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Municipal runoff elections today in Auburn, Gadsden, Bessemer, Montgomery

Voters go to the polls for municipal runoff elections today in Auburn, Gadsden, Bessemer, and Montgomery. In the City of Auburn, there are municipal runoff elections for the offices of Mayor and for city council in Wards 2,4,5, and 6. For Mayor of Auburn, City Councilman Ron Anders Jr is in a runoff election with … Continued
October 9, 2018

Ivey announces new details for student computer programming challenge

Monday, Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced new details about the Governor’s App Challenge. The Governor’s App Challenge is a statewide, computer programming competition for Alabama students in grades K–12. Gov. Ivey launched the App Challenge in March at the inaugural Alabama Computer Science Summit, with the goal of giving more students the opportunity to gain … Continued
September 12, 2018

City elections are today in many municipalities

Many Alabama cities and towns have municipal elections and voter referendums today. The City of Montgomery is holding a special municipal election for city council District 4. The City of Gadsden is holding its regular municipal election. The City of Huntsville is holding its regular municipal election for city council. The City of Opp is … Continued
August 28, 2018

Mark Story running as independent in Senate District 23

Mark Story will formally launch his campaign today for State Senate District 23 as an independent candidate at a news conference in Selma. Story said that running as an independent will allow him the freedom to serve the best interests of the entire district. He said that in light of longtime incumbent Democratic Senator Hank … Continued
April 6, 2018

Debate over formation of city school boards dominates Senate committee meeting

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter One committee meeting in the statehouse on Wednesday was met with debates over the qualifications to start a school board by city governments. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, would raise the requirements for the formation of school boards by increasing the population requirement from 5,000 to … Continued
February 16, 2018

State Board of Education races are set

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Half of the elected seats on the Alabama State School Board are up for re-election this year.  Qualifying for those seats ended on Friday. In state Board of Education District 2 Melanie Hill, Sybil Little, John Taylor, and Tracie West are all running in the Republican Primary.  Incumbent Betty … Continued
February 12, 2018

Republican State Rep. Mack Butler qualifies for State Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  State Representative Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, on Friday qualified to run in the Republican primary for District 10 of the Alabama State Senate. Incumbent Senator Phil Williams is not seeking another term. “Our community has been blessed for the past seven years to have conservative leadership in the Alabama … Continued
February 1, 2018

Perspective | The Top Ten Issues Facing the Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2018 Alabama Regular Legislative Session begins in just 11 days on Jan. 9, 2018, and this is an election year so formal major party qualifying begins on the same day.  The elections mean that the session begins earlier than normal and will likely end even sooner so that … Continued
December 29, 2017

BOE member Mary Scott Hunter running for state Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Board of Education member Mary Scott Hunter announced that she will be run in the open seat election for Alabama Senate District 7. “The people of my district know me as a fighter, as a wife, a mom of three children who attend public school, and a … Continued
September 25, 2017