April Weaver wins Senate District 14 special election
Republican April Weaver garnered a four-to-one victory over Democrat Virginia Applebaum.
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Special elections today in parts of Shelby, Chilton and Bibb Counties
Polls will be open for the House District 73 and Senate District 14 elections on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Another underwriter, Stifel Bank, backs out of Alabama prison deal: report
Stifel says it will not underwrite the private prison project after KeyBanc Capital Markets and Barclays also withdrew.
April Weaver wins Senate District 14 Republican primary
April Weaver won 82 percent of the vote in the Senate District 14 special Republican primary.
Republicans head to polls in Senate District 14 special primary
Joseph Barlow, Donna Strong and April Weaver are running in the special Republican primary in Senate District 14.
Russell Bedsole wins House District 49 special election
Bedsole is a captain with the Shelby County sheriff's department and an Alabaster city councilman.
Special general election today in House District 49
Voters are deciding between Republican Russell Bedsole or Democrat Cheryl Patton.
Mercedes begins Alabama production of the GLS 600
Workers at Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz plant have produced a new model luxury SUV that the company calls the peak of SUV luxury. The first customer-ready Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 built in Alabama rolled off the assembly line at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International facility in Tuscaloosa County in late September. Mercedes said that the GLS represents a new … Continued
Police Chiefs Association “wholeheartedly” supports Ivey’s prison plan
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the two developer teams that are to build the state’s three new mega prisons. Ivey said those prisons are to be located in Bibb, Elmore County and Escambia counties. The president of the Alabama Association of Police Chiefs Chief Patrick W. Mardis released a statement in support of … Continued
Russell Bedsole wins Republican runoff in HD49
As of press time, it appears that Russell Bedsole has won a narrow victory over Mimi Penhale in the special Republican primary runoff election in Alabama House District 49. At press time, Bedsole had a 166-vote lead in unofficial results on the secretary of state’s website. “We won,” Bedsole declared on social media. Bedsole is … Continued