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Congress

Stopping clock changes has complete bipartisan support from state federal lawmakers, but Senate skeptics say the bill faces a hard road to final passage.

Courts

One attorney said the government is attempting to “sacrifice the Conecuh National Forest to the oil and gas industry for profit.”

Congress

House-passed legislation directed billions toward Redstone Arsenal, Fort Rucker and other sites while boosting pay and family support for troops.

Congress

After proposed cuts threatened research agencies, advocates say the new federal budget preserved momentum for lifesaving breakthroughs.

The Voice of Alabama Politics

July 19, 2026
Secrets, Scandals & the Governor's Race

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Economy

Advocates said new work rules and looming state cost-sharing requirements threatened food access, grocers and Alabama’s strained budget.

This Matters with Bill Britt

Election integrity requires evidence, transparency and law because repeated accusations without proof can destroy public trust in democracy itself permanently.

Congress

The proposal aims to honor Black World War II aviators whose combat record helped spur military integration and civil rights progress.

Congress

She criticized partisan voting provisions and a $1.15 trillion defense plan tied to Trump’s expanding military operations in Iran.

Economy

I am not writing to stop economic development that helps Lowndes County. I am writing about half a mile.

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Opinion

Opinion

Modern life promised ease, but young adults often lost the friction, obligations and community that once helped resilience take root.

APR illustration of courthouse columns divided by a red line with overlapping clocks, representing constitutional law colliding with Alabama’s election calendar. APR illustration of courthouse columns divided by a red line with overlapping clocks, representing constitutional law colliding with Alabama’s election calendar.

Elections

The court moved quickly, but election deadlines may close before Alabama receives a meaningful ruling on constitutional eligibility for governor.

Opinion

A lot of people seem to want Montgomery to fail. The City Council should ignore them, pass the bond issue and continue to grow...

Editorial illustration of a voting booth illuminated by a beam of light, symbolizing access to the ballot and new citizenship requirements. Editorial illustration of a voting booth illuminated by a beam of light, symbolizing access to the ballot and new citizenship requirements.

Elections

Protecting election integrity matters, but new voting requirements deserve scrutiny when lawful citizens may bear the greatest burden of compliance.

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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers In recent years, the Republican Party has taken control of the legislatures in all of the southern states....

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