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Zeigler kicks off “exploratory campaign” for Jones’ U.S. Senate seat

State Auditor Jim Zeigler, a Republican, delivered the first official campaign speech in his run for U.S. Senate “We need a watchman against waste in Washington,” Zeigler told the South Baldwin Republican Women’s Club in Foley. Zeigler is conducting an “exploratory campaign,” weighing a 2020 run for the U.S. Senate for the seat currently held … Continued
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January 24, 2019

State releases failing schools list

Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Education released its annual list of failing schools. According to U.S. News and World Report, Alabama has the 47th ranked education system in the entire country. Only the states of South Carolina, Louisiana, and New Mexico do a poorer job of education their children than the state of Alabama. The … Continued
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January 23, 2019

McCutcheon hopes road bill will be issue No. 1 in session

 Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, told reporters that he is working on an infrastructure bill. “The work that is being done is between myself, the pro-tem (Del Marsh) and the governor (Kay Ivey). Gov. Kay Ivey promised roads that would be “the envy of the nation” in her inauguration speech. … Continued
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January 21, 2019
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2019: Great things or one damn thing after another?

As we look forward to the new year, on the one hand, there is no compelling reason for exuberant optimism, but on the other, there is no cause for debilitating pessimism as 2019, like other years, will offer opportunities where the state can grow and prosper and still experience yet unimagined problems and scandal. Politics, … Continued
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December 31, 2018
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Alabama voters: stupid or scared?

Is it fear or stupidity? What is that drives voting in Alabama? It’s not self-interest. And it’s certainly not the greater good. So, what is it that leads so many in this state to vote against themselves and all of the other people like them? Fear or stupidity? It has to be one of those, … Continued
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December 17, 2018

Marsh taps Derek Trotter as new chief of staff

Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh has chosen a new chief of staff. Marsh’s office announced Monday that he has chosen Derek Trotter, a government relations adviser to the Butler Snow law firm and former director of legislative affairs to former Gov. Robert Bentley, to be his new chief of staff. Trotter previously served as … Continued
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December 4, 2018
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Some politicos learn lessons the hard way

For some untold reason or some would say ungodly reason, I have always been enthralled and involved in politics. As a boy growing up in Troy, I was tutored and trained in the rules and rituals of Alabama politics by two masters of my county’s political history. The Probate Judge and State Representative were my … Continued
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October 3, 2018
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Three cheers for cheaters, conmen and crooks

Lobbyists and others representing special interests give millions to lawmakers in the form of campaign contributions, and it doesn’t even matter if they are legally or ethically right; they are a must. Not only are these contributions acceptable and expected, in many cases, it is demanded with valued treats. With millions in contributions, lobbyists and … Continued
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September 14, 2018