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Chance Phillips

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

Education

Alabama’s anti-DEI law is chilling university instruction, court documents show

Exhibits filed in an ongoing lawsuit show how students and professors have reacted to restrictions on academic freedom from Alabama's "divisive concepts" law.

Chance Phillips

July 10, 2025

Minor candidates struggle to raise money in races for governor and lieutenant governor

The Tommy Tuberville, Wes Allen, and Rick Pate campaigns all reported respectable fundraising numbers for June as other campaigns struggled.

Chance Phillips

July 3, 2025

Supreme Court ruling on key voting rights case delayed until next session

Following many controversial decisions this term, the Supreme Court decided to send voting rights case Louisiana v. Callais for reargument.

Chance Phillips

June 30, 2025

Matt Woods wins special election in Alabama Senate District 5

Unofficial results showed Republican Representative Matt Woods handily beat progressive community organizer Ryan Cagle.

Chance Phillips

June 25, 2025

Alabama politicians react to Trump’s unilateral strikes on Iran

Congresswoman Sewell called Trump’s decision to strike Iran “unconstitutional” while Republican politicians from Alabama quickly issued supportive statements.

Chance Phillips

June 23, 2025

“Big Beautiful Bill” would threaten local economies, increase inequality

APR spoke with three experts about the likely effects of Congressional Republicans’ current proposal for the federal budget.

Chance Phillips

June 20, 2025

Opinion

When did Tuberville start caring about SNAP?

If the Senate’s budget is signed into law, the state of Alabama will still be stuck with the bill.

Chance Phillips

June 18, 2025

Wadsworth’s campaign grossly misrepresented her academic credentials

Following APR’s inquiries, Wadsworth’s campaign claimed that her PhD was granted by an unaccredited seminary, not the University of Alabama.

Chance Phillips

June 12, 2025

Department of Public Health warns of suspected measles case in Lee County

Dr. Karen Landers said people “can protect themselves and others by ensuring that all eligible persons are vaccinated."

Chance Phillips

June 9, 2025

Most of Tuberville’s initial fundraising haul came from large donations

Tuberville received dozens of contributions of $20,000 or more in May, including several donations from beneficiaries of public contracts.

Chance Phillips

June 4, 2025