Mayor Tommy Battle

Echoes of George Wallace heard as tear gas and rubber bullets fly in Huntsville

A small group of mostly peaceful protesters were shot with rubber bullets and tear-gassed by Huntsville Police and Madison County sheriff’s deputies after an NAACP rally last Wednesday. The city’s mayor, police chief and the state’s attorney general want the public to believe that anarchists and outsiders provoked law-enforcement to use paramilitary tactics to disperse … Continued

June 8, 2020

Scott Dawson says Kay Ivey’s corruption ad “doesn’t pass the smell test”

GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson on Thursday said Gov. Kay Ivey’s most recent ad, which gives Ivey credit for fighting corruption and cleaning up Montgomery, doesn’t pass the smell test. “She’s promised to clean up Montgomery while her actions stink to high heaven,” Dawson said. “Kay Ivey’s pattern of saying one thing and pulling an … Continued

April 27, 2018

Tommy Battle criticizes Gov. Kay Ivey for declining invitation to debate

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle criticized Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday for having so far refused invitations to debate other candidates in the primary. Several outlets, including AL.com and several television stations across the state, have invited all of the Republican candidates to debate before the June 5, 2018, primary. Ivey is … Continued

April 4, 2018

Polaris Industries Coming To Huntsville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, January 9, 2015, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley joined State and Local leaders in Huntsville to announce that Polaris Industries has selected the northern Alabama city to produce off-road vehicles. The new factory is expected to eventually create up to 2,000 new jobs for North Alabama. Bentley said in … Continued

January 12, 2015