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Anna Barrett

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JSU alum | Reporter at Alabama Reflector | lover of Taylor Swift and various grandma hobbies

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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Our dispatch from Donald Trump’s rally in Mobile last night, where the president — facing dropping approval ratings in Alabama and around the nation — told about 8,000 attendees to “pretend I’m on the ballot.” Story by @annabjournalist.bsky.social; photos by @danandersonphoto.bsky.social.
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Donald Trump tells Mobile rally to 'pretend I'm on the ballot' | Alabama Reflector
Mobile was the president’s second stop in a month-long campaign for Republican congressional candidates across the country.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 03/10/2026
Via Andrea Tinker: Gov. Kay Ivey Friday dismissed five of the seven members of Alabama Public Television's governing board, including two members who pushed APT to disaffiliate from PBS claiming it was hostile to President Donald Trump.
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Gov. Kay Ivey dismisses five members of Alabama Public Television governing board | Alabama Reflector
The move to dismiss the members came days after a survey conducted by the board showed support for APT continuing its relationship with PBS.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 03/10/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Trump’s approval rating has fallen across the country – and in Alabama – since the beginning of the Iran war in February and the subsequent increase in gas prices. He told attendees the war will end sometime after the midterms.
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Donald Trump tells Mobile rally to 'pretend I'm on the ballot' | Alabama Reflector
Mobile was the president’s second stop in a month-long campaign for Republican congressional candidates across the country.
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Anna Barrett @annabjournalist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Story here:
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Donald Trump tells Mobile rally to 'pretend I'm on the ballot' | Alabama Reflector
Mobile was the president’s second stop in a month-long campaign for Republican congressional candidates across the country.
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Anna Barrett @annabjournalist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My first time in Mobile today for President Trump’s midterm rally. Doors opened about 30 minutes ago and folks are filing in at the Mitchell Center on South Alabama’s campus. Capacity is 10,000, and there’s some floor seating as well. More soon.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 01/10/2026
Via Anna Barrett: As enrollment in the Affordable Care Act in Alabama drops, recent threatened disenrollments could impact the state’s health as a whole, experts say. ow.ly/eIiH50ZTkcp
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 01/10/2026
Our guide to Alabama's 2026 elections is up. All constitutional offices; all 140 legislative seats and races for Public Service Commission, State Board of Education and Alabama Supreme Court. alabamareflector.com/voter-guides...
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Voter Guide: 2026 Alabama general election • Alabama
From Alabama Reflector | Clarity today for a better tomorrow
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 28/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The contest for Alabama Secretary of State features two candidates with contrasting visions for running the office. ow.ly/PQOm50ZREJ2
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 25/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Mobile next week amid concerns in the Alabama Republican Party about apathy among GOP voters in the state.
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Donald Trump to hold rally in Mobile amid Alabama GOP turnout concerns | Alabama Reflector
President Donald Trump plans to hold a campaign rally in Mobile next week amid concerns among Alabama Republicans about turnout. 
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Anna Barrett @annabjournalist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you @andreadotweb.bsky.social for covering this important health meeting while I'm off in DC at a conference. This is the first across-the-board premium increase for state employees in 11 years.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 21/09/2026
Via Jennifer Shutt: “Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists’ credentials because it objected to our reporting,” a joint statement said. “Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.”
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CNN, MS Now, Politico sue Trump over White House ban | Alabama Reflector
CNN, MS Now and Politico wrote in a joint statement the suit is intended “to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes.”
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 17/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones said Wednesday that he would support an amendment to put the state's governor and lieutenant governor on the same ticket, and would include Democratic Lt. Gov. nominee Phillip Ensler in a Jones administration. ow.ly/8Uis50ZOwz2
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just FYI: This is a reprint of @annabjournalist.bsky.social’s original, deeply-reported story on @alabamareflector.com, which you can read here: alabamareflector.com/2026/09/11/a...
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Auburn University faculty protest Board of Trustees' dissolution of university senate | Alabama Reflector
On Friday, more than 100 faculty and community members gathered outside the trustees’ meeting to protest the decision and warn that it could have broader consequences.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 11/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: More than 100 Auburn University faculty and community members gathered Friday morning to protest the Board of Trustees' dissolution of the university's faculty senate and warned of broader consequences.
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Auburn University faculty protest Board of Trustees' dissolution of university senate | Alabama Reflector
On Friday, more than 100 faculty and community members gathered outside the trustees’ meeting to protest the decision and warn that it could have broader consequences. 
