Inside Alabama Politics has been incorporated into the Alabama Daily News website. This website will remain up for a while so readers can peruse the archives, but all new IAP News Updates will only be available on the new site. This merger will allow us to bring readers even more exclusive content and publish it more frequently. While the IAP News Update will always remain a staple of coverage, subscribers will also be “behind the paywall” at Alabama Daily News to read exclusives and breaking news from the State House.  ..read more

By TODD STACY, Alabama Daily News Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KQqUlzPLJcA361iaPJ6lo Today I spoke with Tommy Tuberville, who last week defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones to win election to the United States Senate. Do we call him Senator-elect? I don’t know, people are awfully sensitive about the office-holder-elect thing right now. But, it’s a fact that Tuberville would rather be called “Coach” anyway. And it certainly was his football coaching career, including nine years at Auburn University, where Tuberville earned the near-universal name recognition and reputation for ..read more

Programing note Exciting news! After several months of work, Inside Alabama Politics and Alabama Daily News will soon be merging websites. That means the next time you receive an IAP News Update email, it will direct you to the Alabama Daily News site, where your same subscription information will log you in to enjoy the… Login or Subscribe Today to Read More ..read more

Gov. Kay Ivey is preparing for a major announcement in the coming days about her plan to lease three new men’s prisons from private developers, multiple sources told Inside Alabama Politics this week.  Since May, Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections have been in a “confidential proposal evaluation period” with two companies that will buy… Login or Subscribe Today to Read More ..read more

Special Session Talk Ever since the Alabama Legislature adjourned its truncated 2020 regular session, lawmakers and lobbyists alike have asked the same question: Will there be a special session later this year? It’s a ponderous topic, and yet it remains relevant given all the chatter amongst politicos around the state. Three months ago, it was… Login or Subscribe Today to Read More ..read more

By Todd Stacy This piece was originally published in the July 29 issue of Inside Alabama Politics. For much of the weekend, the eyes of the nation were on Alabama as the late Congressman John Lewis, native son and Civil Rights hero, made one last passage through his home state on the way to the nation’s capital. From the memorial service at Troy University to the images of his casket crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge and climbing the stairs to the State Capitol, Alabama shone in the spotlight. The events were meaningful and moving, and we almost pulled the whole thing off without a hitch ..read more

The way of the mask It has been almost two weeks since Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statewide order mandating face coverings be worn in public places with more than 10 people present. That order expires Friday, unless the governor opts to extend it. The mask mandate did not come without controversy. Lt. Gov. Will… Login or Subscribe Today to Read More ..read more

Don’t look now, but tomorrow marks the half way point of the year. That means the rough and tumble hellscape that is 2020 is half way over. Today marks two weeks until the July 14 elections when, at long last, the parties will have set the field for the November elections. In both situations, the… Login or Subscribe Today to Read More ..read more

What’s next for Senate leadership? The Alabama Senate has had its share of smart, strategic, and powerful leaders over the years. From Joe Fine and Ryan deGraffenreid, Jr. to John Teague to Roger Bedford. It has also been the place of wild leadership struggles, including taking away all of the power from the Lt. Governor… Login or Subscribe Today to Read More ..read more

Behind the Budget Brouhaha It has been quite a week in Alabama politics. What began as mild rumblings of a disagreement between the executive and legislative branches over federal coronavirus relief money ended as a full-scale two-way public feud. All week – and really for the last few weeks – lawmakers had taken veiled shots… Login or Subscribe Today to Read More ..read more