This Matters with Bill Britt
Margaret Chase Smith challenged her own party when silence was safer, showing why courage matters in leadership and public life.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Opinion | Tuberville jumped back into the data center debate. It can’t be good for him
Alabama Democrats defend House candidates, criticize Stadthagen’s attacks
Alabama voters can find personalized ballot information through VOTE411
SPLC Action Fund endorses Alabama sheriff candidates
Opinion | After sixteen years, it’s time to look in the mirror
- Governor
Alabama awards $1 million grant for Lockheed Martin’s Troy expansion
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
- Legislature
- Economy
Small business optimism dips as labor shortages persist
University of Alabama completes record $2.1 billion fundraising campaign
BBB warns Alabamians to look out for post-hurricane repair scams
Poll: Young Alabama voters feel squeezed, but remain motivated to vote
Jeff. Co. treasurer, fiscal leaders warn Trump policies to worsen housing crisis
- National
- Education
University of Alabama completes record $2.1 billion fundraising campaign
Troy University Everett Symposium focuses on ethical AI use
GE Aerospace Foundation invests $1 million in workforce training
Britt plans Alabama service academy information sessions
Alabama Public Television poll shows support for PBS ties
- Health
HHS declares public health emergency in Alabama after Hurricane Isaias
Seniors say Medicare Advantage cuts could influence their votes
Alabama health care concerns rise as rural hospitals struggle
Alabama Board of Nursing ransomware attack may have exposed personal information
State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week
- Opinion
Opinion | Tuberville jumped back into the data center debate. It can’t be good for him
Opinion | Alabama farmers need Congress to regulate hemp
Opinion | After sixteen years, it’s time to look in the mirror
Opinion | If our military makes time to vote, we should make sure they can
Opinion | Where is the one good man?
This Matters with Bill Britt
Fear may justify vigilance, but only evidence, debate and constitutional accountability can justify sending Americans into war.
This Matters with Bill Britt
War demands evidence, constitutional restraint and public accountability before Americans sacrifice lives for conflicts that cannot be justified responsibly.
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.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Civil rights weaken when courts preserve the promise of equality while making the remedies harder and harder to enforce.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Lifetime power requires scrutiny because even the highest court can protect liberty, distort liberty and still answer to the Constitution.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
This week’s "The Voice of Alabama Politics" examines citizenship, constitutional enforcement, death penalty clemency and voter turnout as Alabama’s political stakes sharpen in 2026.
This Matters with Bill Britt
America’s 250th anniversary asks whether we will merely celebrate liberty or accept responsibility for carrying its promise forward.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Certainty can feel like strength, but wisdom requires humility, restraint and the courage to ask what truth demands next.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Jackson Hospital, medical cannabis, Tuberville’s residency fight, tax reform and family farms reveal Alabama politics under pressure again this week.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Bill Britt argues that cynicism rewards bad politics, while democracy depends on citizens who refuse to disappear from public life