Election

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New bill would gut ethics laws — just like voters wanted

Congratulations, Alabama voters, you are about to free state lawmakers from the inconvenient restraints of ethics laws. A bill sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton and co-sponsored by Senate President Del Marsh would wipe out most of the current laws, freeing up lawmakers to again profit immensely from their public service jobs. Just like you voters … Continued

Josh Moon

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April 5, 2019

Lathan re-elected to third term as ALGOP chair

Saturday, the Alabama Republican Executive Committee voted to re-elect Chairman Terry Lathan to her third two-year term as leader of the Alabama Republican Party. The 550-member Alabama Republican Executive Committee held their Winter Meeting at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center in downtown Birmingham. Lathan had no opposition and was re-elected by acclamation. Chairman Lathan said … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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February 25, 2019

Sewell, Byrne react to Trump’s State of Emergency

The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump — after three months of negotiations with Congress and a 35-day partial government shutdown yielded only 55 miles of border wall — will issue a State of Emergency in order to build the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border unilaterally with emergency powers. U.S. Rep. Terri … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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February 15, 2019

DNC will hear complaints over election of Alabama’s Worley

The infighting among Alabama Democrats will be addressed by the national party starting next month. The DNC on Wednesday announced it was setting hearing dates — beginning with an evidentiary hearing on Feb. 11 — for two complaints alleging wrongdoing in the Alabama Democratic Party’s election last November. Longtime chairwoman Nancy Worley was re-elected, despite … Continued

Josh Moon

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January 31, 2019

Gadsden voters choose an elected school board in local referendum

Gadsden voters voted Tuesday in favor of an elected school board. The next Gadsden school board will be an elected board. Currently Gadsden has an appointed school board, where the City Council picks the members of the board school board. Former state Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) sponsored legislation to allow the voters to decide … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 23, 2019

Leeds voters resoundingly reject property tax increase

Leeds voters went to the polls Tuesday and overwhelmingly voted to reject a property tax increase. This was a very highly controversial proposal from the beginning and ultimately voters decided that they were taxed enough already. Leeds Mayor David Miller had said that the money would have been used for a new athletics complex at … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 23, 2019

Leeds votes Tuesday on a tax increase referendum

Leeds voters are going to the polls Tuesday to vote on whether or not to raise property taxes in order to finance a number of improvements to the city: including a new football stadium, new library, new city hall, senior center and other improvements. This has been a highly controversial proposal with very vocal people … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 22, 2019

Gadsden voters vote Tuesday on an elected school board

Gadsden voters are going to the polls today to vote on a referendum on whether they want an elected school board. Currently, Gadsden has an appointed school board, in which the mayor and council pick the members of the board. Former state Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) sponsored legislation to allow the voters to decide on … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 22, 2019

Nine stories to keep an eye on in 2019

9. Who will challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020? It may have been only a year ago that Doug Jones won in a historic victory that sent a Democrat from Alabama to the U.S. Senate for the first time in a quarter century, but he’s up for re-election in 2020. With that election just around the corner, … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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December 31, 2018