Elections
Lawmakers advanced the measure following a tense public hearing where attendees pinned the measure as an attempt to disenfranchise Black voters.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Opinion | When faith becomes exclusion in public life
McCaney pledged no dark money before sharing attack ad
Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition
Opinion | Alabama Republicans are trying to steal your voting power. Fight like hell!
Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett attacks primary opponent over Republican voting record
- Governor
Advocacy orgs deride special session to delay primary for new maps
Gov. Ivey awards grants in support of sexual assault victims
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm retires
Gov. Ivey awards funding for programs assisting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault
Gov. Ivey awards funds to south Alabama organizations assisting victims
- Legislature
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition
House advances bill to provide special elections in case court allows old Congressional maps
- Economy
- National
- Education
Gov. Ivey introduces another CHOOSE Act family
Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Stillman announces Magic Johnson as 150th anniversary commencement speaker
- Health
Marilyn Lands talks contraception, IVF legislation, reelection bid
Rep. Aderholt applauds new Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Free healthcare clinic served more than 465 patients in Montgomery
Opinion | Are we eating ourselves to death?
- Opinion
Opinion | When faith becomes exclusion in public life
Opinion | Don’t fall for the GOP spin on the Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling
Opinion | Why does Rep. Ernie Yarbrough hold such contempt for public education?
Opinion | Mike Ball: The vanishing home of the moderate conservative
Opinion | Alabama Republicans are trying to steal your voting power. Fight like hell!
Legislature
Speaker says remarks were misconstrued during discussion of Alabama’s congressional map litigation now moving toward Supreme Court review.
Elections
Wes Allen’s refusal to visit a mosque or synagogue reveals a troubling shift in how politics defines civic belonging.
Special Session
The bills already face challenges in federal court as a federal court denied the state's motion to lift its injunction.
Opinion
Republicans just spent a solid week lying to you about the recent Supreme Court decision and Alabama's voting maps.
Opinion
The column argued Yarbrough’s relentless attacks on schools and teachers looked less like policy differences and more like a personal crusade.
This Matters with Bill Britt
In this edition of This Matters, Bill Britt explores how leaders who stop listening to dissent risk losing touch with reality—and the truth itself.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Alabama’s redistricting battles, Freedom Riders legacy and emerging political shifts reveal deeper struggles over power, identity and representation.
Courts
Three-judge panel rejects Wes Allen’s emergency request, saying only the Supreme Court can decide Alabama’s congressional map dispute now.
Elections
Campaign finance records show overlapping payments among Alabama Values PAC, Farm PAC and an obscure Wyoming firm tied to GOP attacks.
Prisons
Lawmakers paused an ADOC contract until questions about the canceled health contract, the emergency NaphCare deal, and oversight concerns could be answered
Elections
They wouldn’t be trying so hard to take your voting power away unless they were scared to death you were going to use it.
Featured Opinion
The death of racism has been greatly exaggerated.
Elections
The Supreme Court's recent opinion in a Louisiana voting case requires that states governed by racists at least try to mask their racism.
Opinion
I can think of nobody more divisive, or anyone who revels more in the heat of political fires, than Donald Trump.
Elections
Larriett escalated the Democratic primary fight, citing Kyle Sweetser’s past Trump votes and Republican ties as disqualifying ahead of the May 19 contest.
News
The first round of 2026 funding backed 26 local road projects, with more awards expected later this year and matching dollars from communities.
Economy
Small business hiring softened for a second straight month, even as owners reported stubbornly high job openings and a shortage of qualified applicants.
News
The three-day event will pair guided birding with Black Belt history, culture and ecotourism across eight counties from July 31 to August 2.
Special Session
Democrats warned the proposal defied a federal injunction and revived maps ruled discriminatory.
Elections
The Alabama Senate passed Senate Bill 1, legislation allowing for a special primary election for SD25 and SD26.
Elections
The Birmingham Democrat defended her 16-year record, prioritized voting rights and public safety, and argued her challengers lacked the experience to serve District 60.
Courts
The arraignment hearing in the Department of Justice’s case against the SPLC is set for May 7.
Elections
The Huntsville Democrat hopes to build bipartisan backing for reproductive health protections while emphasizing the need for affordability and government reform.