Alabama Political Reporter

2 days ago | alreporter.com | Josh Moon

The medical cannabis debacle continues. In a theme that has become way too common, a representative from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission was before the Alabama Legislature’s Contract Review Committee on Thursday asking for more money to pay lawyers. So far, the attorneys are the only ones to benefit from the legislature’s decision in 2021 to pass medical cannabis legislation. Going on five years later, we have yet to provide a single patient with actual cannabis.

3 days ago | alreporter.com | Josh Moon

Government is not bad. Repeat that to yourself over and over. Say it out loud. Stand in front of the mirror and watch yourself say it until you believe it. Because it’s true, and it’s way, way past time that people stop holding the thoroughly ignorant, self-harming belief that government, as a whole, is bad. Or wasteful. Or intrusive. Or incompetent. Oh, to be certain, there are portions of government that are all of those things. But they exist at the micro level.

3 days ago | alreporter.com | Mary Claire Wooten

The U.S. House recently passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping measure championed by President Donald Trump and House Republicans to reduce federal spending and rein in what they call “entitlement excess.” But behind the rhetoric lies a set of deep cuts that would significantly reshape Medicaid, particularly in states like Alabama, where rural communities rely heavily on federal health care funding.

3 days ago | alreporter.com | Alex Jobin

In 2024, Ann Brown, former chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission under the Bill Clinton administration, donated $100,000 to Safe Kids Worldwide, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting children from preventable injuries. Now, Brown’s donation is being used to distribute over 36,000 gun locks across nine states and Washington, D.C. in an effort to combat unintentional shootings involving children.

4 days ago | alreporter.com | Mary Claire Wooten

Alabama’s recent campaign finance reports for lieutenant governor filed with the Secretary of State’s office provide a clear picture of how candidates fund their efforts before the upcoming election. Each report follows the same disclosure requirements under the Fair Campaign Practices Act, and the numbers reflect differing sources of funding thus far, though it’s extremely early in the race. Four candidates have filed campaign finance reports.