Proposed Alabama constitutional amendment would ban naturalized citizens from state office

An amendment filed for the 2026 session would ban naturalized citizens from holding many political offices in the state. SB ...

Alabama’s Black lawmakers urge Ivey to call special session on SNAP

About 750,000 people in Alabama use SNAP, a food assistance program that is on hold because of the federal governor shutdown.
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VERIFY: Gov. Ivey and legislature plans to expand Aniah's Law to include attempted murder, among other charges

Governor Kay Ivey and the legislature plans to expand Aniah's Law to include attempted murder, shooting into an occupied ...

Alabama senator to revive bill mandating prostate cancer screening coverage

An Alabama senator is reviving a bill for the 2026 legislative session that would require health insurance companies to cover ...

Prefiled bill would require ‘natural-born citizen’ status for state constitutional offices

A prefiled bill, with Sec. of State Wes Allen's support, would require state officeholders to be natural-born U.S. citizens.

State Rep. Givan to prefile bill restoring Birmingham council powers

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan announced plans to prefile a bill for the 2026 Alabama Legislature session aimed at restoring ...

Former Gadsden legislator nominated for U.S. attorney's post

A former state senator from Gadsden has been nominated to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. Phil ...

Gov. Ivey, Speaker Ledbetter push back against AHSAA motion to dismiss CHOOSE Act lawsuit

Governor Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter filed a legal response Friday opposing the Alabama High School ...
Opinion

My oath was to defend the Constitution — not to let Alabama rewrite it: op-ed

When I took my oath to support and defend the Constitution, I never imagined the greatest threat would come from inside our own state government. Yet today, Alabama lawmakers want to redefine what it ...