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More than 270 bills passed by the House and Senate were enacted during the 2022 legislative session.
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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.
Elections
The candidates talked about election security and voter access among other topics.
Featured Opinion
Alabama still celebrates Confederate Memorial Day, but only because some people need to be reminded who the real enemy is.
Prisons
The contract with Montgomery-based Caddell Construction was signed April 15.
Education
Alabama's pre-K program was recognized for the 16th consecutive year for reaching all benchmarks recommended by the National Institute for Early Education Research.
Elections
Manufacture Alabama announced endorsements for incumbent Public Service Commissioners Chip Beeker and Jeremy Oden.
Elections
NFIB’s political support is based on the candidates’ positions and records on small-business issues.
Elections
May 17, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail.
Opinion
Katie Britt backs the blue, and she’ll always have Alabama’s back.
Featured Opinion
He has continued that same consistency of longing to be a loud voice in the wilderness of ineffectiveness during his 11 years in Congress.
