When I first got the email to volunteer as a poll monitor, I was hesitant—I had just started at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)—and I did not know what to expect. I plucked up the courage to go to an unfamiliar place because the importance of voting was instilled in me before I was tall enough to see the screen at the ballot box.

Alabama state Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, has pre-filed a bill that would establish a legal right to distribute and use contraceptives. Coleman said this week that in light of President-elect Donald Trump’s recent win and Republicans gaining control of the House and Senate,

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's second full term as governor will end in 2026. She initially stepped into the role in 2017 after Robert Bentley resigned. She went onto defeat Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox in 2018 and Yolanda Flowers in 2022. Ivey will not be able to run again for one term, as the state has a limit two consecutive terms at a time.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama.

The community says they started experiencing flooding after the state expanded a nearby highway and are asking for compensation.

After a 3-0 start to the season, Illinois faces its first high-major opponent when the Illini travel to face No. 8 Alabama.

This is the existential problem for the Alabama Democratic Party: their voters aren’t showing up. And it’s not an issue because we’re on the brink of some political revolution in the state. Alabama is not about to tip blue.