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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Justice Tommy Bryan announces bid for re-election to Alabama Supreme Court
District 10 election challenge moves towards House hearing
Justice Sarah Stewart takes large fundraising lead
Speaker Ledbetter endorses Chris McCool for Alabama Supreme Court
Opinion | Five seats on the Alabama Supreme Court up for election in 2024
- Governor
Governor releases statements following successful Special Session
Governor issues executive order to “cut red tape” for citizens, businesses
Ivey calls for $1B in tax rebates, sets Special Session in State of the State
Full text: Gov. Kay Ivey’s 2023 State of the State address
Gov. Ivey announces grants to support domestic violence shelters
- Legislature
HR20 recognizes Saint Patrick’s Day, contributions of Irish-Americans in Alabama
Legislature approves $1.06 billion pandemic relief spending
Alabama House passes $1 billion ARPA spending bill
Alabama Senate approves $59 million payment to the Alabama Trust Fund
Sen. Figures introduces bills to repeal, add exceptions to Alabama abortion law
- Economy
- National
Mexico seizes Vulcan Materials facility, prompting criticism from Britt
Mo Brooks spreads grievance gospel against Alabama’s congressional delegation
Sen. Britt, colleagues introduce Guidance Out Of Darkness Act
Sen. Britt calls for Banking Committee hearing on Silicon Valley Bank
Garrett Jemison joins Butler Snow’s Regulatory and Government Relations Team
- Education
Alabama colleges awarded nearly 28,000 bachelor’s degrees over the last decade
ALSDE launches “Teachers are the Real Influencers” campaign
Sewell to announce funding to support student initiatives at Birmingham-Southern College
One year in, Skills for Success rapid training shows results
Birmingham Talks receives national investment
- Health
Advocacy groups to rally for Medicaid expansion
New Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be established in Demopolis by 2026
Medical associations launch campaign to warn Alabamians of fentanyl dangers
Mental health system faces crises of workforce shortage, uncompensated care
COVID-19 deaths in Alabama reach 21,000
- Opinion
What is “school choice”? LEAD Academy is the perfect example
Opinion | Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight
Opinion | Alabama wants to build a billion dollar prison. You should pay attention
Opinion | Investing in Alabama’s future with ARPA funds
Opinion | Coming soon to a doctor’s office near you: Cutting-edge research and care
killed stories
Featured Opinion
Tommy Tuberville is a coward. If he weren’t, he would debate U.S. Sen. Doug Jones. The problem with a debate, however, is that Tuberville...
National
Wednesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) said that he supports President Donald J. Trump’s (R) “effort to negotiate with Iran from a position of...
National
Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a war powers resolution limiting President Donald J. Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran. This...
News
Friday, Republican First District Congressional candidates Bill Hightower, Chris Pringle, John Castorani, and Jerry Carl issued statements supporting the American airstrike that killed Iranian...
National
Thursday, Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, defended President Donald J. Trump’s (R) decision to order a drone strike that killed Iran’s...
Featured Opinion
You can take your gun to church, unless the church says you can’t. There is no law that will change this. And there will...
News
Between 2013 and 2017, more than 4,000 people were killed in car crashes in which drivers fell asleep or were too sleepy to safely...
Infrastructure
No reporter has done more to chronicle the story of the Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project than al.com’s John Sharp. Recently,...
Featured Opinion
The Mobile toll bridge is dying. You can feel that things have turned. The opposition has become too organized, indicating that there’s a powerful...
