Featured Opinion
The solution to Montgomery's crime problem—to any city's crime problem—is usually pretty easy to identify and very hard to find the will to solve.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Manufacture Alabama endorses Derek Chen for state auditor
P&CMA endorses Jack Williams for agriculture and industries commissioner
Sen. Donnie Chesteen endorses Rhett Marques for Congress
Katherine Robertson wins ALFA endorsement for AG campaign
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses candidates for 2026 elections
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey prepares to administer Rural Health Transformation Program
- Legislature
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
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
- Economy
National publication ranks Alabama as a top state for doing business
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
- National
Rep. Sewell talks government shutdown, urges ACA tax credit extension
Alabama’s U.S. senators sponsor resolution to recognize “Religious Education Week”
Rep. Sewell releases statement on government shutdown
Government shutdown: Trump, GOP refuse to protect healthcare leading to shutdown
Cover Alabama urges Congress to extend ACA tax credits as part of budget negotiations
- Education
Troy University’s annual Giving Day set for Tuesday, October 7
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
- Health
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
Local pediatricians combat fear of Tylenol use during pregnancy
Alabama hospitals to face millions in losses if ACA subsidies expire
- Opinion
Opinion | There’s a solution to Montgomery’s crime problem
Opinion | A song remembered, a future unwritten: what Alabama must decide next
Opinion | Alabama veterans and seniors need a strong Medicare advantage
Opinion | No surprise, Republicans are lying about the cause of the shutdown
Opinion | Promoting infrastructure in early America
crime stories
Local news
Reed called for accountability and a collective commitment to peace after weekend violence left families grieving.
Congress
Britt joined colleagues to repeal legislation improving transparency and combating brutality, claiming it contributed to a "crime problem" in the city.
Local news
Montgomery's mayor said that while crime rates have improved there's still work to do. He also talked about a city-run school system.
Courts
It is now a felony to sell smokable hemp products in Alabama.
Governor
The combined law enforcement effort to address violent crime in the Montgomery area achieved positive results, with violent crime down 30 percent.
Public safety
With a rate of 213.6 shooting incidents per 100,000 residents, Alabama ranks fifth in gun violence per capita.
Legislature
Aggravated theft of employee retirement benefits would constitute a Class C felony, carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Legislature
The bill create a "presumption of reasonableness" and shift the burden of proof to the prosecution.
Featured Opinion
A decision to cut funding for middle school sports likely helped increase youth crime rates in Montgomery.