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Lambert says of toll bridge: “If you can’t pay for it, don’t build it”

Congressional candidate Wes Lambert is calling on the state not to build the Mobile River Bridge if it is to be paid for by tolling the people of Alabama who use I-10. “This latest bridge issue is a perfect example of why I’m running for Congress,” Lambert said. “It makes me sick to watch my … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 23, 2019

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

Palmer, Roby, Rogers and Byrne vote against House Resolution 489 condemning the president

The U.S. House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed a motion condemning recent comments by President Donald J. Trump criticizing four democratic congresswomen who are noted for their outspoken statements. The measure passed largely on partisan lines. Congress members Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, Mike Rogers, R-Saks, Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, and Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, voted against House Resolution … 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

Opposition grows against Mobile River toll bridge

The Alabama Department of Transportation is not holding many listening sessions to see what the people of Alabama are thinking about their proposed I-10 toll bridge connecting Mobile and Baldwin counties. Since the Legislature passed enabling legislation for ALDOT to grant private toll operators the power to take away motorists’ automobile registrations for failing to … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 16, 2019

Byrne addresses Shelby County Republican Women

Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, addressed the Republican Women of Shelby County on Saturday. Byrne said the fight between Republicans and Democrats in Washington is not just a fight over policies, but a fight over the fundamental values of this country. “Their values are not our values,” Byrne said. “They aren’t American … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 16, 2019

Byrne speaks to Mid-Alabama Republican Club

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, spoke to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club on Saturday at the Vestavia Hills Public Library. Byrne is a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones. “I have been looking at the votes of your senator, my senator,” Byrne said of Doug Jones. “Voting against Judge Brett Kavanaugh … 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

Byrne says Jones betrayed the people of Alabama when he voted against Kavanaugh

Congressman Bradley Byrne said Tuesday that Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, betrayed the people of Alabama by not voting for Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice in 2018. “Doug Jones betrayed the people of Alabama when he voted against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh,” Byrne said on social media. “The Democrats are OBSESSED with sabotaging President (Donald) … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 10, 2019