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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Jones, Ensler seek to expand lieutenant governor’s role
Poll: The 2027 Montgomery mayor’s race could be a tight one
Wess highlights Alabama’s rural healthcare crisis, criticizes Moore’s voting record
Alabama sample ballots now available for Nov. 3 General Election
Race rater narrows GOP edge in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
- Governor
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
Gov. Ivey marks 25th anniversary of September 11
Gov. Ivey honors Alabama workers in Labor Day message
Governor sets execution date for man convicted of 1991 murders
Doug Jones urges cost-sharing delay to protect Alabama SNAP benefits
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
Target Circle Deal Days returning October 6 and 7
Alabama remains without legal sports betting as NFL season begins
Labor-affiliated investment group sends letter to Mercedes requesting recommitment to company principles
Alabama Trucking Association releases song honoring drivers
NFIB reports slight dip in small business optimism
- National
Britt attends signing of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
House passes Russia, Iran sanctions bill backed by Britt
House passes agroterrorism preparedness bill to protect food supply
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
House passes Palmer bill to recover critical minerals from waste
- Education
Alabama Libraries face new pressure over transgender book ban
Public charter commission OKs charter school merger, FY28 budget request
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
ACHE Commission holds September 2026 meeting
Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Americans” coming to Atmore’s Strand Theater
- Health
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients
Lakeland Community Hospital receives grant to expand rural healthcare access
- Opinion
police stories
Featured Opinion
There is no single scene that better exemplifies the underlying friction between American law enforcement and the non-white public it is meant to serve...
Elections
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions said on social media that he will “never stop fighting” for law enforcement officers. This was in response...
News
Montgomery Police Department Detective Tanisha Pughsley died early Monday from a gunshot wound. “Our entire community today mourns the death of one of our...
Courts
Trinell King was driving his girlfriend’s car to give an acquaintance, Donavan Brown, a ride when a Warrior Police Department officer pulled him over...
Featured Opinion
Alabama is beset by a worldwide pandemic, economic collapse and a growing cry for social justice for its black citizens. Anyone of these crises...
Elections
Former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, spoke to an online meeting of the Fayette County Republican Party on Tuesday evening. “It is my wife’s...
News
The way law enforcement in Alabama’s capital city police citizens is about to change. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley...
Education
The circumstances that prompted an FBI raid of a north Alabama school superintendent’s home on Tuesday remain unclear. An FBI spokesperson confirmed that the...
National
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) voiced his support Thursday for law enforcement in Huntsville. As has been widely reported, the Huntsville Police Department...