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Rusty Jessup spoke to the St. Clair County Republican Party on Thursday about his candidacy for Alabama House of Representatives House District 30. Jessup said that about half of St. Clair County is in District 30, but, based on population, 55 percent of the people the district live in Etowah County. “When I first beame … Continued

Shortly after the Alabama Political Reporter made it known that the Business Council of Alabama’s Executive Board had voted on April 10 to terminate Billy Canary from his position as CEO, nearly a dozen Republican lawmakers were burning-up their mobile phones, trying to find out who Perry Hand is and who could convince him to … Continued

Tuesday, Mike Anderton, the Jefferson County District Attorney, received the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal. The award was presented by Constable Gilbert F Douglas III, immediate past President of the Sons of the American Revolution, Birmingham chapter. The Law Enforcement Commendation Medal was presented to Anderton “in recognition of outstanding achievement and dedication to the maintenance … Continued

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, a Republican, on Tax Day Tuesday praised the GOP’s recent tax cuts as a positive for the average American taxpayer but, at the same time, called for going further to implement a so-called flat tax. As last-minute filers finished their annual returns, Shelby said the Republicans’ 2017 tax cuts benefit American … Continued

Republican lieutenant governor candidate Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh has received another business industry endorsement, this time from the Alabama Retail Association and its Alabama RetailPAC. The endorsement comes after Cavanaugh recently received endorsements from the Alabama Realtors Association and the Alabama Home Builders Association. Cavanaugh, who has served as the president of Alabama’s Public Service Commission since 2012, … Continued

Some in the media, a handful of politicos and three Republican challengers for governor are dyspeptic over Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision to skip last Thursday’s debate to attend a baseball game. While these head-to-head match-ups between Republican gubernatorial candidates might be entertaining, only the debate between the major party primary winners could prove decisive. Ivey … Continued

The three most powerful individual people in the U.S. government are the president, the Senate majority leader and the speaker of the House. One of those, the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, has announced that he is leaving. U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, thanked Ryan for his service in a statement. “When Paul … Continued

Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh announced that she has been endorsed by the Alabama Realtors Political Action Committee (ARPAC) in her campaign for lieutenant governor. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of Alabama’s Realtors,” Cavanaugh said. “We share a mutual desire to grow more jobs and expand economic opportunity for families across our … Continued

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is joining another Democrat and a Republican to introduce legislation to establish a pilot program to integrate career training and support services into addiction recovery programs. The Jobs Plus Recover Act, sponsored by Jones, Sen. Tim Kain, D-Virginia, and Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, would provide individuals impacted by opioid addiction and … Continued