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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
BamaCarry endorses Andrew Sorrell for Secretary of State run
Candidate speaks after stalker guilty plea, says courage will guide campaign
Allbright wins Alabama House District 11 special election
Alabama Senate candidates pledge their support for congressional term limits
Secretary of State: Absentee ballot “harvesting is not being tolerated in Alabama”
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey urges students to “be bold” in back-to-school video message
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
- Legislature
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
Stubbs named vice chair of House County and Municipal Government Committee
Lawmakers warned of rising Alabama SNAP costs at budget hearing
- Economy
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
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
- National
Trump announces Space Command will return to Alabama
Lawsuit over Orange Beach body cam heads to court
Steve Marshall urges SCOTUS to hear student gender identity case
Sen. Britt signs letter calling for ban on Chinese seafood imports
Federal judge: Montgomery state Senate district violates Voting Rights Act
- Education
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
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
- Health
Veterans Resource Center Board talks operational plans at inaugural meeting
Alabama Department of Public Health confirms case of measles
Opinion | New blood tests that detect cancer at early stages could save countless lives
Tuberville convenes veteran mental health hearing on alternative therapies
Senate hearing in Alabama explores new therapies to combat PTSD, veteran suicide crisis
- Opinion
Opinion | Dark money empire targets Alabama in a national battle to rule the law
Opinion | In court-ordered redistricting, Republicans are in a box they helped build
Opinion | Labor Day was built on strikes and blood, not barbecues and sales
Opinion | Heating up the Cold War
Opinion | Maybe the Alabama Democratic Party could try something new
gaming stories
Legislature
The Senate is expected to vote on a bill to create a lottery, casinos and expand Indian gaming in Alabama.
Legislature
The Poarch Creek Indians and the dog track owners finally did the one thing they've been avoiding: Talking to each other.
Featured Opinion
"The comprehensive gaming bill could be life-changing for many of Alabama's poorest citizens, with only a few minor changes."
Legislature
SB214 would create a state lottery and allow casino gambling including electronic slot machines at a limited number of sites.
Legislature
HB135 would allow people to collect pre-1960 slot machines.
News
Here are the top 10 issues — some old and some new — that are likely to face the state of Alabama in 2021.
News
Strange said that a compact with the PCI would be negotiated after the Legislature passed the constitutional amendment.
Economy
Despite Gov. Kay Ivey’s call for the Legislature to give her gaming study group time to bring her fact-based recommendations, Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Range,...
Economy
A survey of likely Republican primary voters obtained by APR shows that a majority do not support giving the Poarch Band of Creek Indians...