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Judges to weigh request to put Alabama under preclearance for a future congressional map
Federal judges will weigh a request to require Alabama to submit its next congressional map for preclearance. The request is ...
Alabama congressman teases ‘big announcement’: Is he running for US Senate?
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced in May he was running for the Senate. Marshall was elected attorney general ...
Greg Abbott is making a mockery of the Voting Rights Act
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to potentially redistrict ahead of the midterms to help Trump keep the GOP ...
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APR Notebook-- Making every moment count in the U.S. House of Representatives
The Alabama Public Radio news team is known for its major journalism investigations. We've been doing them for over a decade.
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'Mysterious order' could give Clarence Thomas an excuse to undo voting rights
U.S. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has long telegraphed his desire to gut crucial portions of the Voting Rights Act, and he might finally get a chance to undermine protections ensuring equal ...
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Judges to decide on request for Congressional maps to be reviewed
Federal judges will weigh a request to bring Alabama back under the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act after ruling the state intentionally diluted the voting ...
New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 'Nimbus' Now Dominant in US: Know These Symptoms
A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.
Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims
At least 129 people across Central Texas are confirmed dead, including dozens of children who were attending summer camp in the Hill Country, after catastrophic flooding over the Fourth of July ...