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Tuberville and Jones offer competing plans as residency, prison oversight, Medicaid and beef-import battles test Alabama’s political leadership and priorities.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Opinion | You should talk to Thomas Jackson sometime
Analysis | Final brief leaves Tuberville residency case in Supreme Court’s hands
Jones raises ethics concerns over Tuberville’s investment in data center industry
Doug Jones bringing veteran-focused town hall to Anniston
Opinion | As Figures works in CD2, Marques plays games
- Governor
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
Alabama awards $144 million in rural health care grants
Gov. Ivey announces latest appointments to Alabama boards and entities
- 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
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Britt talks data center accountability, defends Trump admin ratepayer pledge
Huntsville-based Seabrook Solutions awarded $317 million NASA contract
ALL.SPACE wins federal agreement to scale satellite communications
- National
Sewell bill would require tax withholding from college athletes’ NIL payments
Figures introduces bipartisan legislation to combat “chameleon carriers”
Figures files bill seeking to block Trump beef import order
Rep. Sewell champions passage of AGOA reauthorization in continuing resolution
Rep. Sewell to host live telephone town hall today
- Education
Ivey highlights Alabama family benefiting from CHOOSE Act
Troy symposium to focus on AI accountability, cybersecurity and public trust
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Rep. Figures introduces Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act
Students appeal UA magazine suspensions in First Amendment case
- Health
Alabama mental health centers receive more than $8 million in rural health grants
VA psilocybin trial offers Alabama veterans new hope
Report: SNAP cuts deepen food insecurity in the Deep South
Opinion | Proposed Medicare changes could make timely care harder for Alabama seniors
Rep. Sewell praises FDA approval of breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug
- Opinion
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
Opinion | From Eden to Alexandria to artificial intelligence
Opinion | You should talk to Thomas Jackson sometime
Opinion | America needs food security, not foreign mystery meat
Opinion | As Figures works in CD2, Marques plays games
Tommy Tuberville stories
Elections
The challengers strengthen their case for remand but leave procedural obstacles that could still keep the evidence from a courtroom.
Courts
Tuberville gives the Alabama Supreme Court several paths to affirm dismissal without deciding whether he satisfies the constitutional residency requirement.
Elections
Our political system only works if we have two viable choices. It's the only thing that forces the politicians to listen to the people.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Jones challenges Tuberville as Alabama confronts data-center growth, public broadcasting scrutiny, library restrictions and the limits of local political power.
Elections
An independent voter prompted Jones to renew his debate challenge during the eighth stop of his statewide town hall series.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Jones and Tuberville clash over retirement security while Alabama weighs congressional control, research investment, regional inequality and renewed grocery taxes.
Courts
A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge dismissed the case filed by Tuberville's challenger in the ALGOP primary.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
The court weighs enforcement, Democrats choose new leadership, Republicans target open primaries and a redrawn district reshapes November’s congressional battle.
Courts
A pro se lawsuit faced procedural hurdles as ballot deadlines loomed, with an expedited ruling possible before certification.