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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Manufacture Alabama endorses Twinkle Cavanaugh for re-election to PSC
Alabama Democratic Party delegate qualifying begins Oct. 16
Cox, Brinyark headed to run off for House District 16
Hendrix, Swayne head to runoff in House District 55 race
Alabama FarmPAC makes additional endorsements for 2024 elections
- Governor
- Legislature
State Rep. John Rogers indicted on federal obstruction of justice charge
Alabama lawmakers sign contract with RSA to move ahead on new State House
Speaker supports decision to proceed with the construction of a new State House
Allen pre-files bill to require the National Anthem to be played in schools
Lawmaker pre-files bill requiring insurers to give 90 day notice before cancellations
- Economy
Governor announces major tax reform to benefit small businesses
Bridge + Root named Alabama’s Emerging Retailer of the Year
Alabama’s labor force participation rate remains unchanged at 57 percent
Small business optimism declines in August as inflation drives costs higher
AlabamaWorks announces 2023 Innovator Award winners
- National
Alabama Court blocks de facto ban on birth centers
Austin Vigue announces campaign for 2nd Congressional District
Sewell: Republican government shutdown would harm families in Alabama
Britt, colleagues push bipartisan bill to permanently end budget brinkmanship
Milligan plaintiffs ask SCOTUS to deny Alabama’s appeal for a stay in redistricting case
- Education
Skills for Success courses approved for high school career readiness indicators
Catalyze Birmingham launches grant program to support workforce development initiatives
Troy University reaches milestone with ACHE instructional role change
Leader of DOJ Civil Rights Division delivers remarks at Miles College convocation
Nursing apprenticeships through community colleges see exponential increase
- Health
Demands for Medicaid expansion increase amid coalition growth, new data
Affidavits center on violation of Open Meetings Act by Cannabis Commission
The word “secret” triggers hold on medical cannabis: Who’s to blame?
ADPH approves birthing center regulations amid lawsuit
Multiple lawsuits: Did the Cannabis Commission get it wrong again?
- Opinion
Mass Incarceration stories
Legislature
The bills increased penalties for individual behavior, expanded the reach of law enforcement, and "would add to the state's already dire prison crisis."
Prisons
In Alabama, 26 percent of inmates are serving life with or without parole or sentences of at least 50 years.
Featured Opinion
It is evident that Gov. Kay Ivey is determined to build three new men’s correctional facilities. Ivey’s move is not without controversy, but after...
News
In 2016, together with former colleague Assistant Federal Public Defender Donnie W. Bethel, I wrote, “[p]eople of all persuasions, political parties, and philosophies have awakened...
National
The U.S.’s first memorial dedicated to those terrorized by lynchings, the legacy of enslaved black people and African-Americans who faced the terror of the...
Opinion
By Donnie W. Bethel and Stephen A. Cooper People of all persuasions, political parties, and philosophies have awakened to the terrible toll the crises...
