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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Analysis | How a Tuberville residency challenge would unfold in party, Legislature
Local educator Craig Jelks officially launches independent bid for US Senate
Opinion | There’s a better, more realistic way forward for Will Boyd
Marshall remains in GOP primary after Trump announces Moore endorsement
Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee endorses Justice Brad Mendheim
- Governor
Governor expands Alabama school choice with federal tax credits
Governor launches statewide flood notification system after Texas tragedy
Gov. Ivey proposes modest budgets as financial experts warn of looming downturn
Gov. Kay Ivey delivers final State of the State address
ALGOP Chairman Wahl shares statement on Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address
- Legislature
House Democratic Caucus makes affordability center of 2026 agenda
Alabama Senate advances bill to restrict environmental regulation expansion
Senate unanimously advances bill aligning sickle cell commission with ADPH
Gov. Ivey pushes for more veterans to teach in Alabama classrooms
Advocates to rally at Alabama Statehouse for Reproductive Justice Advocacy Day
- Economy
Alabama achieves record $14.6 billion in economic development investment
Alabama home sales drop 3 percent in December amid seasonal trends
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
Alabama home sales stable, prices surge in November report
Gov. Ivey welcomes $10.5M Bad Boy Mowers Tractor Plant, 50 jobs headed to Monroeville
- National
Opinion | Alabama small businesses want choice in health care
Sen. Britt requests DOT funding to complete I-10 Mobile bridge project
Sen. Britt secures $50.7M for Alabama in FY26 spending package
Sen. Britt applauds Alabamians appointed to USDA FSA State Committee
Sen. Britt leads bipartisan letter to CDC urging action on rise in youth sports gambling
- Education
Gov. Ivey pushes for more veterans to teach in Alabama classrooms
Governor expands Alabama school choice with federal tax credits
Alabama State receives Carnegie community engagement classification
Alabama approves $6.48 million in school safety mapping, software contracts
State education committee takes aim at reducing classroom paperwork
- Health
Opinion | A healthy workforce keeps rural Alabama working
Opinion | Alabama small businesses want choice in health care
Alabama Senate committee advances prostate cancer screening legislation
New national report shows opioid prescriptions continue to fall in Alabama
Board of Medical Examiners accepting applications for Medical Cannabis Certification Permits
- Opinion
Opinion | A legislative agenda we should all support
Opinion | Andrew Sorrell, campaign cash, and the quiet shutdown of Stable Revolution
Opinion | There’s a better, more realistic way forward for Will Boyd
Opinion | A healthy workforce keeps rural Alabama working
Opinion | Alabama small businesses want choice in health care
opinion stories
Featured Opinion
As we begin a new year, we must recommit to truth, justice, restraint, and responsibility—because our democracy depends on civic virtue.
Featured Opinion
A Christmas reflection asking whether faith, mercy and love of neighbor still guide our public life today in American politics.
Featured Opinion
How opportunity was eroded, faith fractured, and why restoring the Dream requires honest governance instead of political theater again now.
Featured Opinion
Thanksgiving asks Americans to do more than give thanks. It asks us to tell the truth.
Featured Opinion
Across centuries, political leaders have cloaked ambition in divine purpose, turning religion’s sacred symbols into instruments of dominance.
Featured Opinion
We must not let a horrifying act of political violence serve as the pretense for undermining our freedom of speech.
Featured Opinion
Over 2,500 years after Athens, America risks repeating history—while Alabama’s leaders stay silent in the face of rising threats.
Featured Opinion
In a healthy democracy, would workers striving to improve their lives be met only by politicians’ scorn?
Featured Opinion
Unlike some, I don’t think voters in New York City are any smarter than voters down here in Alabama.