Patrick Darrington

Patrick Darrington is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can reach him at [email protected].

News / Legislature

Legislature passed General Fund budget, moves to Ivey’s desk

The approved budgetary funding will now move to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk to be signed.

May 26, 2023

The legislation was given a favorable of 8-2 and will move to the full Senate.

May 25, 2023

Several speakers testified about the dangers of outing, suicidality in the LGBTQ+ community, and the legislation in general.

May 25, 2023

The bill would criminalize several forms of assistance in absentee ballot voting.

May 24, 2023

Smith is filling a vacancy left due to previous judge Patrick Tuten being appointed to a circuit judgeship.

May 23, 2023

This will make Alabama one of the first states in the country to replace stolen SNAP benefits with federal funds.

May 23, 2023

Abudu is the first Black woman appointed as a judge to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

May 22, 2023

Desantis’ war against “woke” has long been seen as a strategy to advance his potential candidacy for president.

May 22, 2023

The body approved an anti-environmental, social, and governance bill on a 27-8 vote.

May 19, 2023

The bill's sponsor says the aim is to prevent people crossing the border multiple times using different names.

May 19, 2023