Politics May 06 Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year House redistricting despite protests The stakes are high for minority voters who stand to lose their preferred representatives and for any Republican lawmakers reluctant to follow Trump's wishes.
Politics May 05 Tennessee lawmakers consider redrawing the state's only Democratic-held U.S. House district Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on the opportunity afforded by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to redraw congressional districts ahead of the November midterm elections.
Politics May 04 Alabama and Tennessee governors have called special legislative sessions to draw new congressional districts Republicans are eyeing the possibility of getting new lines in place for the 2026 midterm elections, or at least for 2028.
Politics Apr 06 Utility board elections face surge of attention as electricity rates rise Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities.
Nation Mar 10 Alabama governor commutes death sentence of 75-year-old inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot Ivey said she thought it would be "unjust" to execute Burton, considering that the shooter was not executed.
Politics Feb 12 Camp Mystic parents seek stronger camp regulations in other states Grieving parents pushed Texas lawmakers to approve new safety requirements for camps, including mandating detailed emergency plans and emergency warning systems. Now, parents are now urging lawmakers in Alabama and elsewhere to tighten regulations.
Politics Dec 10 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Alabama's appeal to execute man with an intellectual disability The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case that could make it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they are intellectually disabled.
Nation Sep 23 Son of murdered woman asks Alabama to stop her killer's execution Gov. Kay Ivey indicated she does not plan to commute the death sentence.
Politics Sep 02 WATCH: Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado.
Politics May 01 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at University of Alabama commencement event President Donald Trump offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday in a speech interspersed with impressions of transgender weightlifters, accusations that judges were interfering with his agenda and attacks on his…