Figures, Dobson advance in Alabama's runoffs for new House district
Voters in Alabama's new congressional district chose their party's nominees Tuesday in a race that could ultimately tip the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Alabama lawmakers approve tax breaks for businesses that help employees afford child care
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford childcare.
Alabama chooses candidates for new Black congressional district
Shomari Figures, an attorney and Obama White House executive from a politically-prominent civil rights family, has won the Democratic nomination to run in Alabama’s redrawn second congressional district Tuesday night, defeating state representative Anthony Daniels.
Alabama Runoff Elections Set Field in Newly Competitive House District
Shomari Figures, a Democrat who worked in the Justice Department, will face Caroleene Dobson, a lawyer and Republican political newcomer, this November for the seat in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, according to The Associated Press.
Voters to decide primary runoffs in Alabama’s new 2nd Congressional District
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters are set to cast their ballots Tuesday to decide party nominees for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court to boost the voting power of Black residents.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama’s congressional primary runoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in a new Alabama congressional district at the center of an ongoing legal and political dispute will return to the polls Tuesday to select the nominees in a U.S. House contest that could help decide control of the narrowly divided chamber this November.
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.
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.
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