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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Rep. Jamie Kiel chosen for national Emerging Leaders program
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Nine
Senate passes bill expanding Public Service Commission, freezing power rate increases
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Alabama Senate foregoes prison oversight bill in favor of pilot program
- Economy
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
- National
Rep. Figures secures over $3 million for Montgomery region projects
Alabama airman Alex Klinner killed in Iraq in refueling plane crash
Reps. Sewell, Rogers introduce bill to address rural wastewater crisis
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
- Education
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
National
Three of the six airmen, including Klinner, killed in a refueling plane crash were assigned to the Birmingham-based 99th Refueling Squadron.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
In the latest “This Matters,” Bill Britt explores why hope is not optimism, but a courageous refusal to surrender freedom.
Courts
The lawsuit alleges the library violated the group's constitutional rights by blocking religious gatherings.
Featured Opinion
Republicans still control every lever of state government in Alabama. The question is whether they can continue governing together.
Congress
Shomari Figures announced funding to support infrastructure along Interstate 65 and bolster the technology sector during a press conference with local leaders.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Opinion
General George Washington outmaneuvered British forces 250 years ago, using captured artillery to force an evacuation from Boston without a bloody frontal assault.
Legislature
Lawmakers advanced multi-billion dollar budget proposals and debated energy policy as the session moved toward its final weeks in Montgomery.
Opinion
State leaders moved to expand the Public Service Commission after out-of-state groups influenced recent elections in neighboring Georgia.
Legislature
The Senate unanimously passed a bill expanding the Public Service Commission, adding district seats and temporarily banning power rate increases until 2029.
Economy
Senators voted to shorten tax abatement periods for data centers, citing concerns over high energy consumption and rising utility costs.
Opinion
Everything on earth will rust or rot, and that’s what will happen to most of the stuff you covet today.
Opinion
A longtime Republican leader warns that party infighting mirrors the fragmentation that ended the Alabama Democratic Party’s decades of political dominance.
Education
I believe that expanding parental choice has played a significant role in Alabama’s comeback story.
Featured Opinion
When one political party becomes too powerful, the first inclination is to protect that power. It always leads to failure.
Opinion
The stench of politics surrounding Space Command becomes exponentially stronger with each day that passes.
Congress
The FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill now moves to the full Senate.
Local news
Rep. Sewell, Secretary Fudge, and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin will meet with residents at Smithfield Court and hold a press conference.
Special Session
The new map still contains only one majority Black district in opposition to the mandates of the federal court.
Special Session
The NRF was an early supporter of the plaintiffs in Caster v. Allen, which was consolidated into Allen v. Milligan.
Featured Opinion
The special session was simply a partisan exercise of raw political power that laid waste to justice and fairness.
Governor
Similar legislation has stalled thus far in the Legislature, but it has remained a priority of the Alabama Republican Party.
State
The grants will enable 18 community service agencies to provide funding to help low-income families heat and cool their homes.
Special Session
With the special session adjourned, the fight over the redistricting process returns to the courts with a hearing set for Aug. 14.