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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Jared Hudson gains ground in Alabama Senate race
Farmers Federation endorses Joe Freeman for HD 95
Rep. Greg Barnes announces reelection campaign for HD 13
Sen. Tim Melson announces reelection campaign for Alabama Senate District 1
Democrat Clyde Jones announces bid for Alabama’s First Congressional seat
- Governor
Gov. Ivey awards over $9 million for enforcement efforts to increase highway safety
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
- Legislature
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama Arise announces new policy priorities for 2026
Lawmaker says group threatened to burn his home, land over dog deer hunting
New bill seeks to add Alabama rotisserie chicken to SNAP eligibility
Alabama Board of Pharmacy faces backlash over Open Meetings Act violation
- Economy
Alabama home sales steady despite economic shifts, mortgage rates drop
Secretary of State Wes Allen releases tutorial to help Alabama small business owners
NFIB: Small business optimism declines in September
National publication ranks Alabama as a top state for doing business
Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion
- National
Senate confirms Alabama lawyer Harold D. Mooty III for federal judgeship
Rep. Sewell leads 54 Democrats asking for answers on Argentina bailout
Southeastern House speakers seek federal relief for forestry industry
Sen. Tuberville’s anti-Sharia bills are “bigotry” and “unconstitutional,” CAIR says
11th Circuit halts Jefferson County redistricting order
- Education
Troy University to cover tuition assistance for military students affected by shutdown
Magic City Academy receives five-year contract renewal
Alabama launches digital education network with Apple, Alabama Power
Alabama High School Athletic Association comms director to retire
Board of Education moves to overhaul outdated school counseling plan
- Health
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama sees poor ranking on state Medicare scorecard
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
- Opinion
Opinion | When it comes to messaging, Republicans have rigged the game
Opinion | Mayors’ races settled this year
Opinion | Protecting Medicare Advantage is smart politics that helps seniors
Opinion | A suspect in the Montgomery shooting is out on bond. Because that’s the law
Opinion | From heartache to hope: why protecting and fighting for IVF matters
Alabama stories
Featured Opinion
Congratulations, Alabama voters, you are about to free state lawmakers from the inconvenient restraints of ethics laws. A bill sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton...
Featured Opinion
Teresa and Greg Almond are living in a storage shed. In their 50s, business owners and upstanding citizens, they live in a storage shed,...
Economy
Over 25 years ago, then-business mogul Donald Trump sued the federal government over what he believed was the unfair advantage it afforded Indian gaming...
Education
Despite changing attitudes and decades-old legal precedent, Alabama’s sex education law still requires sex ed teachers to tell students that homosexuality is a “criminal...
Governor
The governor has appointed a new commissioner to oversee the state Department of Senior Services, the cabinet agency that administers programs for senior citizens...
Featured Opinion
Alabama’s state motto is “We Dare Defend Our Rights.” You’ll see it at practically every rest area welcoming visitors to our state. It’s a...
Elections
The Democratic National Committee has had just about enough of Nancy Worley and Joe Reed. A scathing email sent Monday from Harold Ickes and...
Featured Opinion
Sens. Greg Albritton and Del Marsh are sellouts. There are probably nicer ways I could say that, but what’s the point, really? Why am...
News
The Alabama newspaper publisher who called for a return of the Ku Klux Klan has apparently sold his newspaper to a man with possible...