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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
Alabama Democratic Party reaffirms support for removal of state grocery tax
Lawmakers may close Alabama primaries during next legislative session
State Sen. Jimmy Holley honored by Troy University
Human Rights Campaign reviews “record-breaking” year of anti-LGBTQ laws
Legislature addresses primary issues, League of Municipalities says
- Opinion
- National
FBI director defends bureau after Mar-A-Lago raid
Survey: 1 in 5 Democrats won’t support Biden unless he acts on student loans
Alabama political leaders react to raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence
Sewell introduces bipartisan legislation to protect long-term care hospitals
Shelby, Tuberville vote against climate, health and deficit reduction package
- Education
Students say Biden’s promise to forgive debt affected their decision to borrow
New director to form partnerships that support industry, boost UA
Shelby County teacher proselytized students, says Freedom From Religion Foundation
Alabama 3rd grade reading levels slightly improve: PARCA study
Former Limestone superintendent first to be sentenced in virtual school scam
- Health
Parents urge court to keep block on law criminalizing care for transgender youth
Most infectious COVID strain yet is causing a spike in transmission
ADPH switches to once weekly updates of COVID dashboard
Ivey’s office blasts ADPH message on masking
Alabama Warmline expands to 24/7 access to prevent mental health crises
Drummond Coal stories
Courts
A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Balch & Bingham law firm filed by a former coal executive who...
Featured Opinion
It was late 2014, early 2015 and the race to be the next president of the United States was just starting to heat up...
Corruption
Imagine this scenario: A thief calls the local police and tells them that he’s been stealing from local homes and businesses, and that he...
Corruption
As usual, 2018 was a busy year for state political news in Alabama. From indictments and scandals to big election wins and controversial legislation,...
News
When the attorney general of Minnesota learned of the years of pollution dumped from a 3M plant into his state’s waterways, he filed a...
Featured Opinion
Congratulations, Guy V. Martin, you’ve managed to surprise me. That’s not easy to do. At least, not where it concerns someone writing dumb things...
Opinion
Senator Doug Jones and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin have called on the EPA to reconsider placing the 35th Avenue Superfund Site on the National Priorities...
News
Friday a federal jury today convicted prominent Birmingham attorney Joel Iverson Gilbert and Drummond Coal executive David Lynn Roberson in a scheme to bribe...
Featured Opinion
A scam took place in Birmingham. It involved an EPA superfund site. It involved political corruption. It involved poor, mostly black people getting the...
