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Alabama faces a fateful choice in 2026: unity or division, substance or performance, a governor for all citizens or only the loyal few.

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Peace-walking Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile journey were greeted with an unexpected outpouring of love and respect across Alabama.

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Josh Pendergrass shared his "American dream" story while Derek Chen detailed how his Taiwanese heritage shaped his views on accountability.

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Foundational democratic principles were tested throughout 2025, challenged by leaders who substituted performance for governance and grievance for responsibility.

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2025: The Year in Alabama Politics — Happy New Year!

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Ron Sparks is weighing a return to state office, saying farmers, consumers and food security need stronger leadership and renewed policy focus.

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A preliminary settlement required Alabama to institute standardized assessments and shift children from rigid facilities into community-based care.

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HB86 would require Alabama’s parole board to positively consider rehabilitation, low recidivism risk, work and education when reviewing parole decisions.

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Parole grant rates for the fiscal year 2026 sit at 17 percent, compared to 29 percent in November 2024.

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A Christmas reflection asking whether faith, mercy and love of neighbor still guide our public life today in American politics.

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Another death will not bring him back. It will only deepen my trauma and the moral cost we all share.

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Low turnout and habit-driven politics quietly replace accountability, leaving power unchallenged and citizens forgetting their responsibility in a self-governing state.

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Those determined to divide the country will use anything at their disposal. Even boxes of chocolate.

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Inspired by American and French revolutions, Russian officers attempted to move the country away from autocracy toward broader, representative government 200 years ago.

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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter When disgraced lawmaker former Rep. Greg Wren (R-Montgomery) faced the press after pleading guilty to using his office...

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