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The Alabama Republican Party is closing ranks, shrinking the bubble, and using Kay Ivey as a villain. It will end badly.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Will Boyd wins cannabis group endorsement, unveils plan to reverse hemp ban
Alabama Republican Party sets qualifying dates for 2026 primary election
Secretary of state reminds Alabamians of absentee voting deadlines
Phillip Pettus announces re-election campaign for Alabama House of Representatives
Criminal Appeals Judge Beth Kellum announces re-election campaign
- Governor
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
Gov. Ivey announces Vaquito, the work zone safety dog, as honorary ALEA trooper
Bo Offord to lead Alabama Medicaid as Stephanie Azar moves to SEIB
Gov. Ivey deploys search and rescue team to Texas
- Legislature
Alabama lawmakers renew push for death penalty in child rape cases
House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels is recovering—and searching for answers
Sen. Sam Givhan endorses execution in child sex abuse cases, firing squads
Bill limiting youthful offender status for murder refiled for 2026 session
State lawmakers will try again to require national anthem weekly in public schools
- Economy
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
Ivey celebrates “Made in the USA” Day with praise for Alabama manufacturers
NFIB: 36 percent of small businesses report unfilled jobs in June survey
- National
Supreme Court prepares to consider constitutionality of key Voting Rights Act provision
Rep. Sewell announces $3M for Black Belt water infrastructure
Sen. Tuberville proposes bill to ban students from select countries from studying in US
GUMBO leads Baldwin County mayors to D.C. for talks with Britt, Tuberville
U.S. Senate commemorates 65th anniversary of Marshall Space Flight Center
- Education
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
Alabama AG backs South Carolina in race, sex education lawsuit
Montgomery teacher heads to D.C. for C-SPAN’s Educators’ Conference
Alabama federal lawmakers respond to partial release of frozen education funds
APLS seeks to deem books promoting “gender ideology” as inappropriate for kids
- Health
Alabama among top states for attracting out-of-state physicians through interstate compact
Bill reintroduced to enhance religious exemptions for vaccinations, mask-use
Prefiled bill would overhaul Alabama’s new hemp regulation law
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt
The Renewal Project announces statewide launch
- Opinion
John Wahl stories
Party politics
Trump’s endorsement of RNC Chair Michael Whatley prompted a delay as the ALGOP shifts its focus to preserving a Republican Senate majority in 2026.
Featured Opinion
As library funding becomes a weapon of political control, Republican Party Chairman John Wahl is leading a dangerous campaign against intellectual freedom.
News
Jeannie Negrón Burniston will help shape the Party’s 2026 policy agenda while continuing to lead its media and messaging strategy.
Courts
APLS chair John Wahl praised the decision as checking a "socialist agenda ... that wants to reshape American values."
Elections
Alabama GOP Chairman John Wahl called for closed primaries to secure ballots, ensuring only Republican voters decide the GOP nominee.
Featured Opinion
When it comes to the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, there are a lot of very strange stories.
Party politics
During a contentious meeting, members of the Limestone County Republican Executive Committee accused John and Noah Wahl of conflicts of interest.
Featured Opinion
Wahl and APLS call it "common sense," but this censorship agenda is anything but. It's calculated, coercive and chillingly un-American.
News
Wahl provided a federal definition of "sexually explicit conduct" that doesn't appear to apply to written content.