Prisons
Speakers described medical neglect, violence and secrecy in Alabama prisons as auditors reported resistance from the corrections department.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
NFIB Alabama endorses Katherine Robertson, 111 legislative candidates
Alabama GOP moves to protect legislative seats in Madison, Limestone
Sewell demands USPS reopen Hale County post office closed before election
Opinion | So help me God
Opinion | We’ve witnessed the solution to Alabama’s awful government
- Governor
Ivey opens Alabama Academy of Honor induction ceremony
Governor: CHOOSE Act helps student stay at school
Alabama awards $1 million grant for Lockheed Martin’s Troy expansion
Governor closes state offices early in nine counties ahead of Hurricane Isaias
Governor declares State of Emergency for 40 counties in storm preparation
- Legislature
- Economy
Small business optimism dips as labor shortages persist
University of Alabama completes record $2.1 billion fundraising campaign
BBB warns Alabamians to look out for post-hurricane repair scams
Poll: Young Alabama voters feel squeezed, but remain motivated to vote
Jeff. Co. treasurer, fiscal leaders warn Trump policies to worsen housing crisis
- National
Senator Britt calls for US to “use economic firepower” to end war in Ukraine
Sewell demands USPS reopen Hale County post office closed before election
Sewell announces $27M grant to modernize rural rail infrastructure in the Black Belt
Sen. Britt directly secures $2.2M for Samson
Sewell receives an “A” on Defend The Vote scorecard
- Education
- Health
UAB to dedicate $192 million Shelby Biosciences Research Building
HHS declares public health emergency in Alabama after Hurricane Isaias
Seniors say Medicare Advantage cuts could influence their votes
Alabama health care concerns rise as rural hospitals struggle
Alabama Board of Nursing ransomware attack may have exposed personal information
- Opinion
State
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is once again dealing with self-manufactured controversy.
Environment
Alabama regulators adopted water-quality rule amendments to comply with SB71, which restricts environmental standards and defaults to federal toxicity assessments.
Courts
Alabama already allows religious exemptions. The West Virginia dispute asks when the Constitution requires states to provide them.
State
John McMillan, the executive director of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, is stepping down—or maybe not.
Congress
Senator Katie Britt praised working across the aisle, discussed sanctions on Russia, and connected recent unrest in France to immigration.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Winning an election gives a leader power; governing brings the obligation to serve beyond supporters and answer for the results.
Courts
Justices said a lower court used the wrong law, further delaying a case that has already been postponed eight times.
Elections
Republican sources link grocery tax pledge and Tuberville pushback to efforts to defend legislative seats in Madison and Limestone counties.
Congress
Residents found doors chained and P.O. boxes dismantled weeks before the office's expected closure date—a move Sewell said threatens ballot access.
Elections
As Alabama’s election approaches, voters should judge candidates’ promises of faithful, honest service against the campaigns they have actually conducted.
Elections
The Republicans' sudden concern over the grocery tax is proof that we can fix Alabama's government by fixing Alabama's voting.
Elections
Tommy Tuberville has once again waded into the data center debate. And once again, he's likely to regret it.
Opinion
Congress has set December 11 as the date when most hemp products will lose their legal standing under federal law.
Elections
Primary ballot shifts in four major counties give Alabama Republicans reason to examine their record and Democrats an opportunity to compete.
Prisons
Governor Kay Ivey scheduled Jeffery Lee's September 17 execution by lethal injection after federal courts blocked Alabama's planned nitrogen hypoxia execution.
Congress
Anthony Fauci should be remembered as an honorable public servant who did the best he could. But we live in the dumbest of times.
Infrastructure
The funding will support runway repairs, lighting upgrades, taxi lane construction and hangar work across public-use airports statewide.
Congress
Officials said the grant would replace outdated radios, strengthen building coverage and improve officer safety during routine calls and emergencies.
News
The Birmingham-based bottler said the moves were part of succession planning as it expanded oversight across strategy, commercial operations and supply chain.
News
The additions brought expertise in communications, corporate responsibility, safety and operations to the statewide manufacturing trade association’s leadership.
This Matters with Bill Britt
When government decides which history is acceptable, the question is no longer the past but who controls national memory today.
Elections
The former chief medical advisor to the president, Fauci was questioned by a Senate committee about the nation’s COVID-19 response.
Elections
Doug Jones addressed Huntsville voters' concerns about health care, education, gerrymandering and data centers.