Politics

By Sarah Swetlik Alabama’s legislature was the most conservative lawmaking body in the country in 2021, a study from the Center for Legislative Accountability reported. The Center for Legislative Accountability, a project of the Conservative Political Action […]

By John Sharp It’s been four decades since the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians began the long journey to gain federal sovereignty designation that would allow them to access millions of dollars in health care, education, and economic […]

By Mike Cason  State Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, who is in line to become the next speaker of the Alabama House early next year, has announced key committee appointments for the next legislative term. The House Republican […]

By John Sharp  U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Tuscaloosa, is retiring from the U.S. Senate when the 118th Congress is sworn into office on Jan. 3. Shelby, 88, was recently asked how Alabamians should […]

By Gary Fields, Anthony Izaguirre, and Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press WASHINGTON — State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after […]

By Mike Cason  The Alabama House Democratic caucus reelected Rep. Anthony Daniels of Huntsville as House minority leader on Monday. Daniels, a former teacher who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014, has held the leadership […]