Alabama Reflector

09/06/2026

Tribal communities around the country are grappling with the fact that more developers are eyeing their land for future data center projects. https://ow.ly/25Nz50ZJo3k

09/05/2026

Via Louisiana Illuminator: Inside a Baton Rouge courtroom Thursday, a lawsuit challenging arcane NCAA eligibility rules turned into a political football with prominent elected officials involved on each side. https://ow.ly/YWwZ50ZJE4I

09/05/2026

Via Stateline: The Trump administration has backed off plans to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But experts say there’s still confusion about President Donald Trump’s decisions to approve or deny disaster declarations. https://ow.ly/42gM50ZJnTI

09/04/2026

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, after the Trump administration accused the Maryland man of damaging part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Government lawyers could not answer whether the Trump administration might again try to charge David Hearn with damaging the reflecting pool.

09/04/2026

Via Stateline: Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states.

Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a study published just ahead of the Labor Day holiday.

09/04/2026

The United States has renewed protections for Salvadoran immigrants over the years, citing continued displacement and ongoing violence. But the TPS designation for El Salvador is set to expire Sept. 9, and the Department of Homeland Security has made no indication if protections will be renewed.

The TPS designation for El Salvador is set to expire Sept. 9, and the Department of Homeland Security has made no indication if protections will be renewed.

09/04/2026

Alabama Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones raised more money than Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville in August, though Tuberville retains a large funding edge. https://ow.ly/Xla650ZJ2lC

09/04/2026

Plaintiffs challenging Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s candidacy told the Alabama Supreme Court Thursday that Tuberville was “constitutionally ineligible” to serve as governor. https://ow.ly/hiJG50ZIYvW

09/04/2026

One Democratic U.S. senator is sending letters to numerous members of the Trump administration asking for commitments troops won’t be sent to the polls, and state officials are readying plans to keep voting secure. https://ow.ly/jzv050ZIZvW

09/03/2026

Via Stateline: Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders. https://alabamareflector.com/2026/09/03/repub/more-states-are-putting-panic-alarms-in-schools/