizes move
Starnes brings military experience, focus to District 88
- Governor
- Legislature
Hulsey brings perspective to Legislature’s focus on mental health expansion
Susan DuBose wants “to be a voice for women” in the Alabama House
Chad Robertson aims to be a voice for rural Alabama
House Speaker nominee Ledbetter announces intentions for major committee chairs
Newly elected state Rep. James Lomax brings background in real estate — and youth
- Economy
- National
Rep. Sewell votes to avert national rail shutdown
Sewell nominates Hakeem Jeffries to serve as next Democratic leader
RNC chairwoman forms Republican Party Advisory Council: Katie Britt selected
Tuberville among Senators calling to amend Respect for Marriage Act
Sewell to welcome fellow Ways and Means racial equity co-chairs to Montgomery
- Education
Birmingham City Council approves $1 million in funds for conflict resolution schools
Filmore named director of governmental relations at Troy University
Ivey awards $1.3 million in university research grants
Ivey declares November as “Thank Alabama Teachers Month”
Education scorecard shows how Alabama districts held up during pandemic
- Health
State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth
Alabama abortion advocates discuss post-Roe reality
Southern Research and Rhodium Scientific send bacteria to space
Cannabis Association issues deadline alert amid increase in applications
As COVID-19 wanes, UAB doctors warn of potential “triple-demic”
- Opinion
Featured Opinion
Montgomery was supposed to be dying. Progressive policies and a focus on diversity have attracted major business and new life.
Opinion
One hundred years ago this month, delegates met in Moscow to create the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Legislature
Hulsey's son is on the autism spectrum, and she worked to ensure law enforcement approach people with "invisible disabilities" appropriately.
Legislature
Susan DuBose is the newly elected state representative for House District 45.
Prisons
Marshall said he supports Ivey's review of the state's procedures, but said the death penalty cannot be indefinitely put on pause as victim's seek...
Prisons
Tycia Leon Marshall, a 41-year-old incarcerated man at the Jefferson County facility, was found unresponsive by correctional staff on Wednesday morning.
Economy
The task force will recommend banning employers from asking about salary history, and increasing childcare access and education opportunities.
Legislature
Robertson said broadband access is a top concern as he joins the Legislature.
Featured Opinion
Hooper’s accuser seems to have successfully matched his power with some of her own. And she just might be winning.
Opinion
Michael Stern, an economics professor and former chair of his department, was awarded more than $600,000 in a suit against Auburn.
Opinion
Being mayor of a city is where the rubber meets the road.
Featured Opinion
My priority will be making sure your tax dollars are spent wisely.
State
Bama in a Box was launched during the pandemic as a way to give consumers exposure to quality-made products.
Economy
The monthly total of online job ads for October 2022 is up 1.7 percent versus the previous month.
Local news
The city of Gadsden is rolling out the red carpet for medical cannabis businesses interested in locating in Gadsden.
State
Mark Crosswhite led Alabama Power for more than eight years.
Prisons
The governor asked the attorney general not to seek additional executions for other incarcerated people until after "a top-to-bottom review."
Health
Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the state is criminalizing a treatment that is the standard of care, and is discriminating against transgender youth.
Infrastructure
Most of the money will go toward replacing or improving roads and bridges in the state.
Featured Opinion
Alabama has lost the moral high ground required to stand as executioner. It should at least pause executions until it regains it.
Prisons
The ADOC's Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating Antoine Rudolph's death.
