Alabama Political News
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On Wednesday, Republican candidate for House District 11 Heath Allbright voiced "strong opposition" to legislation allowing the annexation of community development districts.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) applauded President Donald Trump for announcing plans to strip federal funding from National Public Radio (NPR) due to its “lengthy history of anti-conservative bias.”

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) tore into Democrats on Wednesday over U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen's (D-Md.) trip to El Salvador to bring back suspected MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was recently deported.

Rebecca Watson of Moms for Liberty will nspeak April 17 to South Mobile GOP Women and the public.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate engaged in a brief bout of gamesmanship on Tuesday, with both bodies refusing to pass one another’s bills in a legislative donnybrook that started in the Senate.

A public forum of candidates for the open seat of Mayor of Mobile will be held on Tuesday, hosted by West Mobile Eagle Forum.

Last week, Fallin announced that he had signed the Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge, vowing never to raise taxes if elected.

From chemtrails and book bans to transgender athletes and anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses, Republican candidates for House District 11, Don Fallin and Heath Allbright, addressed a bevy of hot-button issues at a forum Tuesday, less than five weeks before the special election primary.

Ex-police chief Paul Prine and ex-district judge Spiro Cheriogotis presented their campaigns for mayor to West Mobile Republican Women. April 9.

Concern over that bill in its original form was sparked by “bad propaganda,” according to Heath Allbright, who is running as a Republican in the special election for House District 11.

27-year-old Trump supporter Derek Chen of Vestavia announced his candidacy for State Auditor, an open seat in 2026.

Local builder and entrepreneur, Mark Spurlin, has announced his candidacy on Tuesday for Mayor of Pike Road in the 2025 Municipal Election.

Gambling and the lottery may be dead for the 2025 regular session, but it's likely an issue current and future lawmakers will have to contend with again. In the past two public events, GOP candidates for House District 11 Heath Allbright and Don Fallin strongly opposed expanding gambling and adding a state lottery.

The Alabama Republican Assembly is holding an open meeting on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Rotunda at the American Village in Montevallo to discuss and plan for Alabama’s upcoming 2025 and 2026 elections.

Former Alabama workforce official Lori Frazier Beaden has been appointed by President Trump to top workforce development post.

Heath Allbright and Don Fallin, the two Republican candidates for House District 11, spoke at a forum in Cullman on Saturday, where they fielded a variety of questions, including their thoughts on education, gun control, government spending and their favorite flavor of ice cream.

The public is invited to meet and hear Chief Justice Sarah Stewart speak to the Mobile GOP Monday April 7.

Alabama was one of the first states to ban abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. However, State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) said there’s still work to be done to ensure the sanctity of life in the state.

Despite gaining support from at least five House Republicans, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels’ (D-Huntsville) efforts to permanently extend the state’s overtime tax cut are looking all but dead in the water, according to House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville).

During Wednesday's Alabama State Senate County and Municipal Government Committee hearing, State Sens. Greg Albritton (R-Range) and Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) had a contentious back-and-forth over Senate Bill 270 (SB270), sponsored by State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield).

Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch will not be seeking reelection next year.

Secretary of State candidate Andrew Sorrell made a $250,000 loan to his campaign Wednesday. The Republican primary is in May 2026.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on Wednesday weighed in on the ongoing gambling issue in Alabama, saying the people should decide.

A house committee hearing was held Wednesday on a bill to prevent water systems from closing public lakes to boating and fishing. A committee vote could come next week.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is one of nine co-sponsors of the Kids Off Social Media Act, which limits access to social media for children under 13 and requires the platforms to implement certain restrictions.

Mark Yeager, founder and CEO of Red Land Cotton in Moulton, appeared Tuesday on Fox News “America Reports” to express his favorable view on President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

A committee will hold a public hearing on HB473 on April 2 but will not vote on it until a future meeting. The bill would reopen Mobile's Big Creek Lake.