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Alabama’s $40.6 million primary spending reveals how money, access and human nature can reshape the obligations of public office itself.

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Tributes described Graham as a fierce advocate and Trump ally as his death narrows Republicans’ already-slim Senate majority.

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Fixing Alabama's prisons should be a goal that unites all Alabamians, because what we have now is an absolute embarrassment.

The Voice of Alabama Politics

Tuberville’s unresolved eligibility, voter disengagement, Republican factionalism and Montgomery violence reveal the forces reshaping Alabama’s political future this week now.

The Voice of Alabama Politics

July 12, 2026
Tuberville's Court Win, Is it Over?

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The ruling left Tuberville’s eligibility unresolved as Jones and plaintiffs vowed to keep pressing questions about his Alabama residency.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.() Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.()

Courts

A judge dismissed the eligibility challenge on jurisdictional grounds, leaving Alabama’s seven-year requirement untested before November’s governor’s race.

Featured Opinion

As prediction markets take hold in Alabama, it's another revenue hit to the state, which refuses to properly regulate gambling.

Elections

The people in CD5 are facing numerous problems thanks to Representative Dale Strong's support of Trump policies, but a lack of patriotism isn't one.

Prisons

Alabama lawmakers delayed an ADOC legal contract after questioning YesCare's bankruptcy, potential fraud and attorney selection process.

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Opinion

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A proposed contract between ADOC and a law firm will bring fresh arguments to an old controversy at Thursday's Contract Review Committee meeting.

Opinion

In both algebra and life, solving problems requires both patience and dogged persistence. It takes determination. 

Elections

Alabama’s real election crisis is not illegal voting, but millions of lawful citizens who believe their ballots no longer matter.

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Opinion

The death of a 6-year-old, who was asleep in her bed, should tell us that gun violence issues are more complicated than we pretend.

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This Matters with Bill Britt

Civil rights weaken when courts preserve the promise of equality while making the remedies harder and harder to enforce.

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