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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Jay Mitchell urges Katherine Robertson to return “dark money”
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Rep. Troy Stubbs
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth endorses Chris Beeker for Public Service Commission
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Sen. Dan Roberts
Bruce Pearl resigns from Auburn basketball, won’t seek Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat
- Governor
Gov. Ivey declares September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaim October 12 as Farmers’ Day in Alabama
Gov. Ivey prepares to administer Rural Health Transformation Program
Gov. Ivey declares statewide day of remembrance for Carole Robertson
Gov. Ivey encourages Alabamians to be proactive during National Preparedness Month
- Legislature
Lawmaker proposes bill forcing schools to lead pledge of allegiance or lose funding
Sen. April Weaver to co-chair healthcare committee of Rural Roadmap Initiative
Baldwin County delegation announces appointment of new chief of staff
Rep. Mack Butler re-files “Don’t Say Gay” bill for 2026 session
Lawmakers officially pre-file “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” in Alabama Legislature
- Economy
Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion
Manufacture Alabama adds four new directors to board
NFIB: Small business job openings fall to lowest level since July 2020
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
- National
Alabama delegation reacts to spending bill failure as shutdown deadline looms
Alabama Democrats vote against resolution honoring life of Charlie Kirk
Rep. Sewell votes against “partisan” Republican spending bill
Sen. Britt discusses dangers of AI chatbots in Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Rep. Sewell congratulates Selma teacher being named National Civics Teacher of the Year
- Education
New director to lead high performance computing and data center at UA
A&M President Wims testifies before Congress on agriculture, food security threats
Auburn University employees fired over “hurtful, insensitive” comments, president says
Westervelt Company CEO tapped for Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board
Valiant Cross elementary school to move to ASU campus
- Health
Gov. Ivey declares September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Non-emergency medical transporters express frustration with Alabama Medicaid Agency
Report featuring ADPH head highlights threats to public health funding
Healthcare coalition calls on Congress to defend “critical” insurance subsidies
RFK Jr.’s rhetoric, vaccines are safe and effective, CDC scientists are public servants
- Opinion
COVID-19 stories
Health
Alabama's COVID hospitalizations have more than doubled over the last two weeks, reaching 1,925 on Tuesday.
Economy
Twenty-two percent of small business owners reported that inflation was their single most important problem.
Governor
Ivey urged lawmakers to make allocating $1.5 billion in federal COVID aid an early priority the 2022 legislative session.
Health
Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations reached 1,776 on Monday, a level not seen since Sept. 21 and a 239 percent increase from two weeks ago.
Legislature
This possible special session could be called as early as the first month of the regular legislative session, the source said, which is scheduled...
Health
While some public school systems are requiring masks, others are taking a wait-and-see approach as cases and hospitalizations increase statewide.
Health
There were 329 COVID patients hospitalized in Alabama on Dec. 1, and by Thursday that had increased by 343 percent, to 1,459.
Health
The news was a reversal from what state health officials had heard from the CDC hours before on Wednesday.
Health
About 5 million children are now eligible for boosters, but in Alabama, the percentage of vaccinated school-aged children remains very low.