Mobile and Baldwin County News
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.
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.
Reports that Joe Reed would back Vivian Figures against Herman Thomas cut across four decades of Mobile political rivalry, and turned on a single legislative vote about a building's name.
Months after his acquittal, former judge Herman Thomas was among several prominent figures weighing a challenge to state Sen. Vivian Figures, whose family had testified for the prosecution at his…
For 20 years Mobile's mayor-council government has required five of seven votes to pass most measures. Officials past and present disagreed sharply over whether the super majority built consensus or…
With Mayor Mike Dow expected to step aside, Councilman Fred Richardson said Mobile's history suggests voters will accept the outcome of the August mayoral election without racial discord, whoever wins.