This Matters with Bill Britt
Primary elections are where power is decided, often by hidden money, leaving voters reacting to outcomes already shaped behind closed doors.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
NFIB Alabama PAC endorses 78 lawmakers for reelection
Opinion | Ernie Yarbrough fumbles on the goal line—twice
Analysis | Alabama GOP attorney general primary turns costly, bitter and unsettled
Alabama Realtors PAC announces 2026 House, Senate endorsements
Opinion | Very few open or contested state House races
- Governor
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
Gov. Kay Ivey is very popular, but will it transfer to her successor?
Gov. Ivey awards three grants to aid domestic violence victims, train law enforcement
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
Voting rights experts call for Congressional action at hearing hosted by Rep. Sewell
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
Sens. Britt, Fetterman discuss operations in Iran, social media regulations
Rep. Sewell to host shadow subcommittee hearing on voting rights
Strong secures postal audit, ZIP code review for North Alabama
- Education
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
Alabama recognized for pre-K quality for 20th year
- Health
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?
Judge lets Birmingham water utility end fluoridation
Alabama doctors urge safe drug disposal on Take Back Day
- Opinion
Opinion | Ernie Yarbrough fumbles on the goal line—twice
Opinion | Nobody cares. No, seriously, nobody cares
Opinion | North Alabama deserves better than an $85 billion rail merger
Opinion | Very few open or contested state House races
Opinion | The fight now isn’t left vs. right. It’s forward vs. backward
This Matters with Bill Britt
Coordinated political attacks with hidden funding are reshaping Alabama elections, raising questions about transparency, trust and who truly controls power.
This Matters with Bill Britt
A society shifts from tolerance to control when belief is enforced, turning disagreement into obedience and eroding the foundation of freedom.
This Matters with Bill Britt
When power abandons limits, it begins defining truth itself, shifting society from accountability toward authority and leaving fewer checks to restrain it.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Everyone has an opinion. That’s nothing new. What’s new is how certain everyone sounds.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Bill Britt explores how certainty and loyalty can replace independent thinking, raising questions about what we choose to excuse today.
This Matters with Bill Britt
In a new "This Matters with Bill Britt," Britt explores how harm becomes routine—hidden in systems, policies, and everyday decisions made without question.
This Matters with Bill Britt
The Blount County DA told APR's Bill Britt that Alabama needs courtroom experience, not political ambition, in its top law enforcement role.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Bill Britt examines how power, legitimacy and silence allow harm to thrive in modern politics.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Bill Britt examines how fear shapes political behavior—and what happens when it replaces truth as the driving force.