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King asks, “Where is Steve Marshall?

Former Attorney General Troy King held a press conference at 8:30 Monday morning asking where is former disgraced Gov. Robert Bentley’s appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall? King and Marshall are facing each other in the Republican runoff for Attorney General on July 17. As it turned out, Marshall was at an exclusive golf resort in … Continued
June 12, 2018

Ainsworth on making the runoff: “The fight for Alabama’s future is not over”

Republican candidate for lieutenant governor state Representative Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, commented on Tuesday’s primary returns and his place in the Republican runoff election for lieutenant governor on July 17. “Over the last year, we’ve taken on the crooked career politicians in Montgomery and stood up for conservative values,” Ainsworth said. “Tuesday’s results show that we’re … Continued
June 7, 2018

Alabama Senate race results

On Tuesday, Alabama voters went to the polls to select who they want representing their party in the state legislature. There were a number of competitive primary battles to watch on Tuesday. In the Republican Primary: In district 2 former state Senator Tom Butler won the Republican primary with 66 percent of the vote. Madison … Continued
June 6, 2018

Inside the Statehouse: Entering the home stretch

Folks, we are less than three weeks away from our June 5th primary. Besides the governor’s race, all of our secondary constitutional races are on the ballot. As we head into the home stretch, there appears to be very little interest in the primary elections. People seem disinterested and disillusioned. There have been a good … Continued
May 16, 2018

Gov. Ivey announces Special Election dates for House District 21

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a proclamation to set the Special Election dates for Alabama House District 21. Gov. Ivey set the major party primaries for Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. If a major party runoff is necessary, it will be on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The Special General … Continued
October 18, 2017

Main Super PAC that backed Strange won’t wade into Senate race for Moore just yet

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The main Republican Super PAC that bolstered Sen. Luther Strange’s primary bid won’t be wading into the competition between Chief Justice Roy Moore and his Democratic challenger, Doug Jones — at least, not just yet. The Senate Leadership Fund — a PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, … Continued
October 11, 2017

Poll: Moore less than 6 points ahead of Jones, also Alabamians’ opinions on national controversies

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A new poll in the U.S. Senate race places former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore ahead of Democrat Doug Jones by less than 6 percentage points. The telephone poll, conducted and sponsored by Decision Desk HQ, sampled 590 likely voters in the election. It was conducted last … Continued
October 2, 2017

US Senate race: Doug Jones prepares for December; Strange allies rally behind Moore

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore celebrates his victory in the race against U.S. Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., his Democratic opponent, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, prepares to face him in December. “This just got real,” Jones wrote on Twitter after various news organizations called the … Continued
September 27, 2017

Reaction to US Senate primary runoff

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, the voters of Alabama selected Roy Moore to be the GOP candidate in the race to fill the Senate seat of Jeff Sessions , now U.S. attorney general.  Leaders from across Alabama and beyond congratulated Moore on the victory. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement: “One … Continued
September 27, 2017