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Last opponent Cecil Murphy endorses Dial for Republican ag commissioner runoff

Republican Agriculture Commissioner candidate Sen. Gerald Dial has now received endorsements from two of his former opponents. Republican candidate Cecil Murphy who carried 77,000 votes in the June 5 primary election for Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries on Monday endorsed his former rival. Dial will face Lowndesboro Mayor Rick Pate in the Republican primary runoff … Continued
July 10, 2018

Senate committee approves bill to allow display of Ten Commandments on public property

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill Thursday that will allow for the public display of the Ten Commandments on public property including government building grounds and public schools. The bill, by Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, received a unanimous vote from the Senate Constitution, Ethics and Elections committee after … Continued
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February 9, 2018

Mike Sparks announces his candidacy in Senate District 13

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, Michael “Mike” Sparks, the director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, announced that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the Alabama state Senate District 13. “I’m thrilled to be making this announcement,” Sparks said. “Our elected officials work for us, but I think … Continued
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September 20, 2017

Dial receives CLAS award

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday., June 13, 2017, State Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) has been awarded the prestigious CLAS Legislative Leadership Award. Sonja Hines, 2016-2017 CLAS president, presented Dial with a plaque and an award at the 2017 CLAS Annual Summer Convention in the Mobile Convention Center during the Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, … Continued
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June 20, 2017

Terminally Ill Children’s Bill gets favorable report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 10, 2017, the Alabama Senate Health Committee gave a favorable report to a bill, House Bill 373, which gives legally binding authority to a child’s advanced directive when not in the hospital. HB373 is sponsored by State Representative April Weaver (R-Alabaster) who chairs the House Health Committee. … Continued
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May 12, 2017

Legislation threatens Alabama Film Office

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Math is hard for some people. No one understands that better than Sen. Gerald Dial, who spent the better part of Wednesday giving math lessons – specifically, lessons on how percentages work – to a few legislative colleagues. Dial mainly focused on those colleagues who sought to repeal a … Continued
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April 27, 2017

More than 90 Legislative Districts could be redrawn as part of Reapportionment Plan

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY  — More than 90 Legislative Districts could be realigned under the Senate Republicans’ current Reapportionment Plan, according to the top Republican on the committee handling the changes. In an interview Thursday, Sen. Gerald Dial said as many as 66 Legislative House districts in Alabama and 25 Senate districts could … Continued
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April 21, 2017
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Alabama Legislature Week 6: You won’t miss them while they’re gone

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I have good news and bad news. First the good news: For the next two weeks, the Alabama Legislature will be on break – a much deserved vacation from the grueling 3-day work weeks and mostly 6-hour days spent thinking hard about stuff. But here’s the bad news: they … Continued
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March 17, 2017
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Alabama Legislature Week 3: Take the gun, leave the backpack

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s hard to believe that we’re already through Week 3 in the 2017 Regular Session. Actually, wait, no it’s not. It’s very believable, since these folks work like four hours per day. They showed up at 1 on Tuesday and bounced by early afternoon on Thursday. And somewhere in … Continued
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February 24, 2017