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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Alabama to verify citizenship of registered voters with SAVE program
Ken McFeeters suffers dirt bike injury in attempted Tuberville callout
Manufacture Alabama endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor
In letter, ALGOP chairman says he’s considering Lt. Gov campaign
Gov. Ivey calls special election for Alabama House District 63
- Governor
Gov. Ivey appoints Michael Godwin to Montgomery County District Court
Gov. Ivey appoints Grayson Murray to Franklin County Commission
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
Gov. Ivey introduces new First Dog of Alabama
Gov. Ivey appoints David Reed as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
- Legislature
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
State Rep. Susan DuBose to hold town hall meeting on June 17
State of Alabama agrees to allow more vape products after federal suit
New Alabama vape law bans flavored e-cigarettes in stores
Opinion | Alabama’s GOP budget chairs lead state to fiscal strength
- Economy
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
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
- National
Rep. Sewell recognizes Juneteenth on U.S. House floor
Rep. Sewell to host “Saving Our Rural Hospitals” virtual discussion today
Expanded child care tax credits boost Britt’s pro-family GOP Senate agenda
Figures, Sewell, SPLC President slam Trump over restoring Confederate military base names
Rep. Sewell votes no on Trump Rescissions Package
- Education
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
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
- Health
Senate Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to shutter Alabama hospitals
New report ranks Alabama’s health system 42nd in the nation
Opinion | Don’t let Alabama’s rural healthcare collapse — act now
Department of Public Health warns of suspected measles case in Lee County
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
- Opinion
Opinion | The Alabama Republican Party is heading down a familiar path
Opinion | George McMillan epitomized friends and neighbors politics
Opinion | Don’t let Alabama’s rural healthcare collapse — act now
Opinion | When political rhetoric turns deadly, silence is no longer an option
Opinion | When did Tuberville start caring about SNAP?
Featured Opinion
As ALGOP officials ignore laws and rules, they're pushing the party down a very familiar pathway. One we've seen before.
News
Cleburne County Commissioner Mark Truett posted on Facebook that friends without "cordless hole punchers" arm themselves with pepper spray.
Courts
Alabama’s congressional delegation and state leaders praised the Supreme Court’s decision upholding transgender care bans.
Health
Experts warned that proposed Medicaid cuts would leave millions without coverage, with even greater cuts now threatening Alabama hospitals.
News
The highest honor from the Alabama Hospital Association was presented during their Annual Meeting.
Municipal elections
Elections
The gubernatorial hopeful’s marketing stunt involved a dirt bike, a bold challenge, and an unfortunate encounter with gravity, sending him to the ER.
Health
The report finds that while substantial progress has been made toward increasing health care coverage for all Americans, concerning trends are on the rise.
Congress
Sewell honored Juneteenth while celebrating MLB’s return to Birmingham and Willie Mays Park’s renovation in Fairfield.
Health
Healthcare in Alabama is in a fragile state. The resident physicians delayed today will be the providers missing from tomorrow’s clinics.
Featured Opinion
The Minnesota assassinations weren’t an aberration — they were the product of a culture that rewards rage, dehumanizes opponents, and excuses cruelty.
Opinion
If the Senate’s budget is signed into law, the state of Alabama will still be stuck with the bill.
Featured Opinion
Another sheriff got arrested recently. The lack of outrage from our lawmakers over what is a growing issue is a big problem.
Legislature
A group of protestors — many parents, siblings, or children of incarcerated individuals — demonstrated outside the Statehouse Wednesday afternoon.
Legislature
Three prison construction bills and one sentencing reform bill head to the Senate on Thursday. A second reform bill was killed by Republican opposition.
Opinion
"In the early 2000s, California had a prison crisis that was analogous to what we're seeing in Alabama."
Legislature
The bill, submitted Tuesday, would create two new correctional facilities within Elmore and Escambia counties, each holding up to 3,000 people.
State
Group members criticized the Committee on Reapportionment hearings as inaccessible to the public.
Local news
She will have primary oversight of the probate court’s day-to-day operations. Barker is the first woman to hold this position.
State
“We’re at risk of losing hundreds more species because of a lack of urgency,” said a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity.
National
Fred Gray is a former state legislator, civil rights attorney, National Bar Association president and Civil Rights leader.
Legislature
The $1.2 billion prison construction and renovation plan will be debated on the House floor on Wednesday.
