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State Rep. Marcel Black endorses Morrow

Tuesday, state Representative Marcel Black (D-Tuscumbia) announced that he is endorsing Johnny Mack Morrow for state Senate in District 5. Black represented Colbert County in the Alabama House of Representatives until his retirement this year. Morrow is a Democratic state Representative from Red Bay in Franklin County. “Johnny Mack has always put the needs of … Continued
November 1, 2018

Marcel Black will not seek another term in Alabama House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 5, 2017 veteran State Legislator, Marcel Black (D-Tuscumbia), announced that he will not be running for his eighth term in the Alabama House of Representatives in 2018. Representative said, “Serving the people of the Shoals as their representative in Montgomery has been a privilege and honor, and … Continued
July 6, 2017

Andrew Sorrell announces candidacy for House District 3

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, June 16, 2017, Republican Andrew Sorrell announced that he will run for the State House of Representatives, District 3. State Representative Marcel Black (D-Tuscumbia) currently holds the seat. Sorrell said, “I decided to run for this office to give the voters of House District 3 a clear choice … Continued
June 19, 2017

Seatmates Were My Best Friends

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers One of my most cherished lifetime memories is the almost two decades I served in the Alabama House of Representatives. It was because of the lifetime friends made during that era. The House was not as partisan as it is today. This day and time it seems like legislators … Continued
June 22, 2016

House Committee holds public hearing on Common Core repeal

By Beth Clayton MONTGOMERY—Wednesday, the House committee on education policy heard testimony on HB 565, introduced by Representative Jim Barton (R-Mobile), repealing common core education standards in Alabama. Senator Del Marsh announced on Tuesday that a similar bill, SB190, would be withdrawn in the Senate because he didn’t feel that they had appropriate time to … Continued
April 26, 2013

Democrats Respond to Passage of Alabama Accountability Act with Filibuster

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday the Republican Supermajority passed the most ambitious education reform bill in decades with ease in both the Alabama House and Senate. On Tuesday the Alabama Democratic unleashed their pent up frustrations by filibustering. For almost three hours Democrats came to the floor of the Alabama House one … Continued
March 6, 2013