Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin easily wins re-election
Unofficial results showed incumbent mayor Randall Woodfin received almost three-quarters of the over thirty thousand votes cast on Tuesday.
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Lumpkin kicks off campaign for House District 60
Lumpklin is looking to follow her aunt Sundra Escott Russell, the first African American woman elected to the Alabama Senate.
Alabama lawmakers pre-file bills to ban gun conversion devices
Alabama lawmakers pre-file bills banning trigger activators and bump stocks amid rising gun violence and shifting federal regulations.
District 2 poll offers insight into voters’ attitudes, progressive concerns
A poll last month showed that more than 80 percent of 450 likely voters cared if a candidate lived in the district.
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See recent postsThe race for the new 2nd District is about to heat up
With a little over three months to go until primary elections, the race for the newly drawn 2nd District is about to take off.
“Parental rights” bill signed into law
The bill identifies parental rights as "fundamental rights," which the bill's sponsor says will make it harder for government to interfere.
Comprehensive gambling, lottery bill appears to be dead for the session
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he will not bring gambling to the floor of the House if they do not have the votes.
House passes pay raise for teachers and other education employees
Education employees will receive a 2 percent across-the-board pay increase for the 2022 fiscal year.
State Rep. Juandalynn Givan: If allegations are true, then John Merrill should resign
Givan said Secretary of State John Merrill should resign and that he should be investigated over the allegations.
House passes bill to reform Birmingham Pension System
The would increase the pension contribution of Birmingham city employees from 7 percent of their gross pay to 7 and a half percent.