Alabama senators

Ann Bedsole, a trailblazer in Alabama politics who became the first woman elected to the Alabama Senate, has died. She was 95. The Alabama Republican Party on Tuesday announced Bedsole’s death. Bedsole served 16 years in the Alabama Legislature. In 1978, she became the first Republican woman elected to the Alabama House of Representatives. Four years later, she became the first woman of either party to be elected to the Alabama Senate.

A move is being made to block an Alabama law against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and restrictions to so-called "divisive concepts." Senate Bill 129 prevents public universities across the state from dedicating funding to DEI programs.

Republicans in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday picked Sen. Garlan Gudger of Cullman to be the next Senate president pro tempore. Republicans named Gudger as their nominee after a closed-door meeting. The powerful position is vacant because Senate Pro Tempore Greg Reed is stepping down to join Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, the Democrat who pulled off a stunning political upset in Alabama two years ago, has kicked off his…

In 1946, Senator John Bankhead died in office; this created a unique situation for John Sparkman. He sought the vacant senate seat, yet remained on the…