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Selectively leaked 57-second clip from hour-long caucus debate targets speaker

Lawmakers say 57-second clip from hour-long caucus meeting was selectively released to damage speaker and distort leadership debate.

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Voting challenges and election problem or voter suppression and campaign vote concept as ballots at a polling station as a maze blocking and disenfranchise a democratic right in a democracy

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Opinion | Why are Republicans so afraid of you voting?

Republicans keep figuring out ways to suppress votes and kill elections, in a never-ending effort to hold power.

19 hours ago

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State Sen. April Weaver introduces bill to criminalize “interference with a first responder”

The legislation followed recent civil unrest and sought to penalize individuals who refused orders to stay 25 feet from active scenes.

19 hours ago

Environment

Commission hears debate on proposed toxicity standards updates

​​​​The Alabama Environmental Management Commission heard from environmental advocates and industry leaders about the proposed rule changes.

19 hours ago

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February 15, 2026
Who Owns 2026? The Undecided Voter

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Opinion | What happens after the press release

The Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program faces the difficult task of bridging the gap between federal authorization and daily clinical operations.

2 days ago

Opinion

Opinion | Watergate doesn’t bother me; does your conscience bother you?

We deserve an honest reckoning with the presidents we excuse and what our selective conscience reveals about our values and moral judgment.

2 days ago

Legislature

Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Five

Lawmakers advanced 753 bills through the 2026 Regular Session, addressing criminal justice, tax policy, and dredging regulations as budget deliberations continued.

2 days ago

Congress

Democrats call for investigation into IRS taxpayer data leak

Democratic lawmakers demanded a federal investigation after the IRS shared confidential information belonging to 47,000 taxpayers with the Department of Homeland Security.

2 days ago

Party politics

Stan Cooke announces candidacy for chairman of the Alabama Republican Party

Stan Cooke announced his candidacy for Alabama Republican Party chairman Friday, vowing to unify the organization and advance an "America First" agenda.

2 days ago
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Opinion | HB169 and the fight over who controls Alabama’s memory

A restructuring bill raises urgent questions about political power, historical integrity and who decides Alabama’s official story.

5 days ago

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Opinion | How not to teach sex ed

Alabama keeps trying abstinence-only sex ed. It has failed spectacularly. So we're going to try it more.

5 days ago

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Opinion | When PSC reform arrived, the rhetoric made a U-turn

As bipartisan reform advances, long-standing claims about the PSC’s structure take an abrupt and revealing turn.

6 days ago

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Opinion | Voting for PSC members only matters if voters actually care

It's nice that people seem to suddenly care about voting for PSC members. But does it actually matter?

February 11, 2026
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What’s the going rate?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter What are we to make of an Attorney General who takes campaign donations from a lawyer/lobbyist who would...

July 27, 2017
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