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Anna Barrett @annabjournalist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Story here:
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Auburn University faculty protest Board of Trustees' dissolution of university senate | Alabama Reflector
On Friday, more than 100 faculty and community members gathered outside the trustees’ meeting to protest the decision and warn that it could have broader consequences.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 11/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The Alabama State Department of Education plans to request a $5.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2028 and establish line items for education programs that have previously been funded with supplemental funds.
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Alabama Department of Education seeks dedicated program funding in budget request | Alabama Reflector
The ALSDE plans to request a $5.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2028 and establish line items for education programs that have previously been funded with supplemental funds.
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Anna Barrett @annabjournalist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
At Auburn University this morning covering the fallout of its board’s June decision to dissolve the university senate. The board did so to remain in compliance with a state law passed this spring. I’ll have more details soon. #alpolitics
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 09/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: It was billed as a veterans’ town hall, but Democratic gubernatorial nominee ended up fielding a host of other questions from more than 300 people at the event in Anniston Tuesday evening. ow.ly/9foJ50ZL5ut
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 10/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Alabama’s community colleges are on track to enroll over 100,000 students in for-credit courses this fall despite barriers, according to data presented to the system’s board of trustees Wednesday morning. ow.ly/Gx5J50ZLEJK
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 04/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Plaintiffs challenging Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s candidacy told the Alabama Supreme Court Thursday that Tuberville was “constitutionally ineligible” to serve as governor. ow.ly/xT8550ZIYvX
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 04/09/2026
Via Andrea Tinker: Alabama Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones raised more money than Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville in August, though Tuberville retains a large funding edge. ow.ly/fgOO50ZJ2lA
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 02/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones on Wednesday called for a reform of Alabama’s ethics laws and accused his Republican opponent of unethical financial practices with data center companies. Tommy Tuberville's campaign manager accused Jones of "grasping for attention."
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Doug Jones calls for ethics reform, attacks Tuberville over AI, data center investments | Alabama Reflector
Jordan Doufexis, chair of the Tuberville campaign, said that the senator has a broker that manages his day-to-day financial decisions. 
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 02/09/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The two boards overseeing health insurance plans for Alabama's state and public education employees Tuesday approved plans to request more funding from the Legislature amid growing healthcare costs and expected difficulties with the state budget. ow.ly/lnPi50ZI0s7
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 31/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville Thursday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s dismissal of a case challenging his residency, with the backing of the state Attorney General’s Office and the Alabama Republican Party. ow.ly/2Y4n50ZGKA0
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 25/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: At least 150 Lowndes County residents gathered at the local courthouse Monday evening to demand transparency from the county commission about the development of one of Alabama’s largest planned data centers. ow.ly/E4AI50ZF1m6
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 26/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Democrats and Republicans differed sharply over whether $144 million in rural health grants aimed at offsetting cuts to Medicaid would lead to "systematic changes" or serve as a "Band-Aid" for Alabama's rural health crisis. ow.ly/z1Qu50ZFqU4
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 27/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Alabama’s leading source of children’s well-being data and research plans to launch a new online data center to increase access to up-to-date information, the group announced Wednesday. ow.ly/E9ZV50ZFV8k
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 21/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: In Alabama's lieutenant governor's race, Republican nominee John Wahl and Democratic nominee Phillip Ensler have ambitious plans for an office with very little power. ow.ly/VE9q50ZC71s
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 20/08/2026
Via Andrea Tinker: Dress code changes at Tuskegee University sparked strong debates over the summer, but students returning to campus on Wednesday questioned the focus on them. alabamareflector.com/2026/08/20/tus…
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 17/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The Alabama Supreme Court on Monday extended a briefing deadline for Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s responses in a lawsuit challenging his ability to run for the office.
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Alabama Supreme Court extends Tommy Tuberville's briefing schedule in residency suit | Alabama Reflector
The court moved the briefing deadline from Friday to Aug. 27. Earlier this month, plaintiffs in the case also sought and received an extension to file their motions with the state’s high court.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 17/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: A troubled Montgomery hospital and the state’s largest private health insurance company reached a four-year deal Monday to keep the hospital open after years of financial woes.
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Jackson Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield reach deal to keep hospital open | Alabama Reflector
Hospitals across Alabama are closing due to financial struggles. State charity programs and federal tax programs aim to prevent closures, but experts say it may not be enough to save hospitals.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 19/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment in Alabama dropped by 95,000 — about 23% — after enhanced premium tax credits expired, leaving many uninsured or paying for private insurance. ow.ly/RZEk50ZB6XF
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 12/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Rep. Rhett Marques, R-Enterprise, won the Alabama Republican nomination for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District Tuesday night, defeating five others in a winner-take-all special primary election.
