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Medicaid expansion, free menstrual products in school and greater expansion of voting rights are among the legislative agenda items.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Constitutional amendments now in effect
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
- Governor
- Legislature
New District 89 Rep. Paramore already familiar with the State House
Hulsey brings perspective to Legislature’s focus on mental health expansion
Susan DuBose wants “to be a voice for women” in the Alabama House
Chad Robertson aims to be a voice for rural Alabama
House Speaker nominee Ledbetter announces intentions for major committee chairs
- Economy
Legislative leaders cast ambitious vision to grow Alabama’s economy
Wage gap task force narrows recommendations
Governor promotes Small Business Saturday through proclamation
Online jobs ads in October up 17.3 percent from last year
First Solar to open $1.1 billion Alabama facility, creating over 700 jobs
- National
Rep. Sewell votes to avert national rail shutdown
Sewell nominates Hakeem Jeffries to serve as next Democratic leader
RNC chairwoman forms Republican Party Advisory Council: Katie Britt selected
Tuberville among Senators calling to amend Respect for Marriage Act
Sewell to welcome fellow Ways and Means racial equity co-chairs to Montgomery
- 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
legislative session stories
Featured Opinion
"A Republican lawmaker's bill would result in jail for Trump, Brooks and others had the Capitol riot occurred in Alabama."
Featured Opinion
Let the shenanigans begin! You had to know that when Republicans — not exactly known for their courageous governance in the best of times...
Economy
Once again, Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, will join forces with left-leaning organizations to impose more regulations on payday lending in the upcoming legislative session....
National
Wednesday, State Representative Arnold Mooney’s, R-Indian Springs, campaign announced that he had raised over $300,000 in 30 days in his campaign for the U.S....
Featured Opinion
During the last legislative session, lawmakers could have shown the young girls and youths of our state that they cared about them in their...
Opinion
When the Senate sent its education budget to the house during the past legislative session, the line item for the charter school commission was...
Featured Opinion
I’m going to ask you a question, and before you land on the answer that your chosen political affiliation has conditioned you to provide,...
Economy
The end is near for the legislative session, but it’s not over yet, which means there is still time for a few more bad...
Corruption
The worst bill this legislative session (so far) is dead. Sen. Greg Albritton’s rewrite of state ethics laws — which all but eliminated ethics...
