Tag: Vivian Davis Figures
After court ruling, Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting 2nd majority-Black congressional...
Alabama Republicans on Tuesday advanced proposals to boost the number of Black voters in one of the state’s seven congressional districts, but...
Alabama Republicans reject call for 2nd majority Black district, despite Supreme...
Alabama Republicans, under orders of the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a greater voice in elections, rejected calls...
Alabama Democrats express frustration over redistricting; GOP proposal to get vote...
Majority Republican lawmakers have not released their ideas for redrawing Alabama’s congressional districts to comply with a Supreme Court ruling, leading Democrats on...
Lawmakers vote to shield release of their personal information
Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to include themselves in legislation that would allow judges, law enforcement, and prosecutors to shield personal information from...
Alabama and Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day
Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish state holidays that honor...
Democrats seek repeal or exemptions in state abortion ban
Alabama’s abortion ban that took effect this summer allows no exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape and incest. Democrats in the Alabama Legislature are...
Bill advances to allow concealed handguns without permit
Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday that would end the requirement for a person to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun...
Republicans advance bill for claiming vaccine exemptions
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at protecting employees who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by setting out an...
Bill would let students enroll in schools outside districts
A legislative committee on Tuesday advanced a proposal that could allow parents to enroll their children in any school district in the...
Bills on pandemic power, virus lawsuit protection advance
An Alabama Senate committee on Wednesday advanced bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a proposal to limit the power of the...
