Alabama Politics

Alabama Lawmakers Ignore Supreme Court Ruling Requiring Them To Create 2nd Black-Majority Congressional District

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's order to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a larger say in elections, Alabama…

1 year ago

Alabama GOP County Party Chief Resigns After Using KKK Images

A local Alabama Republican organization is facing backlash after a country chairman published a Facebook post with a GOP elephant…

2 years ago

Rep. Mo Brooks Says Trump Repeatedly Asked Him To Help Overturn 2020 Election & Install Him As President

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks (R) said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump asked him to go along with a plan to…

3 years ago

Alabama Allows Carrying Of Concealed Guns Without Permit Or Background Check

Alabama will no longer require a background check or permits to allow residents to conceal and carry handguns. Republican Gov.…

3 years ago

Supreme Court Rules In Favor GOP Alabama Redistricting Plan Despite Discrimination Concerns

The Supreme Court blocked a lower court's ruling 5-4 that would have forced Alabama to draw a new congressional map…

3 years ago

Court Rejects Alabama’s New Congressional Map Saying It Discriminates Against Blacks

A federal court ruled that Alabama's new congressional map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The three-judge panel…

3 years ago

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Responds To Criticism For Using COVID-19 Funds To Build Prisons

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R-Alabama) responded to criticism of her choice to use federal COVID-19 relief funds to build new…

3 years ago

Alabama Councilmember, 19, Who Opposed Mask Mandates, Hospitalized With COVID-19

Hunter Pepper, who became the youngest councilmember to be ever elected in the Decatur City, Alabama, said he is now…

3 years ago

Alabama’s Population Shrank In 2020 For First Time Ever Due To COVID-19

For the first time in its history, Alabama recorded more deaths than births in 2020 due to COVID-19. On Friday,…

3 years ago

Trump Booed At Alabama Rally For Asking Supporters To Get Vaccinated

On Saturday, former President Donald Trump was giving a speech in an Alabama rally when he was met with boos…

3 years ago

Alabama Gov. Says Kay Ivey Says It’s ‘Time To Start Blaming The Unvaccinated’

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) said it's "time to start blaming the unvaccinated" for rising COVID-19 cases and deaths in…

3 years ago

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: State Rep. Jeremy Gray Explains How He Got Alabama’s Yoga Ban Repealed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbaPdc6CS9c&t=1s&ab_channel=uPolitics   Alabama State Rep. Jeremy Gray (D) revealed how he passed a bill that repealed a 30-year-old ban on…

3 years ago

Alabama Lifts 1993 Ban On Yoga In Schools

Gov. Kay Ivey (R-Alabama) signed a bill Thursday that would allow K-12 public schools to approve yoga instruction, lifting a…

4 years ago

Trump Endorses Loyalist Rep. Mo Brooks In Alabama Senate Race

Former President Donald Trump released a statement on Wednesday endorsing long-time ally Sen. Mo Brooks for his upcoming 2022 race. Brooks will be…

4 years ago

Amazon Defeats Union Drive At Bessemer, Alabama Facility, Union Contests Results

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama voted down a resolution to unionize this weekend. The final tally was…

4 years ago

Biden Sides With Alabama Workers Fighting To Unionize In Amazon Warehouse

In one of the most pro-worker statements from a modern president, Joe Biden released a video Sunday night in staunch…

4 years ago

Roy Moore Sues Alabama For ‘Infringing On Rights’ Over COVID-19 Restrictions

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and his legal advocacy group have come together to sue Gov. Kay Ivery (R-Alabama)…

4 years ago