Mobile and Baldwin County News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Democratic state lawmaker’s remarks during debate over a sweeping abortion ban drew national attention and criticism this week, adding a fresh flashpoint to one of the…
Lawmakers returned to the State House in Montgomery on April 30, 2019, expecting one of the most consequential votes of the session: a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities gathered in Montgomery on Thursday to press their legislative agendas with state leaders. Mayors Randall Woodfin of Birmingham, Tommy Battle…
State Rep. Napoleon Bracy Jr. of Prichard has been elected co-chair of the Mobile County Delegation, sharing leadership of the group with Rep. Victor Gaston as lawmakers head into a…
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…
Mobile County probate records show several free Black residents petitioned local judges to become enslaved amid rising hostility before the Civil War.