Legislature
The Legislature will return on March 1 with the House convening at 1:30 p.m. and the Senate at 2:30 p.m.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey taps Grace Jeter as Covington County circuit judge
Gov. Ivey encourages summer reading for Alabama students
Gov. Ivey appoints Michael Godwin to Montgomery County District Court
Gov. Ivey appoints Grayson Murray to Franklin County Commission
- Legislature
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers picked winners and losers, and hundreds of hemp businesses lost everything
Selfless love: House minority leader, wife recovering following successful kidney transplant
Opinion | Texas governor vetoes hemp ban, Alabama chooses chaos and criminal charges
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
State Rep. Susan DuBose to hold town hall meeting on June 17
- Economy
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
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
- National
House Democrats reintroduce abortion rights bill on Dobbs anniversary
Rep. Sewell cosponsors resolution to cease U.S. hostilities with Iran
Alabama’s only civil legal aid faces elimination under proposed cuts
Sen. Tuberville calls on Trump to fire Fed chair despite questionable legal authority
Britt attacks use of synthetic food dyes, praises FDA phase out plan
- Education
Opinion | Alabama education policy needs improvements
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
- Health
The Renewal Project announces statewide launch
EPA data shows 165M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
Alabama Medical Association thanks Trump for prioritizing doctor visa applications
Republican budget could cost billions for Alabama, other states yet to expand Medicaid
Alabama health facilities seek to expand mental health, geriatric care
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers picked winners and losers, and hundreds of hemp businesses lost everything
Opinion | Alabama education policy needs improvements
Opinion | We all lose with European drug price controls
Opinion | You get what you vote for
Opinion | Ainsworth steps back — for now. But don’t count him out
Elections
Unofficial results showed Republican Representative Matt Woods handily beat progressive community organizer Ryan Cagle.
Congress
House Democrats reintroduce abortion rights bill to restore access as Alabama continues enforcing strict post-Dobbs reproductive health bans.
Featured Opinion
To make sense of Alabama lawmakers forcing hundreds of businesses to close, just follow the money.
Legislature
"God put me with my angel," House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels said after receiving a kidney from his wife.
News
Earlier this month, mass protests broke out in California and the greater Los Angeles area in response to the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive efforts...
Health
The groundbreaking organization will address the most constant barrier to reliable care for patients: cost.
Economy
The third round of Alabama’s SEEDS grant program opens July 1, 2025, offering $23.2 million to strengthen the state’s industrial site portfolio.
Municipal elections
A local businessman and attorney, Silverstein touted his vision for Mountain Brook.
Opinion
Ryan Cagle is everything people say they want in a candidate for public office. So why won't people vote for him today in SD5?
Featured Opinion
History favors the patient and prepared. Just ask Jackson, Houston — or Churchill.
Featured Opinion
Trump pushed America into another Middle Eastern conflict, making us less safe and things more chaotic than ever before. When does the greatness start?
Opinion
Violence prevention isn’t just about data or funding — it’s about presence.
State
The Selma to Montgomery marches helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Legislature
The Small Business Relief and Revitalization Act includes corporate and income tax relief, as well as sales tax and business personal property tax relief.
Prisons
The county coroner said Victor Russo was found unresponsive in his cell with apparent blunt force trauma and died two days later at a...
Featured Opinion
As late as last week, a whole bunch of prominent Republicans (and not-so-prominent Republicans) were cheering on Russia and Putin.
Opinion
I will continue to carry a handgun and will do so legally whatever that requirement may be.
Legislature
Republican leaders in the Senate pointed to American Rescue Plan funding, broadband expansion and tax cuts, among other items.
Featured Opinion
The Angry White Men are so afraid of others who are not like them because they’ll soon be the minority.
Legislature
The series of bills appropriates portions of the state's general fund to build new prisons, fund programs for children and small business loan programs.
Legislature
About 40 percent of abortions in America are chemical abortions.
