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Chance Phillips

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

Taxes

Alabama Arise calls for significant reforms to state’s tax system

In the third edition of The Alabama Tax and Budget Handbook, Alabama Arise outlines proposals meant to make taxes less regressive.

June 10, 2026

House passes war powers resolution to end hostilities in Iran

Representative Terri Sewell said that she “proudly voted to end this war and urge my Senate colleagues to do the same!”

June 4, 2026

Doug Jones sees fundraising bump after winning Democratic nomination for governor

Doug Jones outraised Senator Tuberville in the weeks after the May primary, but Tuberville has far more cash on hand.

June 3, 2026

US solicitor general files brief supporting Alabama in redistricting case appeal

The 29-page brief states that “the district court failed to properly account for Alabama’s partisan motives” behind redistricting.

May 29, 2026

Dakarai Larriett describes plans for the runoff, criticizes Everett Wess

Heading into the runoff, Dakarai Larriett’s message to voters is that he’s “the only Democrat left in this Democratic primary.”

May 27, 2026

Mayor Woodfin proposes $615 million budget for Birmingham

The spending plan prioritized neighborhood repairs, youth programs, transit, public safety and raises as it moved to the City Council.

May 22, 2026

Plaintiffs seek preliminary injunction in remanded redistricting suit Caster v. Allen

The Supreme Court remanded Caster v. Allen to the Northern District of Alabama following its decision in Louisiana v. Callais.

May 22, 2026

Legal experts inveigh against SPLC indictment ahead of arraignment

The arraignment hearing in the Department of Justice’s case against the SPLC is set for May 7.

May 7, 2026

How will the Supreme Court’s voting rights decision affect Alabama?

Dissenting, Justice Elena Kagan said the decision will “set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”

April 30, 2026

Voting rights experts call for Congressional action at hearing hosted by Rep. Sewell

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell heard testimony from various voting rights experts during an unofficial shadow hearing on Monday.

April 28, 2026