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After lawmakers advanced two pieces of legislation that would compel a special election in specific congressional and State Senate districts, all eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court to see if the state wasted time and money in this recent special session.

Following Gov. Kay Ivey's signing of two redistricting special election bills on Friday, a liberal, transgender candidate running for Alabama House District 25 is attacking conservatives in the state legislature, accusing them of both racism and discrimination against black voters.

Jacksonville State University (JSU) has one of the top forensic departments in the Southeast and part of that team is Joseph Scott Morgan, associate professor of applied forensics.

The concept of majority-minority, racially-drawn districts has always been a house of cards, and like the flick of a finger, Callais has knocked it down. It’s time we move beyond this unconstitutional model to representation that embraces all voters in every district.

Ahead of being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed the special session to redistrict Alabama following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic majority ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

It's been just over a week since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Louisiana v. Callais case and with each day Alabama is moving towards relief from the lower court order that resulted in a 5-2 map.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) is optimistic that Republicans could win all seven of the state’s seats in Congress, after the legislature paved the way for the state to use a congressional map that federal courts have blocked for years.

After lawmakers adjourned for the final day of the special legislative session, the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) swiftly applauded lawmakers' and state leaders' efforts to possibly allow a special election using the currently court-banned district maps.

Governor Kay Ivey signed two redistricting special election bills into law on Friday that would allow the state to use previously-passed congressional district and State Senate maps if a federal court or the U.S. Supreme Court lifts an injunction on Alabama.

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice and attorney general candidate Jay Mitchell discussed the urgent need to congressionally redistrict Alabama following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic majority ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

A 14-year-old girl was killed in an ATV accident, according to the Marshall County Coroner’s Office. The incident occurred at 7:10 p.m. Thursday on Kelley Road in Albertville.

According to Orr, despite many Alabamians now demanding a 7-0 map favoring Republicans, a 6-1 map, allowing U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) to retain her seat in the state's 7th congressional district, is more likely to be ratified and implemented than a fully conservative map.

District Court may not attract the same attention as higher courts, but its impact is immediate and deeply personal. Choosing a judge with the right experience helps ensure that impact is fair and just.

Democratic members of the House of Representatives wrestled with law enforcement and security staff in the gallery of the House of Representatives as protestors began chanting and causing a disruption in Friday's special session proceedings.

Repetitive, politically-motivated funding to horribly ineffective programs and agencies is not the answer to taking care of our veterans, nor for any taxpayer spending. 

The Southern Poverty Law Center was arraigned in federal court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to all counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to a federally insured bank.

The Mary G. Montgomery head football coach took to social media to respond to the news he was recently placed on leave amid an investigation into recruitment violations.

Democratic leadership continues to accuse Republican lawmakers in the state of being furtive with their true motivations, which include a stifling of black votes and seizing total control of the state’s seven congressional seats.

Attorney General Steve Marshall expressed his condolences to the family of Aniah Blanchard after her killer, Ibraheem Yazeed, was sentenced to life in prison.

State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) said at a Contract Review Committee meeting on Thursday he was going to delay Alabama Department of Corrections contracts until he got answers about a recent healthcare contract selection.

Beth Holloway, mother of Natalee Holloway, made her first-ever political endorsement on Thursday, supporting Lloyd Peeples. Peeples is challenging incumbent Jim Carns in State House District 48.

A provision in both special session redistricting plans would eliminate the runoff requirement for the special elections that would follow, allowing a winner-take-all primary.

ProgressPAC, a political arm of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), has recently had to broadcast a retraction for an attack on Mo Brooks, walking back accusations that the former Congressman was guilty of “insider stock trading.”

Few events have shaped Hoover’s identity like the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Baseball Tournament. What began in 1998 as a new opportunity for our city has become a staple event throughout the South.

With primary races in Alabama now less than two weeks away, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) in the state's upcoming GOP U.S. Senate primary.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is investigating a deadly incident involving a pedestrian and a Freightliner tractor-trailer.

Republican members of the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee passed a bill on Thursday that would allow the state to use congressional district maps if a federal court or the U.S. Supreme Court lifts an injunction on Alabama.