🏛️ A federal appeals court cleared the way for Alabama to use a 2021 state Senate map that a lower court previously deemed racially discriminatory for districts 25 and 26. (Alabama Reflector)
After the ruling late Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey set a special primary election for the affected districts, scheduled for Aug. 11.
Her office said Ivey "remains hopeful the U.S. Supreme Court will also deliver a win for Alabama in the congressional redistricting case." Go deeper.
🤝 Huntsville-based Torch Technologies Inc. won a nearly $17 million defense contract to provide technical support for the Aviation Mission Systems and Architecture Project Management Office at Redstone Arsenal. (DOD)
