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Montgomery attorneys ask DA to investigate AG Steve Marshall

Two Montgomery attorneys on Thursday asked Montgomery District Attorney Daryl Bailey to investigate Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s acceptance of campaign donations that appear to violate state law. Julian McPhillips and Melissa Isaak have submitted a letter to Bailey outlining the $735,000 in donations to Marshall from the Republican Attorneys General Association and illustrating how … Continued
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October 26, 2018

Ivey announces new Alabama HBCU co-op pilot program

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday the creation of the Alabama HBCU Co-Op Pilot Program. Ivey made the announcement while at the inaugural Alabama HBCU Competitiveness Convening, hosted by the Alabama Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs (GOMA) and the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Alabama HBCU Co-Op Pilot Program was created … Continued
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October 26, 2018
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Ivey, Bentley have been robbing bridges to pay judges, and this shell game has to stop

Want to know how broke Alabama is under its current Republican leadership? For the past nine years, GOP lawmakers, at the request of the Govs. Robert Bentley and Kay Ivey, have moved more than $300 million out of funds earmarked for road and bridge repairs and deposited it into an account that covers the costs … Continued
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October 25, 2018
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Alabama can do much more to help voters be smarter

I spent last weekend at my dajas’ home in San Diego. I had to personally deliver a wedding present to Nicole and Sara Kate Denton, one that couldn’t be mailed. The wedding present, a 15-week-old French Bulldog puppy named Arnold, tolerated the long flight and is adjusting well to his new humans, who also give … Continued
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October 25, 2018
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As Alabamians send other states’ kids to college, Ivey and ALGOP have no interest in education lottery

The lines snaked out of the gas station doors and around the building in some spots. At others, there was just a steady flow of people in and out for the past three days, usually a lengthy wait at the counter. Alabama residents were playing the lottery. Right over state lines, Alabamians stood in line … Continued
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October 24, 2018
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President Trump’s ACE rule is a win for Alabama

Protecting ratepayers and ensuring that we have a reliable, secure and affordable supply of electricity in Alabama is the lens through which I view energy policy. It was through this lens that I saw the Obama administration’s so-called Clean Power Plan (CPP) as a significant threat to our state and that I now see President … Continued
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October 24, 2018
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Frank Johnson: the Legend and the Free State of Winston

Those of us who are Baby Boomers remember the tumultuous times of the 1960’s. We lived through the Civil Rights revolution. Those of us who grew up here in the Heart of Dixie witnessed the transpiring of racial integration first hand. Most of the crusades and struggles occurred here in Alabama, especially Montgomery. A good … Continued
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October 24, 2018

Alabama one of country’s least politically engaged states

Alabama is one of the United States’ least politically engaged states, according to a new report that analyzed voter registration, past voter participating and political contributions ahead of the Nov. 6 general election. Alabama ranked as the 3rd least politically engaged state, according to the analysis conducted by WalletHub. The analysis compared the 50 states … Continued
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October 22, 2018
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The Shorty Price story

Since this is Alabama vs. Tennessee week and we have a Governor’s Race in three weeks, allow me to share the Story of Shorty Price. Alabama has had its share of what I call “run for the fun of it” candidates. The most colorful of all these perennial “also ran” candidates was Ralph “Shorty” Price. … Continued
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October 17, 2018