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Sparks shares policy-focused campaign bid for Commissioner of Agriculture

Ron Sparks campaigns on experience, farmer support and consumer protection as he seeks return to Alabama agriculture commissioner office.
May 15, 2026

Montgomery mayor issues order mandating face masks in public

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced an executive order Wednesday mandating the wearing of face masks in the city, a day after the City Council vote on the requirement failed in a 4-4 tie. Reed said that after listening to warnings from health experts, he decided that the rule was necessary. Montgomery has seen rising hospitalizations … Continued
June 17, 2020

AG establishes response teams to answer official and public questions about state health orders

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today the establishment of response teams within the Attorney General’s Office to provide authoritative answers to law enforcement, public officials, businesses, employees and residents of Alabama concerning enforcement and compliance of the State Health Order relating to the coronavirus pandemic issued by Governor Kay Ivey and State Health Officer … Continued
April 10, 2020

Jones introduces legislation to combat deadly fentanyl trade

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is introducing a new law intended to combat the trade of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl by targeting foreign countries that don’t stop the export of the drug into the United States. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania, is introducing the legislation with Jones. The bipartisan Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports … Continued
September 24, 2018

Victoryland Reopens With Blowout Attendance

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter SHORTER—Starting before noon on Tuesday, people were lining up, along with the traffic, around Victoryland in Macon County, for its “Grand” reopening at 2:00 pm. People poured through the doors and flooded the lobby, as they all rushed to get their chance to gamble at Victoryland, again. At a … Continued
September 14, 2016

Sessions Says Obama is Expanding Unlawful Immigration Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, July 27, 2016, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) issued a statement on what he called the Obama Administration’s unprecedented creation of an extra-legal chain migration system. Senator Sessions wrote: “The Obama Administration announced plans yesterday to expand an already unlawful program by setting up an extra-legal chain migration … Continued
August 2, 2016