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The Ratepayer Protection Act stalled in the Senate after passing the House, with Alabama’s delegation backing protections against data center costs.
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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
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
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
- National
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
House passes Tuskegee Airmen post office renaming bill
- 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
Opinion | “Protecting” college sports apparently means allowing the continued exploitation of players
Opinion | The price of convenience is atrophy
Opinion | Bill Baxley and 16th Street Baptist Church prosecution story
Analysis | The Court stops Trump’s ballot-mail overhaul—for now
Opinion | The future belongs to the intrepid
Sen. Tommy Tuberville stories
Elections
The Democratic gubernatorial nominee warns Alabama could face a $174 million burden as food banks also press senators to delay shifting costs to states.
Elections
Tuberville still holds a big fundraising lead, but the Jones campaign seems to be building momentum with three months to go.
Congress
Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville introduced the Senate companion to Representative Dale Strong's PERFORM Act, tying postmaster bonuses to USPS performance.
Elections
The former chief medical advisor to the president, Fauci was questioned by a Senate committee about the nation’s COVID-19 response.
Congress
Alabama senators cosponsored a bill to bar trans women's eligibility after the Daughters of the American Revolution voted down a similar measure internally.
National
President Trump used a prime-time address Thursday to revive debunked claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Congress
The Muslim civil rights group say Tuberville's Senate floor remarks could fuel bigotry, threatening the safety and religious freedom of American Muslims.
Courts
The ruling left Tuberville’s eligibility unresolved as Jones and plaintiffs vowed to keep pressing questions about his Alabama residency.
Congress
Under current law, Alabama may be responsible for paying as much as $261 million as a penalty for high error rates.