Mobile and Baldwin County News
The race for Mobile County Sheriff is now a two-man contest heading into the November general election, pairing a longtime sheriff’s deputy against a political newcomer. On one side is…
A Mobile County judge threw out state Rep. James Buskey's lawsuit seeking to strip independent challenger RaShawn Figures from the November ballot, ruling his court lacked jurisdiction over a pre-election…
Legal and Justice Department sources said the congressman defeated in Alabama's Democratic gubernatorial primary could be offered the U.S. attorney's job in Montgomery, a post left conspicuously unfilled.
The state party's Black political caucus endorsed former Circuit Judge Herman Thomas over incumbent Sen. Vivian Figures, giving a jolt to one of Mobile's most closely watched Democratic primaries.
About 50 supporters gathered at Skyland Shopping Center as the congressman opened a Mobile campaign office, telling the crowd he was not the candidate for anyone content with insider politics.
An Alabama Democratic Party panel upheld the disqualification of RaShawn Figures on residency grounds. His attorney called the proceeding a farce of due process and a celebration of the rule…
A Democratic Party subcommittee disqualified 28-year-old RaShawn Figures from the House District 99 primary on residency grounds, a ruling his campaign said it would appeal.
Campaign disclosures showed state Sen. Vivian Figures raising more than four times what challenger Herman Thomas collected as the two headed into the final weeks of their Democratic primary contest.
The Police Benevolent Association interviewed Ashley Rich, Mark Erwin and Don Foster as it prepared to endorse a candidate to succeed longtime Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr.
The congressman's health care vote and his snub of black political organizations have infuriated Democrats. Mobile's mayor disagrees with both moves and says he is voting for him regardless.