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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.
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Port City Chapter of Blacks in Government hosted its 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative breakfast Monday morning, drawing hundreds of attendees to the Calirojae on Dauphin Island Parkway.
The event continued a tradition spanning more than three decades as the community celebrated MLK Day. The breakfast welcomed civic leaders, educators, students, and elected officials to honor King’s legacy.
WASHINGTON — After casting the last votes of his first year in office, freshman Congressman Shomari Figures said he’s proud to have shone a “spotlight” on the communities in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District that have not always been top of mind in the halls of the U.S. Capitol.
As Alabama’s sole first-time member of Congress this year, representing the newly redrawn 2nd District, spanning from Mobile to Montgomery, Figures said he and his team start off discussing each issue that comes to their office with one simple question.
The Alabama Port Authority shared two major developments for the Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands Project—the only dedicated beneficial use site in Mobile Bay for maintenance dredge material from the ship channel.
First, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced that the project is slated to receive $24 million in RESTORE Act funding. In addition to the funding, the Port has signed its U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit to begin construction.
WASHINGTON — On Veterans Day, Alabama’s entire House delegation supports a bill to rename a post office in Tuskegee after the African American pilots who fought in World War II. Congressman Shomari Figures is sponsoring the legislation.
The bipartisan bill would designate the U.S. post office at 401 North Elm Street as the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office.”
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, has introduced legislation to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black aviators in the history of the U.S. military.
The bill would name the Tuskegee Post Office at 401 North Elm Street to the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office.”
The legislation has the bi-partisan support of the entire Alabama House Congressional delegation and Tuskegee Airmen Incorporate, according to a release.