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Britt, Ainsworth endorse Tuberville, boosting early bid for governor

1 week ago | buff.ly | Bill Britt

In what is beginning to look less like an open contest and more like a preordained ascent, two of Alabama’s most powerful Republican officials—U.S. Senator Katie Britt and Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth—have formally endorsed Senator Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for governor. The early endorsements from Britt and Ainsworth signal a rapid consolidation of establishment support behind Tuberville, whose campaign is still in its early stages.
Reynolds pushes rule change to let Wahl run for office, stay on as ALGOP chair

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

In a power move that could rewrite the rules of party leadership, Shelby County GOP Chair and State Executive Committee member Joan Reynolds on Wednesday began gathering signatures to change the Alabama Republican Party’s standing rules—clearing the way for Chairman John Wahl to run for lieutenant governor without stepping down from his post. Under the current bylaws, the chairman must resign before entering a contested statewide race.
Opinion | When political rhetoric turns deadly, silence is no longer an option

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

In the early hours of June 14, America crossed another line — this time, quietly, in the suburbs of Minnesota. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot in their home. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were murdered — executed, really — for the crime of public service. The gunman wore a police uniform and carried a hit list naming dozens of Democratic officials and abortion providers. It wasn’t random. It was methodical. It was political. And it was premeditated.
Expanded child care tax credits boost Britt’s pro-family GOP Senate agenda

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

The newly released text of the Senate Finance Committee’s sweeping tax package—dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—includes several family-focused provisions long championed by U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., including key updates to child care tax credits. The legislation, led by Senate Republicans, would permanently extend major provisions of the 2017 Trump-era tax cuts while introducing new relief aimed at middle-class families.
"No Kings" protest renews America’s rejection of authoritarian rule

1 week ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

Beneath the shadow of old power, Alabamians rose — refusing to kneel. From Montgomery to Mobile, peaceful demonstrators echoed the Declaration’s warning: no leader rules by divine right, and liberty must never bow to a crown. In Montgomery this weekend, they stood on the steps of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, just across from the Capitol — a building once used to defend segregation, now looming behind those gathered to defend democracy.
Opinion | When religion rules the state, freedom is the first to fall

2 weeks ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

When the church stops preaching and starts legislating, democracy is the first casualty. Some of us were taught that it’s the love of God that leads people to repentance — not the wrath, not the judgment, and certainly not the political manipulation of faith. That’s the message Jesus carried in the Gospels: love your neighbor, feed the hungry, heal the sick, protect the vulnerable. So where is that love now? Because what we witnessed this week at the Southern Baptist Convention wasn’t love.
Opinion | When religion rules the state, freedom is the first to fall

2 weeks ago | buff.ly | Bill Britt

When the church stops preaching and starts legislating, democracy is the first casualty. Some of us were taught that it’s the love of God that leads people to repentance — not the wrath, not the judgment, and certainly not the political manipulation of faith. That’s the message Jesus carried in the Gospels: love your neighbor, feed the hungry, heal the sick, protect the vulnerable. So where is that love now? Because what we witnessed this week at the Southern Baptist Convention wasn’t love.
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden

2 weeks ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

The Alabama Arise-led coalition is sounding the alarm as the U.S. House narrowly approved a budget bill that could gut SNAP for 800,000 Alabamians. In a 215-214 vote on May 22, House members passed a measure that would force states to pick up a portion of the costs for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, which has been fully funded by the federal government for decades.
Opinion | Alabama’s HB 445 defies reason, punishes what it can’t explain

2 weeks ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

A poorly crafted and hastily written HB445 has become Alabama’s latest legal disaster: a 25-page jumble of contradictions and confusion that would be almost comical if it weren’t so serious. HB445 bans the sale of smokable hemp products in Alabama, while also imposing a labyrinth of regulations on consumable hemp products like edibles, drinks, tinctures and topicals. These products are capped at 10 mg THC per serving and 40 mg per package.
Opinion | Would Alabama GOP reject Bruce Pearl over donations or his Jewish advocacy?

3 weeks ago | alreporter.com | Bill Britt

Bruce Pearl, the winningest basketball coach in Auburn history, has elevated the university’s program to national prominence. Now, with speculation swirling that he may be eyeing the U.S. Senate seat vacated by former Auburn football coach, Tommy Tuberville, a larger question emerges: Is the Alabama Republican Party prepared to embrace Pearl’s candidacy — or is his outspoken defense of his Jewish identity and unwavering support for Jewish causes too much for them to stomach?