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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Justice Tommy Bryan announces bid for re-election to Alabama Supreme Court
District 10 election challenge moves towards House hearing
Justice Sarah Stewart takes large fundraising lead
Speaker Ledbetter endorses Chris McCool for Alabama Supreme Court
Opinion | Five seats on the Alabama Supreme Court up for election in 2024
- Governor
Governor releases statements following successful Special Session
Governor issues executive order to “cut red tape” for citizens, businesses
Ivey calls for $1B in tax rebates, sets Special Session in State of the State
Full text: Gov. Kay Ivey’s 2023 State of the State address
Gov. Ivey announces grants to support domestic violence shelters
- Legislature
Rep. Ken Paschal sponsors bill governing unclaimed remains of military veterans
Paroles director: “We aren’t interested in microchipping parolees”
House approves overhaul of Alabama adoption code
House unanimously approves bill targeting fentanyl traffickers
Sen. Gudger’s patient visitation bill passes Alabama Senate
- Economy
- National
Sen. Katie Britt grills federal regulators on recent bank failures
Defense Secretary: Tuberville’s blockade damaging U.S. military
Sen. Britt issues statement after Mexican military withdraws from Vulcan’s port
SCOTUS rejects street preacher’s First Amendment case against the University of Alabama
Britt joins bipartisan group to question Federal Reserve on Silicon Valley Bank oversight
- Education
PARCA: Average ACT scores, college readiness dropped for class of 2022
Alabama colleges awarded nearly 28,000 bachelor’s degrees over the last decade
ALSDE launches “Teachers are the Real Influencers” campaign
Sewell to announce funding to support student initiatives at Birmingham-Southern College
One year in, Skills for Success rapid training shows results
- Health
Advocacy groups to rally for Medicaid expansion
New Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be established in Demopolis by 2026
Medical associations launch campaign to warn Alabamians of fentanyl dangers
Mental health system faces crises of workforce shortage, uncompensated care
COVID-19 deaths in Alabama reach 21,000
- Opinion
Opinion | Infrastructure is critical to almost every aspect of daily life
Opinion | Marshall County, Enterprise emerging as Alabama political breeding grounds
Opinion | Credit Card Competition Act can help alleviate costs for Alabamians
Opinion | Now’s the time to repeal the grocery tax in Alabama
Opinion | LaKeith Smith should teach us all a lesson
Black Belt stories
Environment
Two watchdog groups filed the Title VI complaint, alleging the state has not adequately addressed the ongoing sanitation problems.
National
“I am devastated and heartbroken by the tornado damage in my hometown of Selma and throughout the Black Belt," Sewell said.
Congress
The legislation will designate 14 counties in the Alabama Black Belt region as a national heritage area.
Infrastructure
The $348 million include more than $77 million in grants approved for communities in Alabama’s Black Belt.
Congress
This legislation would designate areas within the 19 counties in Alabama’s Black Belt as a National Heritage Area.
Opinion
The underlying prevailing theme emerging from the Alabama political arena this year is that women have arrived politically in the Heart of Dixie.
State
The University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center report, the last in the series, focuses on local leaders in the Black Belt.
Infrastructure
The Education Policy Center report notes Alabama has made strides since 2019 toward addressing infrastructure problems, but more is needed.
Featured Opinion
Perhaps this crisis wouldn’t even exist if the state had done what it should have done years ago: Expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care...
