AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAlabama Politics: Gov. Kay Ivey is urging voters to turn out Tuesday for Alabama’s special congressional primaries in the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th districts, where winners take the nomination without a runoff and polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with photo ID required. 2nd District GOP Primary: Republicans in Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District will pick a nominee Tuesday to challenge Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures, a race shaped by post–Supreme Court Voting Rights Act map changes. Democrats Reorganize: Alabama Democrats elected Sen. Bobby Singleton as party chair, setting up a new 90-day county listening tour plan. Veterans Mental Health Research: The VA will test psilocybin therapy for veterans with PTSD and treatment-resistant depression at Birmingham and Tuscaloosa sites, with officials stressing it’s controlled research and not for self-medicating. Local Government: Walker County approved changes to business license tables to make online payments clearer, calling it revenue-neutral. Energy & Industry: North Alabama Rep. Dale Strong is pushing to revive the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant for future nuclear development, while Brookwood activists are preparing to challenge a new data center permit tied to Hurricane Creek protections.
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