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The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.8 percent, down from March’s 2.9 percent and April 2021’s rate of 3,6 percent.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Greg Barnes wins special election in Alabama House District 13
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
- 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
New bill seeks to add Alabama rotisserie chicken to SNAP eligibility
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
- 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
Government shutdown: Trump, GOP refuse to protect healthcare leading to shutdown
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
- 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
Alabama commission hears testimonies on drone use in health, disaster response
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
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama A&M students carry forward courage that has always overcome hate
Opinion | It’s time for Alabama Dems to stop fighting and start leading
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
Courts
A Baldwin County man, a natural-born U.S. citizen, filed a federal lawsuit alleging two construction site raids violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
Featured Opinion
From Little Rock to Huntsville, young Black men and women prove again that courage defeats cowardice, and education is the ultimate answer.
Congress
Democrats refused to allow 4 million Americans to lose health care coverage. Republicans refused to compromise on tax cuts for the wealthy.
Elections
Unofficial results showed Greg Barnes claiming the GOP primary for the House District 13 special election.
Featured Opinion
A new rift among Alabama Dems highlights the same old problems that have prevented them from taking advantage of ALGOP issues.
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.
Featured Opinion
History repeats not from forgetting but from human nature, and today Alabama and America edge closer to Sinclair Lewis’s warning.
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.
Prisons
WBHM's Mary Scott Hodgin spent several years investigating Alabama's prison crisis for the podcast, which released the first episode Wednesday.
Elections
Zeigler said he hopes to resume events Saturday if possible.
Elections
The amendment proposes borrowing $85 million to fund repairs and upgrades to Alabama's 21 state parks.
Elections
The most recent polls show Brooks a distant third, trailing behind Britt and Durant by more than 14 points.
Health
Once the COVID public health emergency ends, millions will have to reapply for Medicaid or find coverage elsewhere.
State
We believe this is the perfect time to modernize and enhance the State Parks System.
Opinion
None of these accomplishments occurred because of simple luck, coincidence, or the stars happened to align in a precise path.
Congress
The bills are intended to provide the FDA with resources to end the baby formula shortage and prevent it from happening again.
Infrastructure
The Alabama Port Authority is pleased to announce new ocean service to and from Central America for containerized cargo shippers.
