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Thursday, NASA Administrator James Beggs passed away. Beggs was NASA’s sixth administrator. He served under President Ronald W. Reagan (R). His tenure at NASA was highlighted by the successful launch of the space shuttle program. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine commented on the passing of Administrator Beggs. Mr. Beggs served as NASA administrator from July 1981 … Continued

Friday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) released a statement saluting the Hubble Space Telescope on the thirtieth anniversary of its launch to explore the cosmos. “Today is a great day for space exploration as one of the most incredible pieces of technology ever produced for space flight turns 30 – the Hubble Telescope,” Rep. Aderholt said. … Continued

Don’t count Doug Jones out. That happened once before, and those who counted him out have to call him U.S. Sen. Jones now. Sure, as a Democrat, Jones is a long shot once again in his re-election bid for 2020. Lots of Republicans are lined up to try to be the one to challenge him, … Continued

The problems didn’t matter for Steve Marshall. Marshall cruised to an easy win over challenger Joe Siegelman in the race for Alabama’s Attorney General. In the primary and the general election, Marshall was accused of accepting legally questionable campaign donations, and he was forced to go to court to defend his campaign. The matter is … Continued

Republican incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign criticized her Democratic challenger, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, twice on Thursday for accepting contributions from PACs backed by liberal donor George Soros, but Ivey has accepted $100,000 from the same set of PACs over the course of her campaign for governor. Yellowhammer News, a Birmingham-based conservative media outlet, reported … Continued

Ask about tribal elections among members of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and you almost always get a wry smile in return. “There’s no polling necessary, I’ll just say that,” said a tribal member prior to this year’s elections in June. The member wished to remain anonymous, fearful of losing employment on the reservation. … Continued

On Tuesday, voters went to the polls and voted for who they wanted to nominate from their political party to represent them in the Alabama House of Representative races. There were a number of competitive races, a number of July 17 runoffs and a few surprises.  All GOP House incumbents on the ballot were re-nominated … Continued