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Rhett Marques wins Republican nomination in Alabama 2nd Congressional District | Alabama Reflector
The state representative from Enterprise, who had the endorsement of President Donald Trump, defeated five other candidates.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 12/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett and Andrea Tinker: Tuesday’s special Alabama congressional primaries had two things in common: few voters and few surprises. ow.ly/3xBj50ZyOa2
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 10/08/2026
ICYMI, via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama Democrats Saturday elected Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton party chair amid calls for Democrats to take advantage of what could be the best state environment for the party in years.
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‘I hear you, I see you:’ Alabama Democrats elect Bobby Singleton as chair  | Alabama Reflector
Alabama Democrats on Saturday elected Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton to be their chair for the next four years.
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Anna Barrett @annabjournalist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Back-to-back weekend coverage of State Party meetings coming right at you.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 05/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The Alabama Fair Ballot Commission on Tuesday approved language to describe four statewide constitutional amendments that will be on the statewide ballot in November, including a measure mandating the broadcast of the National Anthem in schools. ow.ly/Rbq750ZwjhA
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 05/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Five of the six Republican candidates in a special primary in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District made their pitch to voters in Barbour County Tuesday night, one week before the election. ow.ly/yGXM50Zwpvq
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 03/08/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Data centers have emerged as a top issue in Alabama’s midterm elections as concerns over public health impacts and a lack of transparency over the multibillion dollar facilities grow among communities and public health experts. ow.ly/2kX150Zvc4q
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Also becoming a major issue in Alabama, where Doug Jones has called for a moratorium and Tommy Tuberville is embracing data centers; calling concerns about them “bullcrap” and suggesting opponents are being swayed by China. Here’s @annabjournalist.bsky.social on Monday.
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Data centers emerge as top Alabama election issue as community concerns grow | Alabama Reflector
Data centers have emerged as a top issue in Alabama’s midterm elections as concerns over public health impacts and a lack of transparency over the multibillion dollar facilities grow among communities...
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 30/07/2026
Via Ralph Chapoco: People who spent decades incarcerated within Alabama’s prisons Wednesday provided detailed accounts of ongoing violence, abuse by corrections staff and lack of adequate healthcare services in the state’s correctional facilities. ow.ly/toB850Zuv10
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 30/07/2026
Via Shalina Chatlani and Stateline: In 49 states, the number of people enrolled in Obamacare plans has declined since Congress made coverage more expensive by allowing federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. ow.ly/pUfF50ZulBk
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 30/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The vice chair of the Alabama Democratic Party is calling on Democrats to pull Republican ballots in the Aug. 11 special primary elections to get “weaker” competition in the general election. ow.ly/FmXs50ZuwWy
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 29/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Republican voters in central Alabama will choose between a 12-year incumbent congressman and a 26-year-old physical therapist assistant in an August special primary. ow.ly/OGAN50Zu0uM
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 27/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: Alabama’s infant mortality rate improved in 2024, but access to adequate healthcare impacts outcomes for babies in their first year of life. ow.ly/Vq6r50ZsuAq
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 21/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: A Montgomery County judge ruled Sunday that the state’s birth centers can keep operating despite an appellate court ruling earlier this year that declared them hospitals subject to regulation by the Alabama Department of Public Health. ow.ly/Bcvq50Zqeku
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 21/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The Alabama Supreme Court Tuesday granted an expedited briefing schedule in Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s residency lawsuit at the request of plaintiffs.
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Alabama Supreme Court sets expedited schedule for Tuberville residency suit | Alabama Reflector
Ragsdale said in a statement Tuesday that while he is thankful for the expedited schedule, it is not fast enough for the Alabama Republican Party to replace Tuberville on November’s ballot, should the Supreme Court find him ineligible. 
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 16/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) said Thursday the state has 11 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasite that causes intestinal illness and has been spreading around the country.
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Alabama Department of Public Health confirms 11 cyclosporiasis cases in state | Alabama Reflector
Symptoms include watery or “explosive” diarrhea, nausea and stomach cramps. It’s often contracted by eating or drinking something contaminated with the parasite, which lives in feces.
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 17/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The board overseeing the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Thursday voted unanimously to give State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris a 7% raise, effective Sept. 1. ow.ly/pmNS50ZoxNo
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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 16/07/2026
Via Anna Barrett: The board overseeing health insurance for Alabama state employees will likely consider benefit changes and withdrawals from a trust fund amid financial uncertainty, rising health costs and “difficult choices,” its CEO said Wednesday. ow.ly/Alvh50Zo1Ql
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