Erin Davis
Alabama Political Reporter
Erin Davis is the political reporter for WSFA 12 News. She joined the team July 2021.
Nicknamed by her sorority sisters “Frisco Queen,” Erin grew up in Frisco, Texas where she started reporting in 9th grade.
Erin graduated from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with a Bachelor of Journalism in Convergence Journalism with an emphasis in TV reporting/anchoring and a minor in Leadership and Public Service. She loves serving her community and often does so through her sorority Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., which she is a proud member of. During her time at school Erin reported for KOMU 8 News, the Missouri Business Alert, and produced a podcast for KBIA – an NPR radio station. She was also a four-year news intern at KDFW Fox 4 News in Dallas.
When she’s not running around the Capitol, you can find Erin being active in the sun, bingeing true crime podcasts/TV or looking at horoscopes. She’s an Aquarius!
The first semester ends in the coming weeks, but safety remains top of mind.
Presentations started Monday from companies that want to do business in Alabama’s budding medical cannabis industry.
The goal of the Alabama Literacy Act is to prevent learning loss by not allowing students to move grade levels until they are ready.
State Superintendent Eric Mackey says this year has been much better regarding academic performance and attendance, but concerns remain.
Crews are clearing land in west Alabama for a new highway that will stretch from Tuscaloosa to Mobile.
Sgt. Jeremy Burkett says state troopers responded to 44 fewer fatalities and 55 fewer crashes than last year.
A commission of lawmakers met for the first time Tuesday to study the impact of the state grocery tax reduction.
Each fall college football brings in millions of dollars of revenue for Alabama.
After Gov. Kay Ivey threatened to cut funding to public libraries, the Alabama Public Library Service is expected to disassociate from the American Library Association.
A new law is designed to provide more pay for hourly workers who work overtime.
Monitoring what kids do online is something lawmakers want to make easier for parents.
Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield is reflecting on his 12 years in office.
A commission to address the labor shortage met at the state house Monday to figure out how to get more people back to work.
Rural Alabama is on a winning streak. In the last few years, those areas of the state have brought in significant new investments.
Alabama’s Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth believes the state is primed to become the ‘workforce engine of the southeast’.
Black farmers in Alabama and across the nation say they are owed more than $2 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Alabama’s Democratic lawmakers want to explore more options to make gambling legal.
A judge has dismissed one of the multiple lawsuits against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is in the middle of multiple lawsuits.
Governor Kay Ivey wants to restrict funds for libraries that don’t adopt policies to require more parental supervision in libraries.
A Montgomery County judge stopped new regulations for birthing centers from going into effect.
Multiple objections have now been filed against three Alabama congressional maps proposed by a federal court-appointed special master.
A shutdown means the potential furlough of millions of federal employees, leaving the military without pay, disrupting air travel, and cutting off vital safety net services.
To increase the well-being of a region, jobs that provide livable wages must be available along with health care.
The special master assigned by a federal court to redraw Alabama’s congressional map has filed three proposals on what that map should look like.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission canceled its September meeting because the director says they have nothing to discuss.
The law adds new steps to becoming a notary and is meant to protect the public from fraud notaries.
Democratic lawmakers spoke out against the state’s attempt to stop the redrawing of Alabama’s congressional map.
There’s a new way to check out what your kids are checking out from the library.
Some books in Alabama libraries are turning heads.
One of the nation’s largest medical cannabis companies has filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Commission.
A new law that went into effect this week enhances penalties for felonies committed to further the interest of any criminal enterprise.
The Alabama law that reduces the state tax on groceries from 4% to 3% is in effect Friday.
Business licenses for medical marijuana in Alabama are on pause for the second time.
The West Alabama Regional Training Center opened at the Demopolis campus of Wallace Community College Selma.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has awarded licenses two times, but lawsuits have kept those previous awards from moving forward.
Alabama’s medical cannabis commission was in court Thursday, one of many appearances as the group continues to face an onslaught of lawsuits about the business licensing process.
County leaders from across the state are in Orange Beach this week for the 95th Association of County Commissions of Alabama convention.
A cannabis-focused conference is set to be in Birmingham this October.
The HERO program is a statewide Certified Facility Dog Program to assist victims throughout the criminal process.
The Shift program allows job seekers to apply for all positions throughout the auto industry.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), nominated applicants and voted to award medical cannabis business licenses to the following applicants:
A new Alabama law went into effect Tuesday that bans smoking and vaping inside a vehicle where a child under age 14 is present.
Friday is the deadline for official challenges to be filed against the state’s new congressional map.
Large amounts of money have been awarded to the state of Alabama to expand broadband internet access. But today, many people – especially in rural areas – lack access online.
WSFA 12 News is learning more about plans to grow the Port of Mobile. The port is on track to be the deepest seaport on the Gulf Coast.
A group of education advocates wants to increase the number of Alabamians who earn post-high school credentials. Leaders met today in Montgomery to discuss a new method to achieve Governor Kay Ivey’s goal to add more highly skilled Alabamians to the workforce.
Alabama Republicans believe the new map they’ve approved gives Black voters the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. Alabama Democrats disagree.
Alabama lawmakers heard from the public again about a new congressional map.
Alabama’s Democratic representatives are looking to answer your questions about the upcoming special legislative session.The purpose of the session is to adopt a new congressional map. The need for a new map comes after the U.S. Supreme Court said that Alabama’s current map violates the Voting Rights Act.
