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- Legislature
Organizations challenging redistricting maps explain their issues
GOP State House candidate questions why he was drawn out of his district
Special session recap: State completes redistricting, passes anti-vaccine mandate bills
Grassroots organizations condemn passage of redistricting maps
Alabama speaker: Special session “one of the most successful” in Alabama history
- Opinion
- National
Far-right activist who says Mo Brooks helped plan Jan. 6 rally will testify
Founder of Alabama’s first Christian network, COVID vaccine skeptic dies of COVID
Alabama congressmen react to Biden’s Build Back Better Act
Carl files bill to increase health care options for outside care
State wins suit against the U.S. Department of Treasury
- Education
U.S. Dept. of Education opens discrimination investigation at Alabama middle school
Alabama A&M University announces transition team
State launches 2nd annual Thank Alabama Teachers Week
Ivey pushes for one-year delay in third grade reading requirement
Jo Bonner named University of South Alabama’s next president
- Health
Judge temporarily blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
New COVID variant omicron concerns Alabama physicians
Medical Cannabis Commission doctor details product mixes, costs
More than half of those with COVID suffer longer-lasting health problems
Medical cannabis draft rules for physicians and patients released for public comment
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Opinion
American icon. Morehouse Man. Shepard to the lost. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was much more than his dream; he was many things...
Featured Opinion
The only constant in politics as in life is change, and the election of State Rep. Chris England as the Alabama Democratic Party’s chair...
National
A change proposed Wednesday by the Trump administration could take away food assistance for 3.1 million vulnerable Americans. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or...
Legislature
There is a general belief among lawmakers that Gov. Kay Ivey will call a Special Legislative Session sometime in the fall to address the...
Featured Opinion
After I wrote a controversial column a few years ago that received a gaggle of ad hominem attacks from characteristically inarticulate readers, a friend...
Economy
Expanding workforce development and rural broadband could very well be the most significant accomplishments of the 2019 Legislative Session. Both actions have the potential...
Economy
We have a vision problem in Alabama. We’ve always had a vision problem in this state. We are perpetually satisfied with how things are,...
Legislature
A recent statewide survey of 500 likely voters published by Alabama Political Reporter found that an overwhelming majority of those polled oppose a proposed...
Legislature
A recent statewide survey of 500 likely voters found that an overwhelming majority of those polled oppose a proposed change in state law that...
