Pat Duggins

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who backed litigation that resulted in the redrawing of Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, called next week's election a historic opportunity for the state's voters. Holder appeared with the district's Democratic nominee Shomari Figures at a series of Monday campaign stops in Mobile.

October is the month that new state laws go into effect in Alabama. One could be a sweet deal for people who raise honey bees in the State.

The Supreme Court's conservative majority Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting. Alabama is under a similar court order after evidence was raised that around two thousand of the voters removed in the state were legally able to cast a ballot.

The APR news team spent nine months investigating issues surrounding the new Congressional District 2. The new documentary “…a U.S. House seat, if you can keep it” airs Friday night at 7 p.m. on Alabama Public Radio.

Voters in rural Alabama will cast historic votes this November. It’s the first time residents in the newly redrawn Congressional District two will pick their member of the U.S. House. It took a fight before the U.S. Supreme Court to create the new map to better represent African Americans in Congress. The concern now is over ongoing legal challenges that could flip the map back to a majority of white voters who lean conservative. The APR news team has spent the last nine months looking into issues surrounding the new district two.

The two candidates for Alabama's Congressional District 2, which was redrawn by a federal court after a lengthy redistricting battle, made their final campaign pushes this week, seeking to drive turnout in the race that could play a role in the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. APR's documentary on District 2, "...a U.S. House seat, if you can keep it" premiered last night on Alabama Public Radio.

The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct.

The APR News team spoke with the people at the heart of the first election for Alabama’s newly redrawn Congressional District 2. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered deep red Alabama to redraw its voting map to better represent African American voters, who make up roughly a third of the state’s population. APR focused on the legal challenges being mounted by GOP lawmakers to overturn the new minority majority district map, as well as rural healthcare, as well as the future of black owned businesses. Along with these issues, in the background, was the concern over what critics say is Alabama’s long history of voter suppression.

Election Day isn’t the only big event coming up on Tuesday. The AP Top twenty five put the Crimson Tide at number eleven, but may put Alabama within striking distance of a slot in the first twelve team playoff group, depending on what the CFP Committee says.

Alabamians will get the chance to learn more about domestic violence this week. The Huntsville area support group AshaKiran plans to hold a ZOOM meeting on the causes of this type of violence and what people can do about it. APR listeners have been hearing about domestic violence in the U.S. and how the issue is having international impact.