Courts
The Alabama AG's office recently entered contracts for nearly $1 million for outside attorneys to defend the transgender care ban.
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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 | “Disrespecting” an officer isn’t an excuse to make situations worse
Opinion | Explaining Alabama’s state grocery tax reduction
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
transgender stories
Courts
The case reinforces the likelihood of Alabama loses its lawsuit over a similar law criminalizing the provision of gender-affirming care.
Governor
The bill is one of the few pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community that crossed the finish line in this legislative session.
Legislature
Hundreds of people marched from the Alabama Supreme Court to the Capitol, and then to the Statehouse.
Featured Opinion
There are issues that most of Alabama knows we need to address. I’ll write about them over and over again.
Health
The state spent more than $500,000 on experts and nearly $1 million on legal counsel from influential D.C. law firm Cooper and Kirk.
Health
Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the state is criminalizing a treatment that is the standard of care, and is discriminating against transgender youth.
Courts
Twenty-eight Alabama clergy also joined the brief.
Health
The law would criminalize parents and doctors attempting to provide gender-transition medical treatment to minors.
State
The law restricts discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in Alabama's kindergarten through fifth-grade classes.
