Bill Britt

Bill Britt is editor-in-chief at the Alabama Political Reporter and host of The Voice of Alabama Politics. You can email him at [email protected].

Elections

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns

Party says credentials are required and chairman’s statement will be the only public response after Sunday’s hearing.

June 12, 2026

ALGOP committee to hear challenge to Tuberville nomination behind closed doors

The party’s contest rules give ALGOP broad control over the hearing, but APR found no express rule barring release of evidence.

June 11, 2026

Wahl SEI filing issue resolved, candidacy unaffected

Ethics Commission records showed a missing annual disclosure, but officials said Wahl was in compliance after filing electronically Wednesday.

June 10, 2026

Alabama asks how to execute Jeffery Lee, not why

The state is fighting over the method of execution while ignoring the larger question of judicial override.

June 10, 2026

The Court gave Alabama permission, not absolution

The Court gave Alabama room, but justice asks what the state does when the law no longer restrains its power.

June 9, 2026

Court records complicate Freeman’s integrity pitch in HD95 runoff

The Republican challenger to Representative Frances Holk-Jones campaigns on integrity, family values and accountability, but public records show a more complicated history.

June 8, 2026

Jackson memo points to Blue Cross, but records show years of financial trouble

Public filings traced recurring losses, thin margins and bankruptcy before the insurer fight became the focus of Jackson Hospital’s closure warning.

June 5, 2026

Allen still stands, yet Alabama’s map moves forward

Alabama’s redistricting fight shows how voting rights protections can remain formally intact while becoming harder to enforce.

June 4, 2026

The battle over Reconstruction is back before the Supreme Court

Voting rights, birthright citizenship and equal protection are not separate fights. They are Reconstruction’s unfinished struggle.

June 3, 2026

How the promise of Reconstruction was narrowed and denied

The words remained in the Constitution, but courts, states and white power worked to drain them of force.

June 2, 2026