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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Allbright wins Alabama House District 11 special election
Alabama Senate candidates pledge their support for congressional term limits
Secretary of State: Absentee ballot “harvesting is not being tolerated in Alabama”
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt endorses Rep. Rhett Marques in District 1 race
Ryan Bitters named to national “30 Under 30” list of rising Republican operatives
- Governor
Sen. Britt announces the 2026 Senate Youth Program application opening
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey urges students to “be bold” in back-to-school video message
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
- Legislature
Lawmakers warned of rising Alabama SNAP costs at budget hearing
State Rep. Chip Brown pre-files legislation to bolster commercial seafood industry
Alabama counties unite to protect online sales tax program
Bill to let governor, AG appoint interim police chiefs prefiled for 2026 session
Rep. Matt Simpson hopes death penalty bill shifts legal precedent
- Economy
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
- National
Steve Marshall urges SCOTUS to hear student gender identity case
Sen. Britt signs letter calling for ban on Chinese seafood imports
Federal judge: Montgomery state Senate district violates Voting Rights Act
Rep. Sewell highlights rising grocery prices in new social media video
Rep. Sewell to host live Telephone Town Hall on Thursday
- Education
Dolly Parton Imagination Library expands to Alabama foster kids
PARCA: Alabama high-poverty districts show gains in third-grade reading
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Summer reading gains highlight the Literacy Act’s impact on students
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
- Health
Alabama Department of Public Health confirms case of measles
Opinion | New blood tests that detect cancer at early stages could save countless lives
Tuberville convenes veteran mental health hearing on alternative therapies
Senate hearing in Alabama explores new therapies to combat PTSD, veteran suicide crisis
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners awarded for reducing mental health stigma in licensing
- Opinion
Opinion | The 2026 attorney general, ag commissioner races will be good ones
Opinion | Congress abdicates, executive swells: Democracy teeters on the edge of collapse
Opinion | Hoover is attempting a new medical development with a very weird lease
Opinion | New blood tests that detect cancer at early stages could save countless lives
Opinion | How a Florida ruling spells doom for Alabama’s book banning efforts
Municipal elections
Decatur voters, pending one runoff, chose two activists for city council. But they took the usual route for mayor.
Municipal elections
Barbara Drummond advances to Mobile runoff as questions surface over Spiro Cheriogotis’s campaign ad and his father’s 1987 conviction.
Municipal elections
Amid controversy, the incumbent secured his position, having admitted to being at a public building during a reported incident of domestic violence.
Municipal elections
Ozark's mayor, censured in 2023 after turbulent exchanges and threats, lost his reelection bid, securing only 30 percent of the vote.
Municipal elections
Candidates backed by groups supporting book relocation at Fairhope Public Library faced election, with only one securing a victory.
Municipal elections
Infrastructure
During his tenure, Driscoll implemented major capital projects to position the Port for future growth, including channel deepening and new terminal investments.
Featured Opinion
Two of our major constitutional statewide offices are up for election in next year’s May 2026 GOP primary.
Featured Opinion
The Framers warned against unchecked power. Today Congress cowers, Alabama suffers and liberty erodes as executive authority grows unchecked.
Featured Opinion
Hoover officials entered into a very odd lease to kick off its massive health care development.
Health
We know early detection means everything. A multi-cancer early detection test would be a game-changer.
Featured Opinion
A judge found the Florida law "plainly slip(s)" into unconstitutional censorship, and Alabama is doing the same thing.
Featured Opinion
ABC’s overreach on hemp mirrors failed Prohibition, punishing businesses, ignoring freedom, and enforcing stricter rules than alcohol ever faced.
Governor
All Russian-sourced liquor products should be removed from state-run liquor store shelves "until further notice."
Health
Researchers noted the Black Belt's lack of access to medical care likely resulted in more COVID deaths in those counties.
Elections
Representatives Terri Collins, Jim Carns, Reed Ingram, Paul Lee and Matt Simpson are all seeking re-election.
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.
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.
