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- Elections
Justice Tommy Bryan announces bid for re-election to Alabama Supreme Court
District 10 election challenge moves towards House hearing
Justice Sarah Stewart takes large fundraising lead
Speaker Ledbetter endorses Chris McCool for Alabama Supreme Court
Opinion | Five seats on the Alabama Supreme Court up for election in 2024
- Governor
Governor releases statements following successful Special Session
Governor issues executive order to “cut red tape” for citizens, businesses
Ivey calls for $1B in tax rebates, sets Special Session in State of the State
Full text: Gov. Kay Ivey’s 2023 State of the State address
Gov. Ivey announces grants to support domestic violence shelters
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
SCOTUS rejects street preacher’s First Amendment case against the University of Alabama
Britt joins bipartisan group to question Federal Reserve on Silicon Valley Bank oversight
Mexico seizes Vulcan Materials facility, prompting criticism from Britt
Mo Brooks spreads grievance gospel against Alabama’s congressional delegation
Sen. Britt, colleagues introduce Guidance Out Of Darkness Act
- Education
Alabama colleges awarded nearly 28,000 bachelor’s degrees over the last decade
ALSDE launches “Teachers are the Real Influencers” campaign
Sewell to announce funding to support student initiatives at Birmingham-Southern College
One year in, Skills for Success rapid training shows results
Birmingham Talks receives national investment
- Health
Advocacy groups to rally for Medicaid expansion
New Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be established in Demopolis by 2026
Medical associations launch campaign to warn Alabamians of fentanyl dangers
Mental health system faces crises of workforce shortage, uncompensated care
COVID-19 deaths in Alabama reach 21,000
- Opinion
Opinion | Broadband expansion
Opinion | Federal permitting reform provides key benefits for Alabama
Opinion | I moved to Alabama to take a stand against Trump. Here’s why I stayed
Opinion | Law criminalizing panhandling, likely unconstitutional — and unconscionable
Opinion | 2026 governor’s race has begun
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Featured Opinion
There’s a trick that’s often used in Alabama politics — one that Kay Ivey seems to know well. This trick comes in many different...
Opinion
Consider the fact that from the moment you open your eyes in the morning until you close them again at night, you are being...
Featured Opinion
Larry Lee is no stranger to Alabama politics, especially in education circles. For going 50 years or so now, Lee has been involved in...
Opinion
It has recently been reported that several city and state governments are considering laws and ordinances to blacklist federal contractors because they wish to...
Opinion
April 10, 2018, marks one year since I unexpectedly became governor. With only three hours’ notice I was called on to lead.  The tasks...
Featured Opinion
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It is happening again. In the bowels of the Alabama State House, where the rancid sausage of state...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A new advocacy group aims to hold Republican politicians accountable when they stray from conservative principles. Conservatives for...
News
By Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 31, 2017, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) announced several changes in the House Committee...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 12, 2017, the Alabama House State Government Committee gave a favorable report to House bill 425,...
