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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Questions rise as Mitchell challenges Robertson’s campaign funding
Alabama Forestry Association announces judicial endorsements for 2026
Gov. Ivey will not call special session to redraw district maps found to violate the VRA
Law enforcement leaders across Alabama endorse Pamela Casey for attorney general
Public Service Commissioner Jeremy Oden announces run for reelection
- Governor
Gov. Ivey will not call special session to redraw district maps found to violate the VRA
Gov. Ivey announces appointments across multiple state entities
Gov. Ivey declares September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaim October 12 as Farmers’ Day in Alabama
Gov. Ivey prepares to administer Rural Health Transformation Program
- Legislature
Alabama Board of Pharmacy faces backlash over Open Meetings Act violation
Lawmaker proposes bill forcing schools to lead pledge of allegiance or lose funding
Sen. April Weaver to co-chair healthcare committee of Rural Roadmap Initiative
Baldwin County delegation announces appointment of new chief of staff
Rep. Mack Butler re-files “Don’t Say Gay” bill for 2026 session
- Economy
Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion
Manufacture Alabama adds four new directors to board
NFIB: Small business job openings fall to lowest level since July 2020
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
- National
Cover Alabama urges Congress to extend ACA tax credits as part of budget negotiations
Alabama delegation reacts to spending bill failure as shutdown deadline looms
Alabama Democrats vote against resolution honoring life of Charlie Kirk
Rep. Sewell votes against “partisan” Republican spending bill
Sen. Britt discusses dangers of AI chatbots in Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
- Education
New director to lead high performance computing and data center at UA
A&M President Wims testifies before Congress on agriculture, food security threats
Auburn University employees fired over “hurtful, insensitive” comments, president says
Westervelt Company CEO tapped for Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board
Valiant Cross elementary school to move to ASU campus
- Health
Pre-filed bill would eliminate prostate cancer screening costs for high-risk men
Local pediatricians combat fear of Tylenol use during pregnancy
Alabama hospitals to face millions in losses if ACA subsidies expire
Gov. Ivey declares September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Non-emergency medical transporters express frustration with Alabama Medicaid Agency
- Opinion
Opinion | Sports figures in politics is fine. If they bring sports’ lessons with them
Opinion | Wrapped in flag and cross, history’s warning is knocking at America’s door
Opinion | The quality candidate problem
Opinion | It wasn’t always this way
Opinion | Alabama determined to stay in the past when it comes to gambling
Congress
A nonpartisan alliance of groups urged Congress to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits, critical for 400,000 Alabamians' coverage.
News
After a traffic stop led to ICE detention, a Birmingham woman agreed to leave the country due to a lack of medical care.
Elections
Mitchell says he's sounding the alarm due to concerns about integrity in the attorney general race.
Featured Opinion
Alabama has a habit of tapping sports to find political leaders. It would just be nice if they brought lessons from sports with them.
Infrastructure
These funds will support 23 diverse initiatives across Coastal Alabama, focusing on environmental education, water quality, and recreational access.
Courts
A federal judge said the unconstitutional districts posed more potential harm on voters.
Elections
Ivey’s decision follows the Supreme Court requesting briefs on majority-minority districts’ constitutionality in voting rights case Louisiana v. Callais.
Health
Advocacy groups said Livingston's bill is a crucial step toward improving prostate cancer treatment and reducing the cancer burden in Alabama.
Featured Opinion
Alabama voters complain often about a lack of quality candidates. The problem is, even when there are quality candidates, we often don't choose them.
Featured Opinion
It's not normal for the president to say crazy things. It's happening because we broke America. And now the kids will have to fix...
Featured Opinion
Rhetoric in the Alabama AG's race shows once again how state politicians distort the gambling issue for personal political gain.
Economy
More than half of employers said that inflation is having a substantial impact on their business.
Congress
This legislation would designate areas within the 19 counties in Alabama’s Black Belt as a National Heritage Area.
News
Greenetrack CEO Nat Winn called the taxes "a political and financial lynching," but said his business will follow the law.
Elections
A subcommittee found substantial evidence that Martin violated bylaws of the party as well as multiple canons of judicial ethics.
Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear Merrill v. Milligan later this fall.
Courts
The brief asserts that the Alabama Legislature’s plan cracks residents of the Black Belt among four different districts and robs the region of effective...
State
Eligible employees can get up to eight quarterly bonuses before the two-year grant period ends in September 2023.
Congress
The hour-long event will conclude with a Q&A session during which Sewell and her guests will take questions directly from constituents.
Featured Opinion
In an advisory opinion, the commission determined it is not required to disclose exculpatory information to those subject to its investigations.
