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Ivey to rally across state on eve of election

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will be traveling across the state on Monday for a statewide tour to rally her supporters and remind Alabamians to get out and vote on Tuesday. Her schedule will be as follows: Ivey will begin the day in Montgomery at an 8:45 a.m. rally at Montgomery Aviation. The governor’s next stop … Continued

May 31, 2018

Mayor Woodfin endorses Mayor Maddox for governor

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Thursday announced that he was endorsing Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox for governor at a joint news conference in Birmingham. “It’s my great honor to stand here with a proven leader, Walt Maddox. I have watched in the last decade as Walt has helped transform Tuscaloosa,” Woodfin said. “By pulling together … Continued

May 18, 2018

All you need is love

Oh, Alabama, I cry for you. I cry for you, too, Birmingham. We make progress, then we wipe it out. It’s the old cliché of two steps forward, one step back. Except during election years, it seems we take no steps forward and 100 years back. What’s wrong with us? When will we stop hating? … Continued

May 17, 2018

Rusty Glover campaigns for lieutenant governor in Birmingham

State Sen. Rusty Glover, R-Semmes, asked the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans on Thursday for their votes in his race for lieutenant governor. Glover was at Sidebar, a restaurant, in Birmingham. Glover said that he has served in the Alabama House of Representatives and has served three terms in the state Senate. “I was outspent 3 … Continued

May 14, 2018

Cobb campaign employs registered sex offender as field director

People change, but few campaigns hire registered sex offenders to go door-to-door canvassing for votes, but former Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb did. Judge Cobb says she didn’t know that her campaign hired a rapist until a story was about to break, but her campaign did. Birmingham families didn’t know that a sexual predator was … Continued

May 9, 2018

After Scott Dawson’s release of medical information, Gov. Ivey is the only GOP holdout

Birmingham evangelist Scott Dawson, one of four GOP gubernatorial primary candidates, became the third candidate to release medical information from his doctor on Tuesday. After Dawson’s release of his medical information, that leaves Gov. Kay Ivey, who is seeking her first full term as governor, as the only GOP candidate who has yet to release … Continued

May 9, 2018

Ivey’s school safety council makes 10 recommendations, avoids gun regulations

A group started by Gov. Kay Ivey to make recommendations to enhance school security across the state released a report this week that highlights 10 ways to improve school safety through physical security, better threat assessment and coordination with law enforcement. The group avoided any recommendations for changes to the state’s gun regulations, despite calls … Continued

May 8, 2018

Council on American-Islamic Relations’ leaders to attend opening of lynching memorial

Dozens of leaders from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy group in the U.S., will join other prominent national civil rights and government leaders at the opening of the Memorial for Peace and Justice on Thursday. The Memorial for Peace and Justice is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the … Continued

April 25, 2018

Woodfin will Interview three candidates for Birmingham police chief

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin will interview three candidates for the vacant Birmingham police chief position this week. Malik Aziz is currently a division commander with the Dallas Police Department. He has more than 28 years of law enforcement experience. Henry Irby III is currently a deputy chief with the Birmingham Police Department. He has more … Continued

April 23, 2018

The Pulitzer Prize: The Good Journalism Seal of Approval

Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald’s life has changed forever. I know, because I’ve been there. Still am. Archibald won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary this week, a much-deserved honor and one that underscores the journalism talent that existed at The Birmingham News for decades. Still exists on a few islands. It says much about … Continued

April 19, 2018