Tag: politics

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times More than two dozen members of the U.S. House and Senate from both sides of the aisle were at Bethel...

By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Grine r on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Early on in her campaign for Alabama governor, Democrat Yolanda Flowers knew she had an uphill battle against incumbent Republican...

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com Katie Britt won the race for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first woman elected to the Senate from Alabama,...

By The Associated Press Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will decide whether to strip racist language from the state constitution. They will also vote on...

By Ryan Michael, The Birmingham Times and Carol Robinson, AL.com While homicides are up around the nation and in many large cities including Birmingham, Jefferson...

AL.com Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed Alisha Ruffin May to replace a domestic relations court judge ousted from the Jefferson County bench last year. The...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Few are giving Yolanda Flowers a chance to upset incumbent Kay Ivey in next month’s race for Alabama governor, but...

By Marc H. Morial “No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we require...

The Birmingham Times After accusations last week of voter suppression from the Bessemer Absentee Voting Clerk, the Jefferson County Commission said it will find a...