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Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle leads pack in donations

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, a Republican candidate for governor, is leading the pack in terms of donations to his campaign, raking in more than $360,000 during his first month of fundraising. $195,000 of battle’s campaign war chest came from major contributions: three $50,000 donations and one $45,000 donation from … Continued
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July 7, 2017

Stacy George opposes $845 million Prison Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter GOP Gubernatorial candidate Stacy George has taken a stand against the prison construction plan that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is lobbying the Legislature to pass. George, who works as a prison guard for ADOC told The Alabama Political Reporter that the biggest problem facing the State’s prisons … Continued
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May 12, 2017

Carrington is running for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday May 8, 2017, Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington (R) announced officially that he was running for Governor of Alabama. Carrington gathered with over 200 friends, family, community leaders, supporters, and Alabama’s political reporters, and journalists at Vulcan Park to officially announce that he was launching his campaign for … Continued
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May 9, 2017

Battle Announces Run for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, April 27, 2017 Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle announced that he is running for the Republican nomination to be the next Governor of Alabama. WAFF reported that Mayor Battle told them, “We’ve told everybody that we’re gonna look end of April, first of May during that timeframe, making and … Continued
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May 1, 2017

Candidates Announce in Winston County

By Brandon Moseley Friday, April 7, 2017 Republican gathered for the annual Winston County Ronald Reagan Dinner in Double Springs. U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R from Haleyville) was there and he presented Winston County Republican Party Chairman Jerry Mobley with a letter signed by President Donald J. Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R) … Continued
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April 10, 2017

Will Gas Tax Increase Pass This Session?

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, April 26, the Alabama Legislature returns to Montgomery for the first of its last five days of the 2016 Legislative Session. One of the biggest questions remaining, is whether the powerful road builder lobbyists, and their many special interest allies, can turn enough legislators to pass a … Continued
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April 25, 2016

Big City Mayors Join BCA in Push for Higher Road Revenues

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 6, the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) invited the mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities to Montgomery to lobby the legislature for new revenue to fund more work on roads and bridges. The Mayors of Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa all asked the State legislators to … Continued
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April 19, 2016
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Handicapping the Race: Week Three

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers This week we will continue our analysis of the potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. So far, we have counted down from 18 to 8. In descending order the list includes, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (18), Supreme Court Justice Jim Main (17), Sen. Greg Reed … Continued
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December 9, 2015

Alabama’s Unites for Education May Be Best Hope

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, Dr. Robert E. Witt, Chancellor of The University of Alabama System, announced the formation of Alabama Unites for Education (AUE), an association building “a strong grassroots coalition” to “protect school funding, support a quality education system for all in Alabama, and to avoid any further cuts to … Continued
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December 8, 2015

Tommy Battle opens $200,000 fundraising lead in Huntsville mayor’s race

Staff Report HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — With the Aug. 28 municipal election fast approaching, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle has outraised both of his opponents by more than $200,000. According to campaign finance records, Battle received $21,375 in contributions during the month of May. That takes his running tally to $238,960 since announcing his re-election bid in … Continued
June 5, 2012