Republicans have not released their ideas for redrawing Alabama’s congressional districts to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, leading Democrats on Thursday to accuse the GOP legislative majority of
A three-judge federal panel found last year that plaintiffs who challenged the map were likely to succeed on their claims that the plan is racially discriminatory because Black voters have less opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice.
Birmingham has steadily lost population since 1960, and has difficulties pushing consequential annexations that would have bolstered population. Mobile city officials are pointing to Birmingham's complicated history as an illustration over what could happen if annexation to the Port City's west does not occur.