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].

Legislature

Texas governor vetoes hemp ban, Alabama chooses chaos and criminal charges

Texas backed away from a ban while Alabama charged ahead with a chaotic, punitive law that criminalizes common sense and threatens businesses and patients.

June 24, 2025

Ainsworth steps back — for now. But don’t count him out

History favors the patient and prepared. Just ask Jackson, Houston — or Churchill.

June 23, 2025

Britt, Ainsworth endorse Tuberville, boosting early bid for governor

With top Republicans falling in line behind his candidacy, Tuberville’s run is gaining momentum and establishment support before a single vote is cast.

June 20, 2025

Reynolds pushes rule change to let Wahl run for office, stay on as ALGOP chair

Shelby County GOP chair circulates petition to alter bylaws so ALGOP Chairman John Wahl can seek lieutenant governor seat without resigning from his leadership role.

June 18, 2025

When political rhetoric turns deadly, silence is no longer an option

The Minnesota assassinations weren’t an aberration — they were the product of a culture that rewards rage, dehumanizes opponents, and excuses cruelty.

June 18, 2025

Expanded child care tax credits boost Britt’s pro-family GOP Senate agenda

The GOP-led tax package includes child care relief championed by Sen. Katie Britt, signaling a renewed Republican focus on working families and pro-growth economic policies.

June 17, 2025

“No Kings” protest renews America’s rejection of authoritarian rule

From Montgomery to Mobile, peaceful demonstrators reminded the nation that liberty demands vigilance — and no leader is above the people.

June 16, 2025

When religion rules the state, freedom is the first to fall

The SBC’s resolutions — and similar moves in Alabama — show how religious control of policy threatens liberty, diversity, and democracy itself.

June 12, 2025

SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden

A new budget bill could gut SNAP for 800,000 Alabamians, forcing the state to shoulder a $300 million burden or slash vital benefits.

June 11, 2025

green marijuana leaf on scales, cannabis legalization

Alabama’s HB 445 defies reason, punishes what it can’t explain

Alabama’s new hemp law criminalizes common sense, punishing non-intoxicating products more harshly than marijuana, and threatening constitutional protections.

June 9, 2025