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Incumbents and moderates were challenged by a slate of outsider candidates.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Election challenge filed over District 10 House seat
Phillip Ensler brings focus on education, public safety as newly elected state rep
Allen: Alabama to withdraw from national voter clearinghouse; Merrill criticizes move
Starnes brings military experience, focus to District 88
Provisional ballots bring Conecuh County sheriff’s race to tie, recount Friday
- Governor
- Legislature
Gidley extends ministry as District 29 representative
HD13 Rep. Matt Woods seeks to be “an effective voice for families”
Speaker Nominee Ledbetter to appoint Mark M. Tuggle as chief of staff
New Huntsville Rep. Rigsby emphasizes selfless service
Stubbs brings varied education, career experience to State House
- Economy
- National
Auburn man found guilty on several Jan. 6 charges
Sewell to continue “Congress in Your Community” Tour with stops in Choctaw, Marengo
Katie Britt begins transition into new role as Alabama’s junior senator
Sewell praises Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she steps down as Democratic leader
Britt calls for unified GOP front after Senate Republican Caucus keeps McConnell as leader
- Education
Birmingham City Council approves $1 million in funds for conflict resolution schools
Filmore named director of governmental relations at Troy University
Ivey awards $1.3 million in university research grants
Ivey declares November as “Thank Alabama Teachers Month”
Education scorecard shows how Alabama districts held up during pandemic
- Health
State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth
Alabama abortion advocates discuss post-Roe reality
Southern Research and Rhodium Scientific send bacteria to space
Cannabis Association issues deadline alert amid increase in applications
As COVID-19 wanes, UAB doctors warn of potential “triple-demic”
- Opinion
Jefferson County stories
Courts
Judge Jimmy B. Pool ruled the Legislature did not unlawfully delegate its authority in creating a commission to reallocate judicial resources.
Courts
The move comes after Tiara Young Hudson, a public defender and former judge, won the Democratic nomination during the May primaries.
Featured Opinion
Birmingham is a city that continues moving forward in a challenging and competitive climate.
State
A survey of Jefferson County residents shows nearly two-thirds of respondents support the unionization efforts at Amazon's fulfillment center in Bessemer.
Elections
Interested candidates have until Jan. 28 to qualify for the Republican primary.
State
Adrine Smith-Brown, a social worker with Jefferson County DHR, is the recipient of the 2021 Alabama Spirit of Adult Protective Services Award.
State
Landing, a company building a nationwide network of fully-furnished apartments available to those in its membership model, plans to relocate its headquarters.
Featured Opinion
"Health policy should be left up to the physicians and scientists, not a panel of lay people who might have political motivations."
News
"Given the high level of community spread, our hospitals need the public’s help in stopping the spread of COVID."
