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Fox to challenge Worley for state Democratic Party chair

There will be a legitimate challenge for the top seat in the Alabama Democratic Party. Montgomery attorney Peck Fox told APR on Tuesday that he plans to challenge chairman Nancy Worley. The party’s executive committee will meet on Saturday to vote on the chairman’s position and also fill vacancies throughout the state. “The party needs … Continued
August 8, 2018

BCA stumbles on as negotiation with big businesses stalls

An effort to reunite some of the state’s most prestigious companies with the faltering Business Council of Alabama is stalled, several insiders with knowledge of the negotiations say. For over a year, the Alabama Political Reporter published numerous accounts listing various grievances being expressed about the leadership of then-BCA President and CEO Billy Canary. Canary and BCA’s Executive … Continued
August 7, 2018

St. Clair County Democratic Party chairman disputes accusations

Tuesday the Alabama Political Reporter had a discussion with St. Clair County Democratic Party Chairman Herb Kuntz about recent accusations against the current St. Clair County Executive Committee by the three candidates running for the state legislature seats in the county. Kuntz said in a written statement that the statements by the three disgruntled candidates, … Continued
July 26, 2018

Democratic legislative candidates express concern about St. Clair Democratic Executive Committee

The three candidates who are running as Democrats for legislative seats representing St. Clair County released a joint statement of concern with the leadership of the St. Clair County Democratic Party. Carl Carter is running for Alabama State Senate District 11. Nicki Arnold-Swindle is running for State House District 36, and Jared Vaughn is running … Continued
July 24, 2018

A showdown is nearing for BCA’s Billy Canary

The Business Council of Alabama’s executive committee recently approved a succession plan to protect its embattled CEO Billy Canary, but when the plan was presented to a group comprised of the organization’s top members, Canary had deceptively altered the policy adopted by the committee for one more favorable to himself. Alabama Political Reporter is also … Continued
June 17, 2018

Canary-Hand dumpster fire leads to emergency conference call; PAC plan revealed

A scramble to save embattled Business Council of Alabama C.E.O. Billy Canary led to an emergency conference call with the group’s executive committee early Monday morning. Organized by Canary and current BCA Chairman Perry Hand, the call was to “dispel” inaccurate reports about Canary’s status at BCA, even though it was acknowledged that Canary would … Continued
April 24, 2018

ALGOP State Executive Committee passes resolutions

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee met in Montgomery for their annual winter meeting where they voted to pass several resolutions. The Committee passed a resolution urges the Alabama State Legislature to pass legislation in the 2018 session that would ban all abortions of babies which have … Continued
March 6, 2018

Young Republican Federation of Alabama divided in decision to suspend support for Roy Moore

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, November 18, 2017, the Young Republican Federation of Alabama (YRFA) Steering Committee passed a resolution suspending their support for Roy Moore’s candidacy for the United States Senate by a supermajority vote. The resolution also calls for Roy Moore to step aside as the Republican nominee if he is … Continued
November 20, 2017

Judge Stewart campaigns for AL Supreme Court in St. Clair County

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, November 16, 2017 Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart was in Pell City to speak to the St. Clair County Republican Party.  Stewart is running for a seat on the Alabama Supreme Court. Stewart said that she is originally from Oklahoma; but has lived in Mobile for the last 24 … Continued
November 17, 2017

Republican leadership gathers in Troy for summer meeting

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, Republicans from across Alabama gathered at Troy University in Troy for the summer meeting of the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. Rick Dearborn, who is the deputy chief of staff for the Trump White House was the featured speaker at the event. Dearborn was formerly Senator Jeff Sessions’ chief … Continued
September 1, 2017