Who we are

Todd Stacy

Founder, Publisher

Todd Stacy is the founder and publisher of the Alabama Daily News. After a 15-year career in politics, Todd left Washington, D.C. in 2017 to start a news organization that gives readers high-quality coverage of government and politics without political bias or corporate spin. Alabama Daily News has since grown to become the news outlet of choice for the state’s top political and business leaders. Todd's morning "Daily News Digest" newsletter is the "must read" email for Alabama officials and politicos in Montgomery and Washington, D.C. His work has been widely referenced by national news outlets including The New York Times, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and The
Washington Post.

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Mary Sell

Editor

Mary Sell has covered Alabama politics and state government since 2012 and joined Alabama Daily News in 2019. One of Mary’s primary goals for ADN and Inside Alabama Politics is to not duplicate what other news outlets are reporting, but find the yet-to-be told stories about politics and policies and their impact on readers. Mary previously worked for Gannett newspapers as a reporter and editor in Alabama, Mississippi and Indiana. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University.

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Alexander Willis

Government & Politics Reporter

Alexander Willis graduated from the University of North Texas' Mayborn School of Journalism, and spent four years reporting on government and politics in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2022, he continued his reporting on government and politics as a freelance journalist before joining Alabama Daily News in early 2023, where he currently covers the Alabama Legislature and governor's office.

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Meredith Brown Wills

Business & Events Manager

Meredith Brown Wills manages business and events for Alabama Daily News. From connecting clients with advertising packages that suit their needs to spearheading the popular ADN Legislative Issues Breakfast, Meredith is your go-to for doing business with Alabama Daily News. Meredith Wills brings experience from previous roles at Maynard Cooper & Gale, the American Cancer Society, the Alabama Republican Party and Independent Fundraising Consultants. Meredith holds an advertising degree from University of Alabama.

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Trisha Powell Crain

Senior Education Reporter

Trisha Powell Crain is the senior education reporter for Alabama Daily News and Alabama Public Television. She has more than 20 years of experience reporting on Alabama schools, covering a range of topics from what happens at state board meetings to how kids learn to what the latest round of data says about student outcomes.

Trish believes education is the foundation for a great state and aims to create meaningful dialogue to ensure every Alabamian gets a fair chance to reach his or her potential.

Prior to joining ADN and APT, she spent eight years as the senior education reporter for Alabama Education Lab at Alabama Media Group, known as AL.com.

Her work has appeared in local, state, and national publications, online and in print.

Crain has three adult children and lives in Hoover in the house where she grew up. She graduated with a Master of Public Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in May of 2013.

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