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Expanding healthcare access relies on a funding source. Alabama's only current option - gambling revenue - could soon be off the table.
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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
Opinion
We need to keep this money in state for our educational and Medicaid funding rather than giving our money away.
Featured Opinion
Ivey has been outspoken about wanting to fix the gambling problem in this state. Now is the time.
State
A recent Alabama Supreme Court decision left the casino with no alternative but to close.
State
The confirmation came after an Alabama Supreme Court decision forced the state's only Black-owned casino to stop operating the games.
Local news
It was the most money the Commission has donated in years after an increase from historical horse racing machines.
Courts
The filing comes a couple of weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court's latest attempt to unilaterally end electronic bingo.
Featured Opinion
A conservative columnist said GreeneTrack was violating the law. Small problem: the track had followed the guidance of the AG's Office.
Featured Opinion
Without her leadership, the state's citizens will never be given the right to vote on gaming up or down.
Featured Opinion
For purely political reasons, we have the dumbest gambling laws in America, costing us billions and punishing our poorest citizens.