Politics

September 11, 2019 - Lawmakers are again redrawing legislative election districts after a court ruled last week that the state constitution prohibits "extreme partisan gerrymandering." Republicans claim they want a fair process, but some are asking whether the first draft map favors the GOP.

September 11, 2019 - To win control of the U.S. Senate in 2020, Democrats need to hold on to all their current seats and win at least three new ones. These are the races in Southern states that could prove to be key.

September 9, 2019 - Neil Jacobs, the federal agency's acting head, was reportedly one of the people behind its controversial statement that attempted to lend credibility to the president's incorrect claim that the storm would impact Alabama. He was assisted by Julie Kay Roberts, the NOAA chief of staff and communications director who previously worked for the Trump campaign.

September 4, 2019 - A gathering of conservative anti-death penalty activists in New Orleans this month could help shift the debate over capital punishment in Louisiana and across the South.

August 29, 2019 - Strikes and walkouts helped many teachers across the South secure pay raises this school year. But the South still invests relatively little in public education compared to the rest of the country.

August 29, 2019 - Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has forgone a presidential run to lead a multi-state initiative against voter suppression. The effort will target states in the Southeast and Midwest and will help state Democratic parties in battleground states monitor voter protection ahead of next year's general election.

August 29, 2019 - They are turning to the courts to challenge a controversial new state law that imposes civil penalties on groups and individuals who submit incomplete voter registration forms. The law was passed after a successful effort to register more young people and African Americans for the 2018 midterm election.