Chance Phillips

Chance Phillips is a reporter. You can reach him at [email protected].

Legislature

Prefiled bill details new eviction notice, grants immunity

Prefiled in December, the bill would require eviction notices to contain language about how landlords can handle tenants’ personal property.

January 2, 2026

Rep. Ensler says he would push for gambling legislation as lieutenant governor

Alabama politicians need to “focus on the things that are gonna improve people’s quality of life,” Ensler said.

December 26, 2025

Sen. Britt discusses federal healthcare policy, criticisms of ICE

Britt discussed ongoing healthcare negotiations and the Trump administration’s immigration policy during a recent panel.

December 22, 2025

Rep. Phillip Ensler becomes first Democratic candidate in lieutenant governor race

“Alabamians want their public servants to focus on solutions to real problems, not culture wars and personal opinions,” Ensler said.

December 19, 2025

Alabama students, professors appeal ruling in lawsuit challenging anti-DEI law

Civil rights groups allege the anti-DEI law unconstitutionally abridged First and Fourteenth Amendment rights, causing distress among students and faculty.

December 17, 2025

Fannie Mae will be moving San Francisco offices to Birmingham, Sen. Tuberville announces

Tuberville portrayed Fannie Mae’s decision as the mortgage financier “leaving woke California for sweet home Alabama.”

December 12, 2025

Alumni nonprofit raises funds to support student journalists at suspended UA magazines

Since launching this week, the fundraiser has received over $22,000 in donations to help affected students publish independently this spring.

December 10, 2025

University of Alabama suspends two student magazines over DEI

The editors of the publications, which focus on women’s wellness and the Black student experience respectively, expressed shock at the decision.

December 3, 2025

Democratic Congressional aspirant Lee McInnis explains his candidacy

“My goal is not to lose by smaller margins, my goal is to win this seat,” McInnis told APR.

December 1, 2025

AG Marshall signs onto amicus brief in Texas redistricting case

The brief charges that the court “inserted itself into a political dispute and transferred five congressional seats” in the Texas case.

November 27, 2025