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Robert McKay sues to have Lipscomb removed from the ballot

On Thursday, Republican Primary House District 30 candidate Robert McKay filed suit in Etowah County asking the court to have his Republican primary runoff opponent, Brandon Craig Lipscomb removed from the November 6 general election ballot and that he be placed there instead. Lipscomb beat McKay in the July Republican primary runoff election. McKay is … Continued
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August 17, 2018
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What is possible…

From the Capitol to the State House, from the business community to the halls of education, there is an urgent need for Alabama leaders who will work together to turn back the prevailing tide of self-dealing and mediocracy. Alabama is far too often the home of status quo where leaders don’t dare aim for the … Continued
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August 17, 2018

Republican Party will not remove candidates from the ballot

Candidates are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests form with the Alabama Ethics Commission. It has been recently reported that certain candidates did not file their 2017 statements by the deadline. Under Alabama law failure to file a Statement of Economic Interests means removal from the ballot. The Republican Party told the Alabama … Continued
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August 13, 2018
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In politics, more than ever, conversations are important

Terry Lathan was not happy with me. That tends to happen, I guess, when you say in a column that someone believed a dumb thing. The believer of that dumb thing, it seems, very rarely shares the opinion that what they believe is, in fact, dumb. And that was pretty much Lathan’s position. In a … Continued
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August 8, 2018

Lathan: ALGOP ready to come together as “one team” after runoffs

Tuesday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan congratulated the candidates who won and said that now Alabama Republican will come together as one great team to keep America great. “Congratulations to our candidates who won their races in Tuesday’s runoff election,” Lathan said. “We are grateful to over one thousand of our Alabama Republican patriot … Continued
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July 18, 2018

Ainsworth says that Twinkle is a liar

The Republican race for Alabama Lieutenant Governor has gotten heated with both candidates questioning the truthfulness of the other. On Monday, state Representative Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, loaded up the family into a new flatbed truck with a giant fiberglass tiger statue in the back and towing a powerful bass boat. The Ainsworth family toured the … Continued
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July 17, 2018

McKay addresses St. Clair Republicans

Wednesday, House District 30 candidate Robert McKay addressed the St. Clair County Republican committee at the Market City Grill in Pell City. McKay is running in the Republicans primary runoff against B. Craig Lipscomb. McKay is a former Ashville Mayor and city councilman. “I did make the runoff,” McKay said, “I have 34 percent. The … Continued
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July 3, 2018

Bonner comes up short on election day

Jim Bonner came within just 1,848 votes of incumbent Jeremy Oden for Public Service Commissioner Place One. The Alabama Political Reporter and other media outlets had been writing reports for weeks before the primary about arguably anti-Semitic, misogynistic, racist, sexist, and crude comments about PSC candidate Jim Bonner as well as about his troubled finances. … Continued
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June 8, 2018