8 Primaries and Runoffs To Watch In Alabama, Georgia And Virginia

8 Primaries and Runoffs To Watch In Alabama, Georgia And Virginia

Tuesday’s elections repeat a common theme in the primaries so far: How far to the right will Republicans go? Andi Rice / Bloomberg / Getty Images Wait, haven’t we seen this episode? On Tuesday, voters in Alabama and Georgia head back to the polls for reruns of several races that weren’t decided on May 24. … Read more

Alabama man Jason Starr paid hitman with motorcycle to kill ex-wife

Alabama man Jason Starr paid hitman with motorcycle to kill ex-wife

an Alabama man allegedly paid his brother with a motorcycle to kill his ex-wife, according to an indictment recently unsealed. Jason Starr paid his brother, Darin Starr, with a 2016 Triumph motorcycle and additional money to kill Sara Starr, Jason’s ex-wife, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Jan. 24 in Montgomery Federal Court. … Read more

How A Court Ruling In Alabama Could Boost Black Political Power Throughout The South

How A Court Ruling In Alabama Could Boost Black Political Power Throughout The South

On January 24, Alabama became the second state (after Ohio) to receive a new convention card crushed in court. But while Ohio’s map was thrown out by the state Supreme Court for violating the state constitution, Alabama’s map was overturned by three federal judges who found the map under-represented black voters in Congress. That’s a … Read more

Congresswoman Terri Sewell of Alabama refuses to meet with unvaccinated constituents

Congresswoman Terri Sewell of Alabama refuses to meet with unvaccinated constituents

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and members of her staff will not hold in-person meetings with people yet to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations are required for every in-person or in-office meeting with the Congresswoman or with staff,” reads a disclaimer on an email sent out by Sewell’s office that was obtained … Read more

Alabama man Matthew Reeves executed for 1996 murder following Supreme Court ruling

Alabama man Matthew Reeves executed for 1996 murder following Supreme Court ruling

Alabama on Thursday executed an inmate convicted of murdering a driver that gave him a ride in 1996. The Supreme Court sided with the state and rejected claims that his intellectual disability misled him to accept death by means of lethal injection rather than a new, alternative method recently legalized by the state. The execution … Read more