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Second 2021 special legislative session report

All five bills in the governor’s proclamation — redistricting and the hospital and nursing home appropriation — were passed by the Legislature.

November 8, 2021

All politics is local. All of Alabama’s mayors races this year

With it being a presidential election year and an election for one of our United States Senate Seats and all of the interest that goes along with those high-profile contests, it has gone under the radar that most of our cities in the state had elections for mayor and city council last month. Mayors serve … Continued

September 23, 2020

Congresswoman Martha Roby: Census is vital for our state

“The September 30 deadline is quickly approaching, and it’s critical that Alabamians participate," Roby said.

September 15, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey to Alabama: It’s now or never for Census participation

With the last day for Census 2020 participation set for Sept. 30, Gov. Kay Ivey is urging all Alabamians who have not completed their forms to do so as quickly as possible. Alabama’s current self-response rate is 62.1 percent — 0.4 percent short of the self-response rate recorded in 2010, or 62.5 percent, according to … Continued

September 8, 2020

Rep. Mo Brooks deposed in Census lawsuit

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, was deposed Thursday in a federal lawsuit over the Census. The deposition in the suit — State of Alabama & Mo Brooks v. U.S. Census Bureau & U.S. Department of Commerce — was taken virtually in Brooks’s district office. “I was deposed yesterday in my ongoing legal battle against illegal alien … Continued

September 2, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey urges Alabamians to fill out 2020 Census

“To put it plainly, 60 percent just won't get it. Self-response at that level just will not cut the mustard," Gov. Kay Ivey said.

July 21, 2020

Gerrymandering expert worked with Alabama Republicans on 2011 redistricting lines, documents show

An Alabama lawmaker, named in the documents of the late Republican gerrymandering expert, Thomas Hofeller, declined to say whether he recalls working with Hofeller during Alabama’s 2010 redistricting cycle. An article published by The Intercept on Monday included documents and emails that seemed to show then-Alabama Rep. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, the House chair of the Joint … Continued

September 24, 2019

House District 42 special Republican primary is today

Republican voters in Chilton and Autauga County go to the polls Tuesday to vote for who they want to represent them in the Alabama House of Representatives. The Alabama House of Representatives District 42 seat represents Autauga and Chilton Counties. The seat was made vacant after State Rep. Jimmy Martin, R-Clanton, passed away after a … Continued

August 20, 2019

New Census numbers show that Huntsville is on pace to overtake Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city within five years

The U.S. Census Bureau released new city population estimates for 2018 on Monday. Huntsville continues its momentum while Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery continue to decline. If these trends continue going forward, Huntsville will pass Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city in the next decade. The new estimates cover the time period between July 1, 2017, and … Continued

July 3, 2019