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Politics

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State

Alabama Democrats elect new party chair

Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 7:28 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
Rev. Randy Kelley, of Huntsville, was elected to lead the party and is the second chair in only three years.

News

Alabama Republican Party passes resolution in favor of closed primaries

Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
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By Ashley Bowerman
The resolution pushing for closed primaries passed with 81% of the vote. It now heads to the legislature for consideration.

State

‘Set the record straight’: Gov. Kay Ivey’s office responds to questions, rumors about her health

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 12:34 PM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
Governor Kay Ivey’s Communications Director responded Thursday, August 11, 2022, to media, including WBRC FOX6 News, concerning questions about the Governor’s health and whereabouts.

Vaccine Alert Team

Gov. Ivey signs joint letter asking Pres. Biden to lift vaccine mandate on international travel

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:31 PM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
Governor Kay Ivey joined in a joint letter with 16 other Republican governors, in asking President Biden to lift the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on international travel to the United States.

State

FDA issues warning on puberty blockers; some Ala. lawmakers support findings

Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 7:02 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
New findings from the Food and Drug Administration show a link between common puberty blocker hormones and serious risks for youth who take them.

State

‘Top priority for the department’: Families of captive Ukrainian volunteers meet with State Department

Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:33 AM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
“I was so relieved to hear Mr. Cooney promise us that our nation’s leaders know who Alex and Andy are, and that they will not forget them.”

Politics

Legal battles begin over abortion pill as several states move to restrict or ban abortion

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 12:17 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Access to the abortion pill is set to be the subject of legal challenges nationwide

Politics

Illinois congressman leads “final” January 6th Committee hearing focusing on Donald Trump

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:36 AM CDT
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By Nicole Neuman
Kinzinger and panel expected to reveal what Trump was doing as the Capitol attack unfolded.

Politics

‘It’s high time the 383 people who didn’t come back got recognized:’ Veterans celebrate ground-breaking of Desert Storm memorial in Washington

Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 2:59 PM CDT
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By Molly Martinez
Veterans have waited 32 years to break ground on this memorial

Politics

Alabama congressional map case heading to Supreme Court

Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 7:10 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
Plaintiffs in the Milligan v. Merrill case filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, and oral arguments have been set for October.
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Politics

Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias

Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park has more than doubled in size since Saturday afternoon.

State

Libertarian Party gains full ballot access in Alabama

Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
Voters across the state will see three names for certain races on November’s ballot. For the first time in over 20 years, the Libertarian Party earned enough signatures to have complete ballot access. The party has candidates running for different offices from county sheriffs, and positions in the state house, to the governor’s office.

National

Some US clinics stop doing abortions as ruling takes hold

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 8:41 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect.

State

Court lifts injunction on state abortion law

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 6:34 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson dismissed the lawsuit against the Alabama Human Life Protection Act.

News

Roe v. Wade falls: Alabama leaders, organizations react to Supreme Court’s vote

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 6:34 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
Alabama’s state and federal leaders, as well as other organizations, are starting to react to news that the U.S. Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Politics

Email shows Rep. Brooks requested pardon from former-President Trump

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 7:28 PM CDT
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By Charles Montgomery
In the email, Rep. Brooks explains why he and other Republicans deserve a pardon.

Politics

Alabama’s primary runoff elections see just 13% voter turnout

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 7:14 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
Secretary of State John Merrill said he predicted the turnout, a small number of voters making decisions for a large population.

State

Mo Brooks agrees to appear before Jan. 6 committee on certain terms

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
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By Charles Montgomery
United States Representative Mo Brooks said that he will appear before The Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol if certain terms are met.

State

Flowers wins Democratic runoff in gubernatorial race

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:59 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
Yolanda Flowers won the Democratic runoff in Alabama's gubernatorial race.

State

Election 2022: Britt beats Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:14 PM CDT
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By Associated Press
Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff.

State

Delayed ballots at Precinct 1110; will stay open 90 minutes later

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 1:30 PM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
The delayed closing is due to ballots not being available when the location opened.

National

Alabama’s runoff election for U.S. Senate will determine which GOP candidate will be on the November ballot

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 11:20 AM CDT
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By Nicole Neuman
Alabama's runoff is a race between two candidates, Katie Britt and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). They are both hoping to fill the seat being vacated by incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Shelby.

State

Decision 2022 primary runoff happening today!

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 9:35 AM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
WSFA 12 News wants to keep you informed about each race, the candidates and the ballot you’ll get in your county!

State

Democratic Gubernatorial race among Tuesday runoff elections

Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 4:49 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
The runoff election will take place Tuesday. Voters will be able to cast their ballots for a candidate that didn’t earn enough votes to be the outright winner in May. On the ballot for the Democratic nomination in the gubernatorial race will be state Senator Malika Sanders-Fortier and Yolanda Flowers.

State

Former President Donald Trump endorses Katie Britt for U.S. Senate

Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 7:40 AM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Katie Britt for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat.

Politics

Migration top priority at Summit of the Americas

Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 1:23 PM CDT
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By Roxanne Reid
The ninth Summit of the Americas is underway and President Biden is calling for increased unity in tackling illegal migration and other issues facing the region.

Politics

January 6th Committee outlines Capitol attacks during public hearing

Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 10:05 PM CDT
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By Brendan Cullerton
Thursday night, Americans got a chance to learn about the last 10 months of the House select committee investigation into the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

State

Alabama lawmaker plans to propose red flag gun bill

Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
State Rep. Merika Coleman is preparing to introduce a red flag gun bill.

