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Blanchard withdraws from electronic voting machines suit; Siegelman backs it

Former Gov. Don Siegelman said he was the victim of electronic vote manipulation in his failed 2002 race for governor.
August 22, 2022

We have six living past governors. How are they doing?

Some of you may wonder how many past governors we have in Alabama who are still living and how they are doing. We have six living past governors. Former Gov. John Patterson is our oldest living chief executive. Patterson is 99 years old and living on his ancestral family farm in rural Tallapoosa County in … Continued
August 19, 2020

Don Siegelman’s book released

Former Alabama Democratic Governor Don Siegelman’s new book, “Stealing our Democracy,” is now in stores. Siegelman’s memoir alleges that his prosecution on corruption charges was based on prosecutorial misconduct by the George W. Bush (R) Department of Justice. Siegelman was sentenced to 88 months in federal prison, served five years, with long stretches of solitary … Continued
June 17, 2020

DOJ’s dropping of charges against Flynn may raise question in Siegelman case

Defenders of former Gov. Don Siegelman suggested that U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s dropping of federal charges against General Michael Flynn raises questions of the prosecution of Siegelman. Flynn, a retired Lt. General, was President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser. He was investigated under the Logan Act as part of the wider Russian collusion … Continued
May 18, 2020

Colbert County Commissioner Jimmy Gardiner switches to Republican Party

Saturday, Colbert County Republican Party Chairman Phillip Green announced that the Colbert County Republican Executive Committee voted to accept Commissioner Jimmy Gardiner’s request to switch to the Grand Old Party at its meeting on Monday, October 28, 2019. Commissioner Gardiner has served Commission District 3 as a Democrat since 2008, but asked to qualify as … Continued
November 4, 2019

Lottery bill gets favorable report from Senate Committee

The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee voted on Tuesday to give a favorable report to a bill that would create a constitutional amendment allowing voters to decide whether or not they wanted to have a state lottery. Senate Bill 220 is sponsored by Republican Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore. SB220 specifies that a lottery would be … Continued
April 24, 2019

Ivey decisively defeats Maddox

Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) won a crushing victory over Democratic nominee Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox. “We have done it,” a jubilant Ivey told a throng of supporters. “The people have spoken.” “It is with immense gratitude that I stand before you tonight as the next Governor of Alabama,” Ivey said. “Together we have … Continued
November 7, 2018

Joe Siegelman urges Marshall to return RAGA PAC money

Tuesday, Joseph “Joe” Siegelman (D) sent a letter to Ted Hosp, the lawyer for current Attorney General Steve Marshall addressing the $735,000 in contributions that the Republican Attorney General’s Association (RAGA) has donated to Marshall’s campaign. Siegelman claims that the RAGA contributions violate the Alabama PAC to PAC transfer ban law passed by the Republican … Continued
October 24, 2018

Democrats outraise Republicans in several key statewide races

The first weekly campaign finance filings ahead of November’s election show Democrats raising more money with more individual donors in at least three key statewide races. While Republicans are maintaining fundraising leads in the race for governor, secretary of state and lieutenant governor, Democrats raised more money than their Republican opponents in the races for … Continued
October 17, 2018