Kay Ivey

As Alabamians send other states’ kids to college, Ivey and ALGOP have no interest in education lottery

The lines snaked out of the gas station doors and around the building in some spots. At others, there was just a steady flow of people in and out for the past three days, usually a lengthy wait at the counter. Alabama residents were playing the lottery. Right over state lines, Alabamians stood in line … Continued

Josh Moon

October 24, 2018

Neither gubernatorial candidate has taken any Soros money so far

Weekly campaign finance filings submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office Monday show neither gubernatorial candidate, Republican Kay Ivey nor Democrat Walt Maddox, have taken any money from PACs that received contributions from Democratic donor George Soros. Soros’ contributions to a set of six chain PACs chaired by Tuscaloosa political heavyweight Mike Echols became an … Continued

Chip Brownlee

October 23, 2018

Republicans outraise Democrats in every key statewide race

Republican candidates are outraising their Democratic opponents in every key statewide race, the second weekly filings ahead of the 2018 general election show. Governor In the race for governor, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey reported raising $193,293.14 last week, nearly doubling the contributions received by her Democratic challenger Walt Maddox, who raised $105,113 last week. Ivey … Continued

Chip Brownlee

October 23, 2018

Opinion

Maddox accuses Ivey and staff of having used private email accounts

Walt Maddox (D) accused Kay Ivey and members of her Lieutenant Governor’s staff of having used private email accounts. Maddox claimed that according to records currently housed in the state archives, then Lt. Governor Ivey and members of her staff were using private email accounts on a regular basis and, in some cases, using those … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 23, 2018

Second law-enforcement officer confirms Ivey’s hospitalization, cover-up and trooper demotion

When then-Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey was rushed to a Colorado hospital in April of 2015, her security detail officer, Thomas “Drew” Brooks, followed protocol by reporting the incident to his superior officers. He also reported that Ivey’s Chief of Staff Steve Pelham told him not to tell anyone. Brooks said that he was later instructed … Continued

Bill Britt

October 22, 2018

Record employment numbers set in September

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Alabama has once again broken employment and job records. In September, wage and salary employment reached a record high, and the number of people counted as working was also a record high, for the fifth month in a row. “Not only are we experiencing record high employment, this month we’ve also … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 22, 2018

Zeigler: It is no longer about right versus left, but right versus wrong

State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) told a packed house in Huntsville on Saturday that voters can send a message to politicians in Montgomery and Washington November 6. “This is not just a choice between right and left. It is now a choice between right and wrong,” Zeigler said. Zeigler was speaking to the Madison County … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 22, 2018

Ivey campaign calls Maddox a lying liberal

The Kay Ivey campaign pounced after Walt Maddox contradicted himself and Spencer Collier at his news conference in Tuscaloosa. Spencer Collier is a former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) head appointed by then Governor Robert Bentley (R). Collier thrust himself into the 2018 gubernatorial race by claiming that Ivey lied about an illness over three … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 19, 2018

Zeigler: Change from Bentley to Ivey “removed a dark cloud over Montgomery”

State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) told the Republican Women of Coffee County the resignation of former Gov. Robert Bentley “removed a dark cloud over Montgomery.” Zeigler said he could see a real difference when Ivey took over in April 2017 after, “Bentley’s forced resignation.” “During the two years I served with Gov. Bentley, I was … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 19, 2018

St. Clair GOP urged to vote yes on Alabama Amendment Two

Rick Renshaw with the Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama addressed the St. Clair County Republican Party at a meeting in Moody Thursday. Renshaw urged the gathered Republicans to vote Yes on Amendment two. Amendment Two is a pro-life amendment that would clarify that nothing in the Alabama Constitution could be interpreted as guaranteeing a right … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 19, 2018