Chance Phillips

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

Courts

U.S. Supreme Court reverses state Supreme Court ruling on unemployment suit

A 5-4 majority ruled the Alabama Supreme Court incorrectly decided state law didn’t allow petitioners to sue over unemployment benefits.

February 24, 2025

Rep. Jim Hill introduces Speedy Trial Act in attempt to fix court backlogs

Hill says Alabama needs visiting judges to address court backlogs and protect Alabamians’ constitutional right to a speedy trial.

February 21, 2025

VOICES: Alabama Kids Count Data Book showcases consequences of economic inequality

Focused on the economy, the latest report from VOICES for Alabama’s Children argues improving children’s welfare requires addressing economic inequality.

February 19, 2025

Bills on regulations and public notices approved by Senate committee

Elliott called SB29, which would place deadlines on license approvals, “the oomph to say go ahead and process this application.”

February 12, 2025

AG Marshall joins legal battle over “Fork in the Road Directive”

Supported by 21 Republican AGs, the amicus brief defends President Trump’s “Fork Directive” and critiques the federal workers unions’ lawsuit.

February 11, 2025

Overtime tax exemption’s fate to be determined this session

The exemption, which Ivey dramatically expanded in 2023, might now be allowed to expire due to fears about its cost.

February 7, 2025

House Democrats question bill restricting unemployment benefits

Rep. Marilyn Lands said HB29, which would further restrict unemployment benefits, is “not in the spirit of Jesus.”

February 6, 2025

Alabama organizations scramble after attempted pause on federal grants

Many legal experts say the pause is an illegal impoundment and compromises Congress’s constitutional “power of the purse.”

January 29, 2025

A photo of “Like Clay Under the Sun” resting against a pile of other books.

Aspiring lieutenant governor penned 479 page flat Earth screed

Interestingly for a candidate for lieutenant governor, Dean Odle’s 2019 book is filled with conspiratorial tales of a flat Earth.

January 27, 2025

Tuscaloosa’s District 1 City Council race heats up

The three-way race will almost certainly be one of the most interesting and possibly competitive elections in Tuscaloosa this year.

January 24, 2025