Skip to content

PAC

Joe Siegelman urges Marshall to return RAGA PAC money

Tuesday, Joseph “Joe” Siegelman (D) sent a letter to Ted Hosp, the lawyer for current Attorney General Steve Marshall addressing the $735,000 in contributions that the Republican Attorney General’s Association (RAGA) has donated to Marshall’s campaign. Siegelman claims that the RAGA contributions violate the Alabama PAC to PAC transfer ban law passed by the Republican … Continued
/
October 24, 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
/
October 19, 2018
Opinion

Opinion

Follow this topic to stay updated on recent posts.

See recent posts

Terminal corruption and its accomplices

There is at present a deliberate, brazen unraveling of the Republican’s signature 2010 legislation on ethics. Bastardization of the laws are not only happening at the so-called Alabama Ethics and Reform and Clarification Commission, but it’s also taking place at the state’s Ethics Commission where a group of appointed individuals are interpreting ethics and campaign … Continued
/
October 8, 2018
Opinion

Opinion

Follow this topic to stay updated on recent posts.

See recent posts

BCA is back, bigger and better than ever

Alabama Power is and has always been a force in Alabama politics. Some entities may have influence in the Legislature, but the power company has the ear of folks in all three branches of State government: Legislative, Executive and Judicial. If you sat down with all 35 state senators, especially the veterans who know the ropes … Continued
/
August 29, 2018
Opinion

Opinion

Follow this topic to stay updated on recent posts.

See recent posts

The two faces of Attorney General and candidate Steve Marshall

An essential purpose of the Republican Party is to slow and reverse the tide of tyrannical government. When the Party stops being useful in that, I must wonder whether there is a continued need for it beyond them not being Democrats. The Alabama Republican Party was worthy of the purpose in 2010. The ALGOP pushed … Continued
/
August 20, 2018
Opinion

Opinion

Follow this topic to stay updated on recent posts.

See recent posts

Did Steve Marshall violate campaign finance laws?

Let’s chat about campaign finance laws. Oh, believe me, I know that sentence ranks right up there with “Hey, watch this video of my kid singing” and “Let’s watch two soccer teams not score for an undetermined amount of time.” But give me a minute, if you would, because I’m going to do something few … Continued
/
July 11, 2018

Republican runoff contributions fluctuate in weekly reports

Weekly campaign filings for the week ending June 29 show donations in the state’s two most hotly contested races is erratic as the Republican runoff quickly approaches. In the Lt. Governor’s contest first-term State Representative Will Ainsworth faces PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh. Ainsworth reported $18,500.00 for the week but also list two major contributions, one … Continued
/
July 4, 2018

Zeigler has business PACs’ support

State Auditor Jim Zeigler was elected in 2014 on a shoe string campaign budget. Zeigler, who contemplated a run for governor, has struggled to raise money. April however was a really good month for the Zeigler re-election campaign. Zeigler said that the agenda he has pushed during his three years as Auditor is “opposing mismanagement … Continued
/
April 30, 2018
Opinion

Opinion

Follow this topic to stay updated on recent posts.

See recent posts

The Ivey Plan: do nothing, claim everything

There’s a recipe for being a successful governor of Alabama. Do nothing. Promote no legislation. Take no controversial stands. Avoid debates. Do lots of no-question photo-ops. Just stay out of sight and out of mind. In other words, the Kay Ivey Plan. There has rarely been a governor do less than Kay Ivey, while she … Continued
/
April 26, 2018