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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
- Legislature
Lawmaker pre-files bill requiring insurers to give 90 day notice before cancellations
Lawmakers, ALDOT meet but contract blockade carries on
Bill to criminalize absentee ballot assistance back on the docket
HD10 special election set, candidates start to emerge
Alabama’s Legislative Black Caucus responds to court’s rejection of congressional map
- Economy
Bridge + Root named Alabama’s Emerging Retailer of the Year
Alabama’s labor force participation rate remains unchanged at 57 percent
Small business optimism declines in August as inflation drives costs higher
AlabamaWorks announces 2023 Innovator Award winners
Statewide survey of employed, unemployed youth in Alabama
- National
Britt, colleagues push bipartisan bill to permanently end budget brinkmanship
Milligan plaintiffs ask SCOTUS to deny Alabama’s appeal for a stay in redistricting case
Sewell, Democrats introduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Tuberville’s military hold causing GOP division, more criticism from military personnel
Dark money: The backstory of Alabama’s redistricting defiance
- Education
Troy University reaches milestone with ACHE instructional role change
Leader of DOJ Civil Rights Division delivers remarks at Miles College convocation
Nursing apprenticeships through community colleges see exponential increase
Governor provides update on the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
New computing center expands innovation opportunities at UA
- Health
Demands for Medicaid expansion increase amid coalition growth, new data
Affidavits center on violation of Open Meetings Act by Cannabis Commission
The word “secret” triggers hold on medical cannabis: Who’s to blame?
ADPH approves birthing center regulations amid lawsuit
Multiple lawsuits: Did the Cannabis Commission get it wrong again?
- Opinion
Opinion | “School choice” is a scam designed to hurt the most vulnerable students
Opinion | If it was in your backyard…
Opinion | It’s time for Biden to replace Garland with Doug Jones
Opinion | Live Oak: Reckoning with Alabama’s Confederate ghosts
Opinion | Of course the Space Command decision was political
Steve Mnuchin stories
Congress
This version was $2.2 trillion, slimmed down in an effort to reach an agreement with Republicans who have offered only a $1 trillion proposal...
Congress
The members of the U.S. Senate return to Washington D.C. on Tuesday for what is expected to be a tumultuous post-Labor Day stretch. Negotiations...
National
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued a “Legislative Plan for Small Business Survival,” that included...
Economy
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced Thursday that the Alabama Small Business Commission Emergency Task Force has formed a subcommittee on reopening the state’s economy...
Economy
Early Wednesday morning, the White House and Senate leaders finally reached a deal on a massive stimulus package they are hoping can keep the...
Congress
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, said Monday, “We are going to get this done,” when talking about a stimulus bill that both parties agree...
Elections
Alabama Republican leaders on Monday condemned U.S. Sen. Doug Jones’ procedural vote to prevent the coronavirus stimulus bill from coming to a vote. On...
Congress
The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Wednesday. President Donald Trump promptly signed the bipartisan legislation. The legislative package...
Health
Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, on Saturday commended the House passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The package includes many provisions to protect...
