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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Ivey removes APLS board member who criticized threats against agency’s budget
Ivey provides update on Dolly Parton Imagination Library expansion
Ivey announces new round of appointments
Gov. Ivey awards $2.5 million to fight homelessness in Alabama
Governor, treasurer: Alabama will increase investment in Israel bond holdings
- Legislature
Ledbetter supports major gambling bill, aims to end illegal operations in Alabama
2024 school choice bill in Alabama: Size and scope under close watch
Orr proposes bill to cut tax nursing items, feminine hygiene products
Committee continues work to determine distribution of opioid settlement funds
State Rep. James Lomax completes prestigious leadership development program
- Economy
- National
Sewell to continue Congress in Your Community Tour with stops in Wilcox, Lowndes
Rep. Sewell continuing “Congress in Your Community Tour” with new stops
Alabama man sentenced for assaulting officers during Jan. 6 insurrection
Rep. Sewell introduces bipartisan bill to assist rural hospitals
Kelly Clarkson show hosts Alabama transgender teen and supportive dad
- Education
APLS board takes steps to amend code at Ivey’s request
K-12 schools to receive $179 million in Capital Improvement Grant funding
State library service tables vote to discontinue ALA membership
Summer program students gained critical reading and math skills in 2023
Wahl plans to call for state library disaffiliation from ALA
- Health
Stats show Alabama birthing centers primarily serve white women with ability to pay
Study finds more than 1 in 3 Alabamians face mental health issues
Despite high rates of teen pregnancies, STDs, Alabama opts out of CDC health survey
Rep. Sewell to announce major funding for Greene County Hospital and Nursing Home
Plaintiffs argue court should block Cannabis Commission from using scores
- Opinion
Opinion | A change will come; it always does
Opinion | Something strange has happened in Decatur
Opinion | Alabama leaders shine: Competent governance amid challenges this Thanksgiving
Opinion | Porn age verification legislation aligned with far-right astroturf campaign
Opinion | The Iron Bowl and your water pipe
health care stories
Featured Opinion
Voters in this state, compelled by one fabricated, fictional rightwing crisis after another, ignored the everyday realities facing them.
Opinion
Dr. Furnie Johnston, who passed away a few weeks ago at 94, brought specialized medicine to Dothan.
Education
More than 8,450 students were enrolled in registered nursing and licensed practical nursing programs at Alabama’s community colleges.
Opinion
This unfair billing system works against patients. It puts prices out of reach for those most in need.
Featured Opinion
We have no ideas about fixing health care or public education or rampant pollution. But we've got plenty of awful schemes.
Health
One-third of the current nurse educator workforce is projected to retire by 2025.
Legislature
The bill ensures patients at health care facilities can be visited by at least one caregiver each day for a minimum of two hours.
State
The four-year plan aims to propel Alabama to become a national leader in innovation, workforce development, healthcare and economic growth.
Health
PARCA executive director Ryan Hankins said the state is finally positioned to be able to afford expansion.
