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Jones, GOP Senate candidates oppose the Mobile River toll bridge

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and the Republicans running to unseat him all announced Wednesday their opposition to a plan that the Alabama Department of Transportation is pushing to charge the public tolls in order to use the new I-10 Mobile Bay bridge. Jones told the Alabama Political Reporter that ALDOT should not place this … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 18, 2019

GOP candidates raise over $1.25 million in 1st Congressional District race

Republicans who are running in the open 1st Congressional District race reported having raised over $1.25 million during the first half of this year. The deadline for filing federal campaign finance reports with the Federal Elections Commission was on Monday. Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Lee Carl Jr. raised the most money. Carl reported raising $600,618.10 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 18, 2019

Doug Jones, Bradley Byrne are fundraising leaders in Senate race

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, faces re-election in 2020 and already that Senate race is drawing a lot of attention and money. Monday was the deadline for federal candidates to report their campaign finance reports for the first half of this year to the Federal Elections Commission. The FEC published those reports on their website … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 17, 2019

Auditor gives secretary of state award for perfect audit

Monday, Alabama State Auditor Jim Ziegler recognized the Secretary of State’s efforts in securing a perfect audit for all three state property inventories of the Office of the Secretary of State. The State Auditor is responsible for making sure all state agencies have possession or knowledge of the state property under their care. The office … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 17, 2019

Tuberville discusses the issues with APR

Former Auburn football coach turned U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville was in Clanton at the Hickory Chip Restaurant for a meet and greet with Chilton County community leaders Friday. Tuberville is running for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama. Tuberville agreed to speak to the Alabama Political Reporter about his positions on … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 15, 2019

Hightower reports raising Nearly $400,000 for his congressional campaign

Former State Sen. Bill Hightower, R-Mobille, a candidate for Congress in Alabama’s open First Congressional District, announced Thursday he had raised over $395,000 during the second quarter of 2019 giving him over $383,000 cash on hand. The Hightower campaign said that that fundraising total of over $395,000 included no loans from the candidate. Ninety percent … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 12, 2019

ALGOP slams Jones for vote against appeals court nominee Daniel Bress

The U.S. Senate confirmed attorney Daniel Bress to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, bringing the number of President Donald Trump’s appointees on the court to seven. U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, voted against Bress. Alabama Republican Party Chairman criticized Sen. Jones for his vote against the Trump nominee. “Once again, Senator Doug … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 12, 2019

Moore asks donors to help him “defeat the establishment elites”

Wednesday, former Chief Justice Roy Moore released a fundraising email in which he asked for help, “to fight for our conservative values and defeat the establishment elites in our March 2020 Republican primary. “The GOP elites, the liberal Democrats — and their mouthpieces in the fake news press — flat-out DESPISE folks like you and … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 11, 2019

Richard Anderson to run for Court of Civil Appeals

Rich Anderson, an assistant attorney general for the state of Alabama, announced his candidacy for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 2, on Wednesday. Anderson is a seasoned appellate attorney. He began his career two decades ago working for Justice Gorman Houston on the Alabama Supreme Court. Just six years later, Anderson won his … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 11, 2019

Does it take a billionaire to beat a billionaire? Tom Steyer enters presidential race

Tuesday, billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer announced that he is running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. In 2015 sixteen Republican leaders including: governors, senators, congressmen, a doctor/writer, and a businesswoman announced that they were running for President of the United States. Then in the Summer of 2015 a popular … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 11, 2019