Political

Durant won’t endorse in Alabama’s Senate runoff

Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 12:10 PM CDT
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By Associated Press
Durant said he will not endorse either of the candidates advancing to the June 21 runoff, Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks.

Politics

Students could lose access to free school lunches when a key federal program expires June 30th

Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 12:36 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Lawmakers are considering a new bill to extend the free lunch program that was passed during the pandemic. But, they haven’t acted on it yet.

State

Johnny Hammock resigning as Tallassee mayor

Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 4:24 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock announced he is stepping down, effective June 30.

State

FCC won’t revoke radio licenses held by convicted ex-speaker

Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 12:05 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
The Federal Communications Commission will not revoke radio broadcast licenses held by former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, after ruling that Hubbard’s convictions on ethics charges did not automatically disqualify him.

Politics

Connecticut senators rally for gun reform as they say they’re in talks with Republican lawmakers

Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are talking to Republicans as they seek to pass 'red flag' laws and mental health reform.

Politics

Democratic gubernatorial candidates could be Alabama’s first black nominee

Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 8:20 AM CDT
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By Steve Crocker
The democrats will make history with their next nominees, either of which would be the party’s first black nominees

News

Ala. Sec. of State: Voter turnout around 24% for primary election

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 11:18 PM CDT
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By Josh Gauntt
Turnout for the primary election is lower than expected, according to Secretary of State John Merrill. He tells us that's more than likely due to all the negative campaign ads leading up to Election Day.

Elections

Britt, Brooks advance to Republican senate runoff; Boyd wins democratic nomination

Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 11:00 PM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
Alabama Senate Republican Candidates Katie Britt and Congressman Mo Brooks will head to a runoff for the Republican Nomination for Alabama’s Senate seat on June 21, 2022.

Elections

Marshall wins GOP nomination to seek reelection as Alabama attorney general

Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has won against challenger Harry Still in Tuesday’s Republican primary race.

Elections

Kay Ivey wins Republican nomination for governor seat in 2022 Alabama Primary

Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 10:33 PM CDT
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By Sara Hampton and WBRC Staff
Current Governor Kay Ivey (R) is running for re-election. She won the majority vote for the Republican nomination on Tuesday.

National

Will the debate over abortion access drive voters to the polls in Alabama?

Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 3:08 PM CDT
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By Nicole Neuman
Alabama has a law ready to nearly ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade.

State

DECISION 2022: Alabama’s primary candidate profiles | Sample ballots | Polling locations

Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 11:28 AM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
Primary elections in Alabama will happen Tuesday, May 24 and WSFA 12 News wants to keep you informed about who the candidates are and what platform they’re running on.

Elections

Redistricting might have impacted you, how to find out

Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 9:57 PM CDT
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By Morgan Hightower
District lines are redrawn every ten years after the U.S. Census. For many people, nothing changes, but for Jessica Powers, everything did.

Elections

High polling Republican gubernatorial candidates look ahead to election day

Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 8:59 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
Tuesday, Alabama voters will be casting their votes for the political candidates they hope to see on local and statewide ballots in November’s general election. The governor’s office is one of the top seats being contested this year.

Elections

AL Sec. of State: Voter turnout expected to be 28%-32% for upcoming primary elections

Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 11:04 PM CDT
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By Josh Gauntt
We're just days away from primary elections in Alabama. We're getting some insight into how many voters could show up at the polls.

State

Katie Britt, Gov. Kay Ivey lead in exclusive new Gray TV/Ala. Daily News poll

Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 12:02 PM CDT
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By Jonathan Hardison
Katie Britt holds a slim lead over Rep. Mo Brooks in the Republican primary for the open Alabama U.S. Senate seat in our exclusive new Gray TV/Alabama Daily News poll conducted by Cygnal, but Mike Durant is close behind.

Elections

New 2022 election return reporting procedures

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:28 AM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
When results from all 175 county precincts are downloaded on the county ERM computers, the combined results will then be transferred to a separate computer and uploaded as a single data file to the Secretary of State for reporting.

Central Alabama

Birmingham Mayor proposes budget for 2023 fiscal year

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 11:50 AM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
City of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has proposed to the city council, an operating budget for the 2023 fiscal year.

State

Alabama’s U.S. Senate candidate profiles: Will Boyd

Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
Reverend Dr. Will Boyd, says he’s a person who believes in servant leadership. An important quality he says for someone on the ballot for Alabama U.S. Senate Democratic primary.

State

Exclusive Gray TV/Alabama Daily News Poll shows Ivey could face runoff in governor’s race

Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 4:27 PM CDT
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By Jonathan Hardison
The Republican primary in the Alabama Governor’s race may be tightening to a point that Governor Ivey could face a runoff, according to results of an exclusive new Gray TV/Alabama Daily News Poll.

State

Sen. Tuberville “pleased” with Space Command report findings

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 7:34 PM CDT
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By WAFF 48 Digital Staff
The Inspector General’s Office of the Department of Defense released its report on the investigation into the process used by the Air Force to choose Huntsville

State

Katie Britt takes lead in exclusive Alabama Daily News/Gray Television poll

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 4:16 PM CDT
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By Jonathan Hardison
Katie Britt has taken the lead in the GOP Alabama Senate primary race according to an exclusive new Alabama Daily News/Gray Television poll.
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