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Governor appoints two deputy chiefs of staff

Gov. Kay Ivey appointed two deputy chiefs of staff Wednesday as she prepares to begin her first full term as governor. In addition to naming two chiefs of staff, which is relatively uncommon, Ivey also made other changes to her top staff. “As the governor moves forward in implementing her vision for the state, she … Continued
December 13, 2018

Jo Bonner comes to Montgomery

Gov. Kay Ivey has just announced that former U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner is joining her staff as “senior advisor.” In my opinion, this is great news for the people of Alabama. I have known Jo since 1982. And if I could sum him up in just one word, it would be GENUINE. What you see … Continued
December 5, 2018

Ivey appoints Jo Bonner as senior advisor, Kelly Butler as finance director

Gov. Kay Ivey announced two key appointments to her administration as she transitions to a full term. Former U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, was named as senior advisor to the governor, and Acting Finance Director Kelly Butler was named as finance director. “These two outstanding public servants are great additions to my administration and will work hard … Continued
November 30, 2018

Ivey announces U.S. Treasury has approved Alabama’s Gulf Coast recovery plan

Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury has approved Alabama’s Multiyear Implementation Plan for Gulf Coast recovery. This plan, developed by the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council (AGCRC), proposes 15 activities for Direct Component RESTORE funding (also known as Bucket 1) for a total estimated cost of $192,416,759. Now … Continued
November 27, 2018

Source: BCA selects Katie Britt as new president, CEO

After interviewing top-tier candidates to fill the role of leading the Business Council of Alabama into the future, the executive committee on Tuesday selected Katie Britt to serve as the organization’s new president. “After interviewing three candidates today, the executive committee unanimously voted to offer the position of president of the Business Council of Alabama … Continued
October 30, 2018

Bonner comes up short on election day

Jim Bonner came within just 1,848 votes of incumbent Jeremy Oden for Public Service Commissioner Place One. The Alabama Political Reporter and other media outlets had been writing reports for weeks before the primary about arguably anti-Semitic, misogynistic, racist, sexist, and crude comments about PSC candidate Jim Bonner as well as about his troubled finances. … Continued
June 8, 2018

Alabama Republican Party will not certify Bonner

The Alabama Republican Party Candidate Committee met and voted on Thursday to not certify election results in favor of James “Jim” Bonner, who is running for Public Service Commission Place 1. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan commented on the move through a statement. “When our state party chooses to take these steps, it is … Continued
June 1, 2018

Bonner brings more notoriety, trouble to PSC race

Jim Bonner has gone national, and his troubles just keep growing. On the same day that the Associated Press and Buzzfeed shared with the nation the story of the Alabama GOP candidate with offensive social media posts but a fortunate last name, a new challenge was filed with the ALGOP seeking to have Bonner decertified … Continued
May 31, 2018

Inside the Statehouse: A look at our current congressional delegates

There are dramatic differences between our congressional delegation of the 1940’s-1960’s and our group on the Potomac today.  Obviously, their partisan badges have changed, as have Alabamians. There is also a tremendous difference in power and seniority of that era versus today’s group. That bygone era of Alabama congressmen were very progressive New Deal Democrats; whereas, our … Continued
April 11, 2018

Nodine Case Subject Of Discovery Channel Special

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Did then Mobile County Stephen Nodine murder his girl friend, Angel Downs, or did Ms. Downs kill herself? That question has been the subject of many heated conversations in South Alabama ever since that fateful day. The saga of Stephen Nodine, a former County Commissioner from Mobile, Alabama and … Continued
December 1, 2014