The Voice of Alabama Politics
This week, The V examines a tightening governor’s race, prison accountability, SNAP pressures and Alabama’s deepening maternity care divide across Alabama.
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- Elections
Doug Jones holds quasi-virtual debate with absent Tuberville
Alabama unveils America 250 “I Voted” stickers for 2026 election
Alabama Democrats expand grassroots organizing
NFIB PAC backs Corey Hill for Alabama agriculture commissioner
NFIB Alabama endorses Katherine Robertson, 111 legislative candidates
- Governor
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
Britt secures $128,000 for new city of Montevallo police patrol cars
Britt celebrates President Trump’s signing of the Clergy Act
Senator Britt calls for US to “use economic firepower” to end war in Ukraine
Sewell demands USPS reopen Hale County post office closed before election
Sewell announces $27M grant to modernize rural rail infrastructure in the Black Belt
- Education
Ivey awards $27 million to Auburn, Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences
Alabama’s specialty schools have opened admission
Governor: CHOOSE Act helps student stay at school
University of Alabama completes record $2.1 billion fundraising campaign
Troy University Everett Symposium focuses on ethical AI use
- Health
UAB to dedicate $192 million Shelby Biosciences Research Building
HHS declares public health emergency in Alabama after Hurricane Isaias
Seniors say Medicare Advantage cuts could influence their votes
Alabama health care concerns rise as rural hospitals struggle
Alabama Board of Nursing ransomware attack may have exposed personal information
- Opinion
maternal health stories
Health
Mothers described long drives, discrimination and scarce postpartum support, with advocates urging reforms to address Alabama's maternal health crisis.
Health
The nonprofit report found few publicly listed medical directors despite increasingly offering ultrasound services and growing government buy-in.
Congress
The bipartisan bill aimed to bolster emergency maternal care with training, grants and teleconsultation support for rural health care providers.
Economy
The updated thresholds expand access to nutrition benefits, breastfeeding support and health education for pregnant women, new parents and young children.
News
Senators Britt and Booker reintroduced a bipartisan resolution to address the maternal health crisis, noting 60,000 women suffer severe morbidity annually.
Health
The new collaboration plans mobile health units and expanded mutual aid, addressing the complex policy, poverty and racism affecting safe birth.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
The V panel breaks major political news, dissects misleading polling, and examines rising health costs and worsening maternal and infant outcomes.
Health
A new March of Dimes report card placed Alabama among U.S. states with the worst maternal health outcomes, citing high mortality and preterm birth...
Legislature
Alabama bill allows pregnant women to defer incarceration and provide postpartum care for 12 weeks, with probation until that date.