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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Katherine Robertson wins ALFA endorsement for AG campaign
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses candidates for 2026 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
- 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
National publication ranks Alabama as a top state for doing business
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
- National
Rep. Sewell releases statement on government shutdown
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
- Education
Troy University’s annual Giving Day set for Tuesday, October 7
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
- Health
Jackson Hospital on brink of closure, officials tell Montgomery City Council
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
- Opinion
Opinion | No surprise, Republicans are lying about the cause of the shutdown
Opinion | Promoting infrastructure in early America
Opinion | Alabama’s adult education is one of nation’s best — a 60 year legacy
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
Health
With only $2 million left, officials warned the city council that Jackson Hospital faced imminent closure without a critical loan to cover expenses.
News
New legislation creates the crime of human smuggling and requiring officers to contact ICE if citizenship can't be verified.
News
A fourth lawsuit accuses Camp SAYLA of systemic child abuse due to severe oversight failures.
Featured Opinion
As Democrats have finally found their spine and stood up for America's working class and poor, Republicans are just flatly lying.
Elections
Robertson secured a major endorsement from the Alabama Farmers Federation, building on previous high-profile backing from conservative organizations and law enforcement.
Opinion
While not the first, the Erie Canal was certainly one of the major regional economic development activities undertaken by any government in America.
News
Target introduced a first-of-its-kind accessible self-checkout, developed with and for guests with disabilities.
Opinion
Over the past six decades, Alabama’s Adult Education Programs have been transformed by a quiet revolution.
Featured Opinion
From Little Rock to Huntsville, young Black men and women prove again that courage defeats cowardice, and education is the ultimate answer.
Featured Opinion
A new rift among Alabama Dems highlights the same old problems that have prevented them from taking advantage of ALGOP issues.
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.
State
The deadly October storms inundated much of Birmingham's metro area, including Pelham and Hoover.
Legislature
Opponents say the permits create opportunities to get violent criminals off the streets.
Elections
The PAC says it supports limited government and economic freedom.
Elections
Boozer was appointed treasurer by Gov. Kay Ivey in October to fill the unexpired term of John McMillan through 2022.
Local news
Uche Bean, 32, was appointed deputy in November and has worked within the mayor's office for over three years.
State
Pfizer's Paxlovid pill is designed for the treatment of mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19 in patients 12 and older.
Governor
Casey Rogers, former director of state legislative programs at ALFA, was appointed external affairs director for the governor Tuesday.
Health
A pair of studies from Britain found fewer hospitalizations associated with the omicron variant but noted spread was much faster.
Education
The program, originally started during the Trump administration, was set to expire on Feb. 1
