Alabama’s 1st District GOP Candidates Split on Tolls, Data Centers Ahead of Aug. 11 Primary
Jerry Carl, John Mills and Austin Sidwell discuss I-10 bridge tolls, data centers and voter turnout ahead of Alabama's Aug. 11 1st District GOP primary.
Redistricting Just Turned Shomari Figures’ Safe Seat Into a Toss-Up. Can He Still Win?
Redistricting has turned Rep. Shomari Figures' Mobile-area congressional seat from a comfortable win into a toss-up, with internal polling showing him nearly tied with his Republican challenger.
Federal Panel Halts Alabama’s New Congressional Map, Keeps 2024 Districts in Place
A three-judge federal panel blocked Alabama from adopting a new congressional map, ordering the state to keep using court-drawn districts as a legal fight over Black voting power continues.
A look at Alabama’s few competitive State House races in 2022
While all 140 seats in Alabama’s Legislature are on the ballot Tuesday, few are truly contested. In the House, just 25 of 105 districts have both a Republican and a…
Mobile Councilmen Struggle to Find Five Votes on New Redistricting Map Ahead of Deadline
With one week left before the city’s deadline, Mobile City Council members still could not lock down the five votes needed to approve a new redistricting map — and if…
Mobile Launches Redistricting Webpage With Interactive District Map
Mobile residents can now track the city’s redistricting effort in one place, thanks to a webpage the city launched to document the process underway between Mayor Sandy Stimpson and the…
Mobile Opens Redistricting Debate With Virtual Town Halls on New Council Maps
Mobile residents got their first chance to weigh in on proposed City Council district boundaries during two virtual town halls streamed on the city’s Facebook page — one at noon,…
Alabama lawmakers open 2017 session with early bills out of committee
Alabama lawmakers gaveled in their annual legislative session Feb. 7 and quickly pushed a handful of bills through committee, even as the full House and Senate have yet to pass…