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Mothers described long drives, discrimination and scarce postpartum support, with advocates urging reforms to address Alabama's maternal health crisis.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Opinion | No party is immune to the arrogance of power
Independent Craig Jelks calls on Democrat Everett Wess to exit U.S. Senate race
Alabama absentee voting deadlines for 2026 general election
Opinion | You should talk to Thomas Jackson sometime
Analysis | Final brief leaves Tuberville residency case in Supreme Court’s hands
- Governor
Gov. Ivey honors Alabama workers in Labor Day message
Governor sets execution date for man convicted of 1991 murders
Doug Jones urges cost-sharing delay to protect Alabama SNAP benefits
Alabama awards $144 million in rural health care grants
Gov. Ivey announces latest appointments to Alabama boards and entities
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
NFIB reports slight dip in small business optimism
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Britt talks data center accountability, defends Trump admin ratepayer pledge
Huntsville-based Seabrook Solutions awarded $317 million NASA contract
- National
Opinion | September 11: Always remember
Sewell bill would require tax withholding from college athletes’ NIL payments
Figures introduces bipartisan legislation to combat “chameleon carriers”
Figures files bill seeking to block Trump beef import order
Rep. Sewell champions passage of AGOA reauthorization in continuing resolution
- Education
September is College Savings Month in Alabama
Ivey highlights Alabama family benefiting from CHOOSE Act
Troy symposium to focus on AI accountability, cybersecurity and public trust
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Rep. Figures introduces Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act
- Health
Alabama board warns residents about online physician impersonation
Alabama mental health centers receive more than $8 million in rural health grants
VA psilocybin trial offers Alabama veterans new hope
Report: SNAP cuts deepen food insecurity in the Deep South
Opinion | Proposed Medicare changes could make timely care harder for Alabama seniors
- Opinion
ACLU of Alabama stories
Courts
While the suit is still ongoing, the decision will allow the magazines to remain closed, drawing sharp condemnation from a student press defense organization.
Elections
Lawmakers advanced the measure following a tense public hearing where attendees pinned the measure as an attempt to disenfranchise Black voters.
Legislature
Advocates welcomed parole changes but said lawmakers left deeper prison problems untouched, as overcrowding, violence and transparency failures continued to draw scrutiny.
Elections
Lawmakers advanced a package to guarantee early voting, eliminate absentee ballot restrictions and automatically restore ballot access for some returning from incarceration.
Courts
Plaintiffs argued administrators committed unlawful viewpoint discrimination by shuttering and defunding two campus magazines last December.
News
The ACLU of Alabama and Birmingham Indivisible will host a peaceful rally at Railroad Park to protest racial profiling and defend constitutional rights.
Prisons
Panelists discussed human costs of mass incarceration, low parole rates and prison conditions during a virtual event organized by the voting rights group.
Courts
The birthing centers plan to fight the ruling up to the Alabama Supreme Court.
Legislature
The organization is defending voting rights and the First Amendment while calling for criminal legal reform and reproductive justice.