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U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, talked with area farmers about the current state of agriculture in Alabama as well as the status of the nation’s Farm Bill at a town hall in Troy on Wednesday.
Figures, who serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said as a freshman Congressman, he requested a seat on those committees.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Congressman Shomari Figures (D-AL) delivered a warning at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce briefing on Wednesday, highlighting how looming federal issues, specifically the solvency of Social Security, threaten to disproportionately impact Alabamians.
WASHINGTON (WALA) - Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures has introduced the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act, a bill that would authorize the construction of a memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring the Black military pilots and support personnel who served in World War II.
The bill is co-sponsored by Alabama’s entire House congressional delegation. If passed. the bill would authorize Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated to establish the memorial on federal land in the nation’s capital.
Alabama Congressman Shomari Figures (AL-02) announced this week that he has secured a provision in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 authorizing $50 million in federal funding to address critical water and wastewater infrastructure across the Second Congressional District.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Shomari Figures’ new bill aims to give a tax break to families who pay for their children to participate in sports, arts programs or tutoring.
Alabama’s House delegation voted along party lines as a war powers resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran was rejected. Alabama’s house delegation all
The resolution failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on a 212-219 vote with four Democrats defecting to vote against the measure.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, legendary civil rights leader and historic presidential candidate, died Tuesday at 84.
Jesse Jackson's influence on history is profound, as he not only witnessed it but actively shaped it, leaving a legacy that continues to resonate across the nation.
Alabama’s two Democratic representatives in Congress are reacting to the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at 84.
REP. TERRI SEWELL (D-DISTRICT 7)
“My heart breaks for the passing of Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Mardi Gras in Mobile has always been about more than moon pies, mystic societies, and the sounds of bass drums echoing down Royal Street.
It’s a season when the city gathers residents and visitors alike to revel in tradition, spectacle, and the kind of communal joy that feels stitched into the Gulf Coast’s DNA.
This year, it’s also celebrating something far rarer: bipartisanship.
A campaign of new construction and historic renovation in Mobile’s Africatown community will receive a $2.5 million federal allocation to continue its work, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures announced Friday.