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Alabama’s first woman governor: Lurleen Wallace

It was 55 years ago in May 1968 that Alabama's first female governor, Lurleen Wallace, passed away.
May 17, 2023

Ivey will win

Eight challengers have lined up against Ivey and collectively have spent almost $20 million to unseat the state's most popular governor in decades.
May 16, 2022

Ivey tells PARCA to vote yes on Amendment One

Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) addressed the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) at the annual Albert Brewer Legacy lunch at the Harbert Center in Birmingham. Albert Brewer (D) (1928-1917) was elevated to Governor in 1968 when Lurleen Wallace (D) died in office from cancer. Later in life, while on the faculty at … Continued
February 3, 2020

Top Ten Alabama political stories of the decade: Part One

Part One of Two. On Wednesday, the 2020s begin. Now is a good time to look back on the top ten Alabama political stories of the decade that ends tomorrow at midnight and the headlines that dominated the second decade of the twenty first century. The Rise of the Alabama Republican Party. In 2010, the … Continued
December 29, 2019

Zeigler still wants Lurleen Wallace portrait restored to Capitol Rotunda

For decades, the portraits of Alabama Govs. Lurleen Wallace and George Wallace hung in the Capitol rotunda. During the eventful second term of former Gov. Robert Bentley, that policy was changed, arguably by the Alabama Historical Commission, and the portraits in the rotunda became the most current governors, then Bentley and Bob Riley. State Auditor … Continued
May 8, 2019