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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
State Rep. Marques receives endorsements from Alabama GOP lawmakers
Kristin Nelson leads GOP primary race for HD38, survey shows commanding advantage
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Amy Minton for SD10
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Sen. Donnie Chesteen
Bill Morris announces candidacy for Alabama HD50
- Governor
Gov. Ivey declares statewide day of remembrance for Carole Robertson
Gov. Ivey encourages Alabamians to be proactive during National Preparedness Month
Gov. Ivey releases Labor Day message to Alabama’s workforce
Sen. Britt announces the 2026 Senate Youth Program application opening
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
- Legislature
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
Rep. James Lomax appointed to House Rules Committee
- Economy
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
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
- National
Advocacy groups decry LGBTQ+ rights lawyer’s false testimony indictment
Rep. Sewell votes against FY26 National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Barry Moore introduces bill to provide Americans released from custody with photo ID
Sen. Tuberville demands faster action on stalled nominee confirmations
Sens. Britt, Tuberville sign onto legislation to prevent government shutdowns
- Education
Birmingham Promise receives grant from KPMG US Foundation
Dolly Parton Imagination Library expands to Alabama foster kids
PARCA: Alabama high-poverty districts show gains in third-grade reading
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Summer reading gains highlight the Literacy Act’s impact on students
- Health
Americans pay triple for prescriptions while Big Pharma reaps profits
Rep. Sewell files bill to freeze Medicare home health spending, block proposed cuts
PEEHIP board talks rising insurance costs, rural hospitals, drug tariffs
Veterans Resource Center Board talks operational plans at inaugural meeting
Alabama Department of Public Health confirms case of measles
- Opinion
Opinion | Shooting people is wrong
Opinion | A new way to gamble on sports could cost Alabama billions
Opinion | Safe guns, saved lives: a suicide-prevention call for Alabama
Opinion | Cynthia Almond an outstanding choice for PSC president
Opinion | The death penalty for child rape is unconstitutional—and it should stay that way
Donald Trump stories
Featured Opinion
Trump's words don't seem to matter. Nor his actions. Nor his failures. Nor his effect on American workers. That just leaves one thing, maybe.
Featured Opinion
Four House Republicans want the full Epstein file, unredacted. Their GOP colleagues, including those from Alabama, are trying to stop them and stop justice.
Elections
Former Congressman Jerry Carl has launched his campaign, pledging to advance Trump’s America First agenda and conservative priorities.
Featured Opinion
Trump’s appeasement of Putin echoes Chamberlain’s Munich surrender, legitimizing conquest and making grievance a weapon that threatens global stability.
Elections
Moore entered Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, vowing to back Trump, push the America First agenda, and take on what he calls the Washington “swamp.”
Elections
Katherine Robertson’s dark money haul exposes Leonard Leo’s plan to install loyalist AGs—raising questions about transparency, power, and political loyalty in Alabama.
Party politics
Trump’s endorsement of RNC Chair Michael Whatley prompted a delay as the ALGOP shifts its focus to preserving a Republican Senate majority in 2026.
Congress
Representative Terri Sewell cosponsored a resolution demanding the Trump administration release “unclassified files, flight logs, correspondence, and evidence” related to Epstein.
Featured Opinion
As library funding becomes a weapon of political control, Republican Party Chairman John Wahl is leading a dangerous campaign against intellectual freedom.