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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Britt, Ainsworth endorse Tuberville, boosting early bid for governor
ALGOP announces qualifying for HD63 Special Election
Alabama to verify citizenship of registered voters with SAVE program
Ken McFeeters suffers dirt bike injury in attempted Tuberville callout
Manufacture Alabama endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor
- Governor
Gov. Ivey appoints Michael Godwin to Montgomery County District Court
Gov. Ivey appoints Grayson Murray to Franklin County Commission
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
Gov. Ivey introduces new First Dog of Alabama
Gov. Ivey appoints David Reed as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
- Legislature
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
State Rep. Susan DuBose to hold town hall meeting on June 17
State of Alabama agrees to allow more vape products after federal suit
New Alabama vape law bans flavored e-cigarettes in stores
Opinion | Alabama’s GOP budget chairs lead state to fiscal strength
- Economy
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden
Alabama home sales dip slightly in April but outpace last year
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
- National
“Big Beautiful Bill” would threaten local economies, increase inequality
Britt, Rogers, Strong represent Alabama at prestigious Paris Air Show
Medical Association applauds Rep. Sewell’s bipartisan effort to address physician shortage
Rep. Moore’s “D.C. Garbage” advertisement wins Telly Award
Rep. Sewell recognizes Juneteenth on U.S. House floor
- Education
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
Gov. Ivey appointing Ami Brooks to lead Department of Early Childhood Education
Brasfield & Gorrie to build Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences campus
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
- Health
Senate Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to shutter Alabama hospitals
New report ranks Alabama’s health system 42nd in the nation
Opinion | Don’t let Alabama’s rural healthcare collapse — act now
Department of Public Health warns of suspected measles case in Lee County
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
- Opinion
Opinion | Why do we value stupidity over intelligence?
Opinion | Why the oil and natural gas industry has to stay alert this hurricane season
Opinion | The Alabama Republican Party is heading down a familiar path
Opinion | George McMillan epitomized friends and neighbors politics
Opinion | Don’t let Alabama’s rural healthcare collapse — act now
Elections
With top Republicans falling in line behind his candidacy, Tuberville’s run is gaining momentum and establishment support before a single vote is cast.
Congress
APR spoke with three experts about the likely effects of Congressional Republicans’ current proposal for the federal budget.
Featured Opinion
For some reason, voters no longer value intelligence, so our politicians have stopped striving for it. Instead, they pretend to be stupid to win.
News
The Bureau's May statistics represent a continued low grant rate amid talks of reformed guidelines.
News
Senators introduced legislation requiring review of land near military sites, inspired by a Chinese company's attempt to buy land near an air force base.
Aerospace and Defense
Congress
The Medical Association applauded a bipartisan bill introducing 14,000 new Medicare-supported medical residency slots, addressing a growing physician shortage.
Congress
The viral "D.C. Garbage" ad, where Moore declared himself the "garbage man you sent to D.C. to take out the trash," earned national attention.
Featured Opinion
As ALGOP officials ignore laws and rules, they're pushing the party down a very familiar pathway. One we've seen before.
Opinion
George McMillan epitomized the adage that I often use, “friends and neighbors politics.”
Health
Healthcare in Alabama is in a fragile state. The resident physicians delayed today will be the providers missing from tomorrow’s clinics.
Featured Opinion
The Minnesota assassinations weren’t an aberration — they were the product of a culture that rewards rage, dehumanizes opponents, and excuses cruelty.
Opinion
If the Senate’s budget is signed into law, the state of Alabama will still be stuck with the bill.
Courts
Greater Birmingham Ministries filed the suit, claiming the Secretary of State's Office refused to release the information without charging "exorbitant fees."
Local news
Thurmond assumed the role as interim police chief of the BPD after the resignation of the city's former Chief of Police Patrick Smith.
Elections
Ernst said Britt, if elected to the U.S. Senate, will be a "strong conservative fighter."
Prisons
Corey Daniel Gable was mistakenly released from Fountain Correctional facility, but the department's statements, and all news accounts, was that he had escaped.
Prisons
Terrell Penick, 46, died on May 31 at St. Clair Correctional Facility. His exact cause of death awaits a full autopsy.
State
Alabama has some of the weakest gun laws in the country and one of the highest gun death rates.
Elections
ALGOP chairman John Wahl said he expects challenges to the results, which must be filed by noon Thursday.
Elections
The lawsuit was filed by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard and State Rep. Tommy Have, R-Scottsboro.
Health
The 16-year-old girl suffered from abuse from staff and residents at Sequel Owens Cross Roads, according to the lawsuit, resulting in a broken jaw.
