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

McCaney pledged no dark money before sharing attack ad

Campaign finance records show overlapping payments among Alabama Values PAC, Farm PAC and an obscure Wyoming firm tied to GOP attacks.

May 8, 2026

Alabama tests new limits of Voting Rights Act after Callais

Marshall’s emergency filing could reshape Alabama elections while testing how far courts will go to redefine modern Voting Rights Act protections.

May 6, 2026

Filing tests Alabama’s word—and the court’s authority

Federal courts do not operate on orders alone. They rely, in part, on the credibility of the parties before them.

May 5, 2026

Plaintiffs seek emergency hearing over Alabama special session in redistricting case

The request followed Governor Kay Ivey’s special-session call, raising fresh questions about Alabama’s compliance with a court-drawn congressional map.

May 5, 2026

The Supreme Court’s redistricting rulings are beginning to collide

Alabama’s latest filings expose growing tension between Voting Rights Act protections and limits on race-conscious redistricting principles.

May 4, 2026

Gov. Ivey calls special session as Alabama renews congressional map fight

The move followed a Supreme Court ruling Republicans saw as opening a path to revive maps that could restore a GOP sweep.

May 1, 2026

Campaign filings reveal hidden network behind Alabama attack mailers

Records traced the attacks through a Virginia donor, an Alabama PAC and a Wyoming firm, while the original financiers remained obscured.

May 1, 2026

5 Alabama companies named among America’s most trusted

A Newsweek-Statista ranking highlighted five Alabama firms as national standouts for confidence among customers, employees and investors.

May 1, 2026

Alabama GOP attorney general primary turns costly, bitter and unsettled

Millions have been spent and attacks are intensifying, but most Republican voters remain undecided. Will that leave an opening for a quieter candidate?

April 29, 2026

The fight now isn’t left vs. right. It’s forward vs. backward

In the United States, here in Alabama, and in places around the globe, a pattern is emerging. The future is being dragged backward.

April 28, 2026