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Legislative failures, rising political tensions and unsettled primaries reveal shifting power dynamics and uncertainty shaping Alabama’s political landscape ahead.
This week on “The Voice of Alabama Politics,” the Legislature closes its 2026 session, but the real story is what didn’t pass.
Several high-profile bills collapsed in the final hours, including a push to close primaries, a restructuring of the Archives Board and expanded local cooperation with ICE. Together, they reveal a pattern: momentum without resolution, and proposals that faltered when final decisions had to be made.
Bill Britt, Susan Britt and Josh Moon break down the biggest developments: legislative failures, a growing clash between political and religious authority on the national stage, and Republican primary races that remain wide open with little time left.
