With new, court-ordered districts, an Alabama U.S. House election moves ahead
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A crowded field of candidates for Alabama's newly drawn 2nd Congressional District has narrowed after Tuesday night's primary election.
Political news from county Mobile
Port Operators Ask Regulator to Force Dockworkers to Negotiate
Days ahead of a possible strike by longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts, port employers said on Thursday that they were asking a federal labor regulator to force the dockworkers’ union to resume negotiating a new contract.
‘Uncommitted’ Group Says It Won’t Endorse Harris Over Gaza Concerns
As Vice President Kamala Harris prepared to visit Michigan on Thursday, the national group that mobilized primary voters to cast “uncommitted” ballots against President Biden over the United States’ support for Israel in the war in Gaza announced that it would not endorse her.
Will Automation Replace Jobs? Port Workers May Strike Over It.
When a dockworkers’ union broke off contract talks with management in June, raising the likelihood of a strike at more than a dozen ports on the East and Gulf Coasts that could severely disrupt the supply chain this fall, it was not over wages, pensions or working conditions. It was about a gate through which trucks enter a small port in Mobile, Ala.
In Detroit, Harris Confronts Divisions Roiling Democrats Over Gaza War
Before Vice President Kamala Harris confronted pro-Palestinian and anti-Gaza-war protesters on Wednesday at a campaign rally in Detroit, she faced demands from the leaders of a group that has mobilized voters to protest the U.S. government’s support for Israel.
In Detroit, Harris confronts the divisions roiling Democrats over the war in Gaza.
Before Vice President Kamala Harris confronted pro-Palestinian and anti-Gaza war protesters on Wednesday at a campaign rally in Detroit, she faced demands from the leaders of a group that has mobilized voters to protest the U.S. government’s support for Israel.
Aging bridges in 16 states will be improved or replaced with the help of $5B in federal funding
Dozens of aging bridges in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the help of $5 billion in federal grants announced Wednesday by President Joe Biden’s administration, the latest beneficiaries of a massive infrastructure law.
Alabama lawmakers propose compromise on gambling bill with lottery, electronic wagering machines
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a compromise on gambling legislation that would authorize a state lottery and multiple sites with electronic gambling machines. But the measure faces an uncertain outlook in the closing days of the legislative session.
Democrats Daniels and Figures stress experience ahead of next week’s congressional runoff
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The two Democrats running for Alabama’s newly redrawn congressional district stressed their experience — one at the federal level and one at the Alabama Legislature — in a debate that aired Tuesday night.