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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Figures calls for CD2 debates, Marques refuses invitation
Poll: Young Alabama voters feel squeezed, but remain motivated to vote
Opinion | Ron Sparks is the public servant people say they want
Alabama Realtors PAC announces 2026 general election endorsements
Republican candidates, leadership have no answers on Trump
- Governor
Governor closes state offices early in nine counties ahead of Hurricane Isaias
Governor declares State of Emergency for 40 counties in storm preparation
Ivey replaces five Alabama Public Television board members amid PBS debate
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Gov. Ivey announces final round of 2026 Rebuild Alabama grants
- Legislature
Alabama Arise sets roadmap for 2027 legislative priorities
Analysis | The governor has the microphone. The Legislature has the votes
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
- Economy
Poll: Young Alabama voters feel squeezed, but remain motivated to vote
Jeff. Co. treasurer, fiscal leaders warn Trump policies to worsen housing crisis
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Hyundai to invest $500 million in Montgomery hybrid production
Sen. Britt backs bipartisan AI transparency legislation
- National
Britt, Tuberville join call for federal investigation into Planned Parenthood funding
Figures calls for CD2 debates, Marques refuses invitation
Sewell secures $250,000 for Homewood stormwater upgrades
Strong announces $3 million Tennessee River crossing project in Decatur
Terri Sewell to host Conecuh, Monroe counties meet and greets
- Education
- Health
Alabama Board of Nursing ransomware attack may have exposed personal information
State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week
Alabama overdose deaths fall 46 percent as opioid response expands
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
- Opinion
Opinion | Poarch Creeks show how gaming revenue can build Alabama’s economy
Opinion | The fox is guarding the hen house in Montgomery
Opinion | Stop voting for a color and vote for the best person
Opinion | Why Strong is Wrong: The case for Andrew Sneed
Opinion | Sportsmanship is not optional—it is the standard we must defend
This Matters with Bill Britt
Military officers swear loyalty not to a president or party, but to the Constitution and the American people it protects.
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.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Propaganda succeeds not only by spreading falsehoods, but by exhausting our confidence that truth can ever be known or defended.
This Matters with Bill Britt
When facts, law, principle and shared humanity lose their authority, self-government gives way to the raw exercise of political power.
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.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Congressional oversight fails when lawmakers decide the verdict first, silence the witness and turn public accountability into partisan political theater.
This Matters with Bill Britt
The Burr-Hamilton clash showed how humiliation and revenge could turn public rivalry into private ruin, leaving a republic with nothing gained.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
This week, The V examines a tightening governor’s race, prison accountability, SNAP pressures and Alabama’s deepening maternity care divide across Alabama.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Religious freedom is tested when fear turns unfamiliar faiths into political weapons and questions who truly belongs within America itself.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Faith can guide citizens, but constitutional freedom requires government to protect every conscience without favoring one religion over any other.