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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Cindy Myrex for House of Representatives
Heath Allbright wins Alabama House District 11 Republican primary
Cindy Myrex qualifies for Alabama State House District 12 race
Clint Hollingsworth qualifies for House District 12 special election
- Governor
- Legislature
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Lawmakers pass bill to expand police immunity in waning minutes of session
Bill to politicize Archives board fails on final day of session
Gov. Ivey signs major hemp, CBD restrictions into law despite calls for veto
- Economy
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
- National
Britt speaks on Senate floor to rally support for bipartisan child care bill
Trump administration cuts $44 million from Birmingham Biotechnology Hub
Tuberville introduces bill to expand VA coverage of vehicle disability modifications
Sen. Britt challenges current pharmacy benefit structure
Medical cannabis company files federal lawsuit against AMCC
- Education
Kathy Murphy named new president of Wallace Community College in Dothan
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama
- Health
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Opinion | Harvard’s hotbed of antisemitic hatred must be ended
Opinion | It was a terrible session for the masses, if you care about that sort of thing
Opinion | Failure to extend overtime tax takes money out of taxpayer pockets
Opinion | HB445 and the nose-growing narratives
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
slavery stories
Opinion
Mo Brooks suggested we don't need to talk about slavery because it's bad. But that's exactly why we should.
State
Montgomery celebrated Juneteenth on Saturday commemorating the freedom of enslaved people in America.
National
Decriminalization of marijuana in Alabama has been a key issue for Woodfin.
Prisons
The report describes the widespread, disparate harms resulting from the arrests, harsh prison sentences, and incarceration on Black communities.
Opinion
We must celebrate and reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth. Now, more than ever.
Featured Opinion
This legislation is long overdue. Too many divisive concepts have been allowed to float through the classrooms and state-run workspaces of our state –...
Education
Ivey claimed that CRT currently isn’t being taught in Alabama classrooms, but voted in favor of a State Board of Education ban it.
State
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill making June 19 a federal holiday in honor of Juneteenth.
Congress
The bill will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.