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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Nine
Senate passes bill expanding Public Service Commission, freezing power rate increases
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Alabama Senate foregoes prison oversight bill in favor of pilot program
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
- Economy
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
- National
Alabama airman Alex Klinner killed in Iraq in refueling plane crash
Reps. Sewell, Rogers introduce bill to address rural wastewater crisis
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
Navy to open major defense industrial facility in Alabama
- Education
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
Alabama stories
Elections
Pointing out Brooks' history in the last Senate race he entered, Durant said Brooks can't get to 50 percent, even with Trump's endorsement.
State
He was 52 years old, and the first person executed in Alabama in 2021.
State
The federal grant will assist the state in addressing pandemic-related and climate change-related issues.
Elections
One day into his U.S. Senate campaign, Durant called into question Brooks' career as a politician and his support of the military.
Featured Opinion
We as Alabamians can and should look closely as to who can and will work the hardest to protect defense and agriculture.
State
Providing for online business filing amendments is the next progression in the plan to modernize the state’s business filings processes.
State
C.J. is the founder of the Free Thinker Project and a student senator for the University of Alabama’s student government.
State
Nivory Gordon was appointed Tuesday by President Joe Biden.
Congress
Sewell was the Alabama member of Congress to vote in favor of raising the debt limit.