Clarence Thomas puts Dems on clock as Alabama GOP emergency map bid stalled

Justice Clarence Thomas orders left-wing voting rights activists in Alabama to defend a congressional districting map that helped Democrats flip a deep-red House seat in 2024.
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See what bills didn't make it in Alabama legislature this year

The Alabama Legislature’s 2026 regular session ended Thursday in a fight over a closed primary bill that ratcheted tensions in the Senate and helped doom several other pieces of legislation. HB 541, sponsored by Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, R-Trinity, would ...
Opinion

Applauding the Alabama Legislature’s recent efforts to fully fund educators: op-ed

Successes happened because educators continued showing up for students, and because leaders in Montgomery — Republicans and Democrats alike — chose collaboration over division to support Alabama’s schools.
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Interactive dashboard: Alabama’s 2026 legislative session

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Below is a table with updated information and links to stories from Gray TV reporters across Alabama, including WSFA, WBRC, WALA, WAFF, WTVM/WXTX and WTVY. Alabama Legislative Bills 2026 Alabama Legislative Bills 2026 House Bills Key terms Enacted: signed into law Enrolled: on Gov. Ivey’s desk
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2026 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Two

This week, both the House and Senate separately passed Trey’s Law, a law that would prohibit the usage of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in civil settlements in cases of sexual abuse or human trafficking. This legislation is part of a national effort to ...
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Terrible lows — but also peaks — in 2026 AL Legislature | BRIAN LYMAN

The Alabama Legislature has seemed discombobulated in recent years. It’s not just what happened on Thursday. The last day of a session is always frantic. Bills die without warning as a host of priorities try to squeeze through the closing door.

In major move, judges block change to Alabama voting maps after redistricting: What happens now?

A three-judge district court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Alabama from using a Republican-favored congressional district map in a special primary election scheduled for Aug. 11. The ruling disrupts the plan approved by the Legislature to use a map state lawmakers approved back in 2023 that would give Republicans a chance to reclaim the District 2 seat they lost two years ago.
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Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Twelve

With the session nearing its end, tensions between the House and Senate have stalled numerous local bills. Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton filibustered local legislation in protest over the House’s inaction on a Greene County horse racing bill.