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Representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Southern Poverty Law Center and other civil rights organizations across the state converged on the Montgomery State House to protest as lawmakers started the process of potentially redrawing the state’s Congressional map.

As lawmakers converge at the Montgomery State House to prepare to address the state’s congressional maps, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is mobilizing citizens to the Capitol to “demand fair representation” in the proposed redistricting process.

As the state kicks off its two-month-long grocery tax holiday, former Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl, a candidate for lieutenant governor, is calling for the state to make the cut permanent.

The River Region Minority Republicans (RRMR), an area chapter of the Alabama Minority Republicans and Alabama Republican Party affiliate, recently gave a full-throated endorsement of the state’s upcoming efforts to redraw congressional lines.

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice and attorney general candidate Jay Mitchell has called for a retraction of accusations from one of his Republican primary opponents, Katherine Robertson, after campaign advertisements he claims are defamatory and false.

Outgoing State Rep. Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery), the current Democratic candidate for the state's next lieutenant governor, is using a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that puts the future of the state's congressional districts in question to rally support for his campaign.

The Refugee resettlement non-profit Global Ties Alabama (GTA) reported an increase of over $100,000 in its most recent IRS filings, despite drama in 2024, when GTA removed its self-proclaimed “partnership” with the Alabama legislature and its high-profile from its website.

In the sea of mixed reactions after Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the legislature would convene next week for a special session to address the state’s long-contested congressional lines, several Democratic lawmakers made their displeasure abundantly clear.

Billy Stephen Turner, 25, a Cherokee County teacher and local pastor, was arrested Thursday and charged with transmitting obscene material to a child, a class B felony.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act (FIAA), which is designed to extend and reform aspects of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), one day before Congress voted to extend the FISA program for another 45 days.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently announced legislation to fight against financial fraud in higher education by stopping so-called "ghost students" from receiving federal financial aid.

The Pentagon recently announced a nearly $49 million grant for Auburn University to advance research on aviation and missile modernization.

Newest polling out of Alabama’s cash-rich upcoming Senate race to replace the outgoing U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) appears to be heading to a runoff election after the Republican Primary on May 19.

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell, candidate for state attorney general, responded to an advertisement released by his leading opponent, Katherine Robertson, in which Robertson accuses Mitchell of being a registered agent of an Islamic country.

In a newly released TV ad, Katherine Robertson, chief counsel in the AG's Office and a candidate for the office, accuses her leading opponent, former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell, of having previously served as a registered agent for Uzbekistan while pledging to fight Islamic extremism in the state.

Hampton Harris, who is seeking the Republican nomination in a bid to unseat the Democratic incumbent in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, Shomari Figures (D-Mobile), recently slammed the congressman for receiving an endorsement from the Embroiled Southern Policy Law Center (SPLC).

In a recently released ad, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth came out offering his full support for State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) as he seeks to defeat former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) and others in the race for Alabama’s first congressional district.

Former Alabama Supreme Court justice and current candidate for the state’s attorney general has released a plan he intends to implement to stop the expansion of radical Muslim extremism in the state, should he be elected to the position.

Despite hopes of slashed federal funding for progressive institutions, millions of state and federal funds continue to pour into an expanding network of non-profit organizations, including K-12 schools, medical centers, and more in the Birmingham area.

In the wake of what by all accounts was a third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has joined the growing chorus of GOP Trump loyalists calling for Democrats to stop holding up the months-delayed funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Governor Kay Ivey recently honored a specific family that has chosen to participate in the state's school choice, Education Savings Account system, the CHOOSE Act, highlighting the strides she believes the additional funding has provided.

Katherine Robertson, the Chief prosecutor in the Alabama attorney general’s office and current candidate for AG, gave a shot across the bow to a University of Alabama (UA) Professor who was subject to 1819 News reporting regarding his apparent flaunting of the state’s ban on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies in the state.

Alabama Citizens for Life, the state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, recently announced its support for former Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell in his bid to be the next Alabama attorney general.

Endorsements continue to flow in the race for Alabama attorney general (AG), which has recently led to heated accusations between two of the leading candidates: former Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell and chief counsel in the AG's Office, Katherine Robertson. 

Things continue to escalate in the attorney general (AG) race, as former Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell continues to accuse his opponent, chief counsel in the AG's Office, Katherine Robertson, of skullduggery in her office’s previous treatment of a former Montgomery police officer.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on Wednesday called for Republicans in Congress to bypass Democratic stalling tactics that continue to leave the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unfunded.

The race for Alabama's next attorney general turned sour on Tuesday after former Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell criticized his opponent, chief counsel in the AG's Office, Katherine Robertson, for unjustly prosecuting a now-released former Montgomery Police officer who was convicted of manslaughter in 2019.