Tag: ALABAMA POLITICS

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) endorsed State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones in the Republican primary runoff election.

The Eastern Shore Republican Women (ESRW) hosted three candidates at its June luncheon, just days before the primary runoff election.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) released a statement calling the U.S. Supreme Court's (SCOTUS) ruling allowing the state to use a 2023 congressional map dangerous and said the ruling signals the end of the Voting Rights Act.

State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) addressed mailers his team sent a cease-and-desist over during the Eastern Shore Republican Women’s luncheon Thursday.

Attorneys for State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) sent a cease-and-desist letter to Alabama Values PAC, following a mailer sent to voters with false information on Simpson’s voting record.

Republican voters will see a crowded slate for Congressional District 1 on the May 19 primary ballot. However, the results will be nullified once the special election takes place in August. While some candidates for CD-1 plan to stay in the district, others will switch to CD-2.

After lawmakers advanced two pieces of legislation that would compel a special election in specific congressional and State Senate districts, all eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court to see if the state wasted time and money in this recent special session.

In a surprising move, former Republican Sheriff Mike Hale has released a video endorsing Democrat Sheriff Mark L. Pettway for reelection.

Outgoing State Rep. Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery), the current Democratic candidate for the state's next lieutenant governor, is using a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that puts the future of the state's congressional districts in question to rally support for his campaign.

A race for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s House District 85 (HD85) recently took a negative turn when a challenger accused the incumbent seat holder of being "bought and paid for by an out-of-state gambling interest.”

Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation into law on Monday that would allow the removal of tenured faculty and limit the authority of faculty-led governing bodies starting in October.

Could a group of like-minded conservative state lawmakers form their own voting bloc, similar to the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.?

Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation into law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments after two years of Democratic backlash in the legislature.

After failing to pass last year, the House of Representatives finalized a bill on the final day of the 2026 legislative session requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments, provided that the display or the funds to purchase one are donated to the school.

Members of the Alabama House of Representatives passed on Thursday legislation barring online political contributions from sources whose billing addresses are not in the United States.

The Alabama House of Representatives will meet on Thursday for the final time in the 2026 legislative session, where lawmakers will vote on a handful of consequential bills before the day’s end.

House and Senate lawmakers will now try to negotiate legislation after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were split in a spirited debate over a bill that would allow the state to install speeding cameras in interstate work zones and collect revenue from the $250 tickets issued.

With the Alabama legislature gearing up to meet together for the final three days of the 2026 legislative session, tensions between the House and Senate seem to have calmed down, but a new week can always bring new surprises.

The House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation to significantly alter sex education in the state of Alabama on Tuesday, when lawmakers return for the final week of the 2026 legislative session.

Allison Black Cornelius, the CEO of the Greater Birmingham Human Society (GBHS), is speaking out about her support for Senate Bill 361 (SB361). The bill would require certain methods when tethering or confining a dog and would impose a criminal penalty for violations. It would also authorize county and municipal animal control to enforce the law.

Mobile County businessman Doug Harwell is challenging former State Sen. Rusty Glover (R-Semmes) for the Alabama Senate District 34 Republican nomination.

The House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security gave a favorable report on Wednesday to a bill that would require the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles to consider a wider range of factors when determining an inmate's parole.

State Rep. Brock Colvin (R-Albertville) recently introduced a bill amending Marshall County’s local volunteer fire district act, which was the subject of a lawsuit that reached the Alabama Supreme Court in 2024.

The Club for Growth Foundation published its 2025 Alabama State Economic Scorecard on Friday, and the results show failing grades across both houses with an average score for republicans in the House being 31% and the Senate a 32%.

The race for Public Service Commission (PSC) Place 2 garnered significant interest in the final days of qualifying, with incumbent Chris Beeker III now facing four opponents, including Priscilla Andrews, Jeffrey M. Boyd, Brent Woodall and Jim Zeigler.

The Eastern Shore Republican Women hosted a forum for the 10 qualified candidates running for the Baldwin County Commission.

As we head into 2026, a few questions come to mind regarding the great state of Alabama.