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Stan Cooke is running for State Auditor

The incumbent State Auditor, Jim Ziegler, a Republican, is termed limited and is not able to run for re-election.

June 17, 2021

Dismukes resigns as pastor, refuses to step down as state lawmaker

Embattled State Rep. Will Dismukes has resigned as pastor of a Baptist church but defiantly declared that he has no plans to step down from the state Legislature. The Alabama Baptist, an online and print news source for Baptists around the state, reported on Thursday that Dismukes had agreed to step down from Pleasant Hill … Continued

July 30, 2020

Alabama minister helps Tulsa church, city confront painful past

Rev. Robert Turner had just finished a talk with God — a talk in which he promised God that he would be more attentive and more responsive to the prodding that God might send his way — when his cell phone buzzed with an incoming text message. It was God. Or, well, at least in … Continued

June 19, 2020

Today is Martin Luther King Day

Today, Monday, January 20, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This holiday is set aside to remember the life and work of Civil Rights movement legend and pastor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today is a federal and state holiday so government offices, post offices, banks, courthouses, and most schools will be closed. King, along … Continued

January 20, 2020

Sue Bell Cobb, James Fields endorse Tabitha Isner for Alabama Democratic Party chair

Gubernatorial candidates, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb and former State Rep. James Fields, D-Dodge City, endorsed Tabitha Isner for Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. Last week, Isner announced her intention to run for chair in the new election ordered by the Democratic National Committee. “I’m convinced that Tabitha is the … Continued

April 24, 2019

Scott Dawson will officially qualify for governor’s race today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Scott Dawson will officially qualify as a Republican candidate for governor. Dawson will qualify on-air on the popular Rick and Bubba Show in Vestavia Hills. The Alabama Republican Party has online registration, which Dawson will fill out live on the radio between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. “We … Continued

February 1, 2018

Walt Maddox announces run for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox announced that he was running for Governor of Alabama as a Democrat. Maddox released a video pledging to end Alabama’s crisis in leadership. “I believe in Alabama and I believe in our potential which is why I believe that we must solve the crisis … Continued

October 6, 2017

Mike Huckabee endorses Scott Dawson for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee endorsed Scott Dawson for Governor of Alabama. Huckabee is an author, a former Fox News TV show host, a former pastor and twice a Republican candidate for president of the United States. Huckabee made the endorsement of Dawson while on the popular “Rick … Continued

October 6, 2017

Speaker McCutcheon: We Are Moving into a New Era

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a press conference held immediately after the new Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Madison) left the Chamber Floor, he promised that the House would be entering a new era, returning the body to the people of Alabama. McCutcheon said, his leadership style will be more to listen … Continued

August 16, 2016