Alabama Legislature

Voters to decide primary runoffs in Alabama’s new 2nd Congressional District

Politics
Amanda Smith

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters are set to cast their ballots Tuesday to decide party nominees for the state’s 2nd Congressional ...

Anti-LGBTQ bills in Alabama’s legislature threaten the state’s youth and undermine one gay teenager’s legacy, critics say

Politics
Amanda Smith

Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at ...

Voices of regression

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Shut your eyes. Listen to the verbiage that has descended upon a citizenry whose forward, albeit gradual, movement toward mutual equality and ...

The Great Goat Hill Stampede of 2024

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The Alabama Legislature crammed 40% of this year’s session into February. That’s light speed for the body. At this rate, lawmakers could ...

Low turnout expected as officials say voter fraud unlikely in Tuesday primary

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Mar. 2—Turnout in Tuesday’s primary election is expected to be low in Morgan County, Probate Judge Greg Cain said, but he and ...

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver the GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March ...

Alabama IVF Ruling Opens New Front in Election-Year Abortion Battles

Politics
Amanda Smith

A ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos should be considered children has created a new political nightmare for many ...

Republican Senate candidates rush to defend IVF after Alabama ruling

Politics
Amanda Smith

A growing number of Republican candidates for Senate are defending in vitro fertilization treatment after a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court ...

Politicians in Montgomery whip up on strawmen

U.S.
Amanda Smith

It was a hard week to be a strawman in Montgomery. At every turn, the strawman was thrown under the proverbial bus, ...