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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
- Legislature
Bill reshaping Archives board primed for final vote
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Eleven
Bill expanding utility relocation reimbursement moves through Senate committee
Gov. Ivey signs HB475, freezing electric rates and reshaping PSC
House passes bill to allow repurposing oil wells for alternative energy
- Economy
NFIB: Small business hiring slows, worker shortages persist
Gov. Ivey signs HB475, freezing electric rates and reshaping PSC
Alabama earns top honors in national CiCi Awards
Sen. Britt attends Hadrian shipbuilding factory ribbon cutting in Cherokee
Alabama home sales rise in February as mortgage rates fall
- National
No, Shomari Figures was not embarrassed at a town hall
Rep. Sewell introduces bipartisan “Save Struggling Hospitals Act”
Judge orders Central Alabama Water to add fluoride
Rep. Strong slams Senate for DHS shutdown, drawing opponent’s criticism
Sen. Britt demands Homeland Security funding, supports no pay for Congress during shutdown
- Education
Auburn student chapter wins award at national convention
U.S. Navy invests $30M in Alabama maritime workforce training
ASU partners with United Methodist Church, Wesley Foundation to support student development
Mark Merrick named Dean of UAB School of Health Professions
UA students sue university over suspended student publications
- Health
The Shoulder launches Operation VETS to aid Alabama veterans struggling with substance abuse
Cancer researchers highlight findings, push for funding at Alabama capitol
Judge orders Central Alabama Water to add fluoride
Gov. Ivey proclaims March 30 as “Doctors Day” in Alabama
Gov. Ivey signs bill allowing Alabama to join PA licensure compact
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama can’t afford unserious politics
Opinion | Is Iran’s past prologue to its future?
Opinion | An odd duck’s journey through faith, politics, and independence
Opinion | We could use a few more lawmakers like Adline Clarke
Opinion | Bill allowing takeover of Montgomery PD solves nothing, makes no sense
appointment stories
Legislature
State Senator Garlan Gudger said a proposal to shift the Public Service Commission to an appointed body lacked sufficient public support.
Legislature
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter appointed Representative Jeff Sorrells to lead the House Committee on Health, filling the vacancy left by Majority Leader Paul Lee.
Local news
State party leaders named former Birmingham Mayor William Bell to the post after a committee invalidated a disputed special election.
Governor
Young will fill the vacancy on the Marshall County Commission left when Chairman David Reed passed away on June 19.
News
Hal Nash, a veteran law enforcement officer, was appointed Chair of Alabama’s Pardons and Paroles Board
Courts
Jeter is the first female circuit judge to serve in Covington County.
Governor
J. Scott Brewer receives judgeship after 16 years as an assistant district attorney in Talladega County courtrooms.
State
Hammond has served as an assistant district attorney in the office she now holds since 1994.
State
Nivory Gordon was appointed Tuesday by President Joe Biden.