The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

By upholding Alabama’s gerrymandered districts, the supreme court is laying the groundwork for ending voting rights and political power for Black people

The University of Alabama is reconsidering its decision last week to retain the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan on a campus building while adding the name of the school’s first Black student

With primaries quickly approaching, state courts are more likely the ones to decide how congressional district lines should be drawn.

A little-known but important piece of American history stands vacant on a two-lane highway in rural western Alabama

Civil rights activists worry that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could embolden Republicans to take aim at splitting majority-Black districts and ultimately reduce Black voters’ influence on Capitol Hill

Georgia will have a lot of talent to replace this offseason

The filing deadline for candidates running for state offices in 2022 in Alabama was Jan. 28. State legislative elections will take place in all 35 Senate and 105 House districts. Overall, 271 candidates filed for those 140 districts: 88 Democrats, 182 Republicans, and one Libertarian. This equals 1.94 candidates per…

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Top Alabama draft prospect Evan Neal spoke highly of his position coach Doug Marrone, who was just hired by the Saints:

It is hard to understand the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday to reinstate a congressional district map drawn by the Alabama Legislature as anything other than an effort by the conservative justices to help Republicans in the midterms.

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