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Court denies King’s bid to block RAGA money from Marshall

A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge denied on Thursday the Troy King campaign’s request for a restraining order preventing Attorney General Steve Marshall from spending thousands in alleged illegal donations. Judge James Anderson agreed with Marshall defense attorney Ted Hosp that a state court has no standing to block contributions flowing from out-of-state political action … Continued
July 13, 2018

King asks court to stop Marshall from using “illegal” campaign funds

Troy King on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court seeking a restraining order to prevent the Steve Marshall campaign from using campaign donations it received from the Republican Attorneys General Association. King has previously filed an ethics complaint over the donations, claiming that they violate Alabama’s ban on political action committees (PACs) … Continued
July 11, 2018

Troy King accuses Marshall of taking $700,000 in illegal, out-of-state campaign contributions

Tuesday, former Alabama Attorney General Troy King (R) said that his opponent, sitting Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) has taken illegal PAC to PAC transfers totaling $700,000. King was addressing the influential Alabama Republican Assembly at their meeting at Bill’s Family Dining in Northport. King said that he has filed a complaint with the Alabama … Continued
July 11, 2018

Did Steve Marshall violate campaign finance laws?

Let’s chat about campaign finance laws. Oh, believe me, I know that sentence ranks right up there with “Hey, watch this video of my kid singing” and “Let’s watch two soccer teams not score for an undetermined amount of time.” But give me a minute, if you would, because I’m going to do something few … Continued
July 11, 2018

King files ethics complaint against AG Marshall

Troy King has filed an ethics complaint against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, alleging the Marshall campaign has accepted illegal campaign donations. The complaint, filed on Monday by King, who is challenging Marshall in a runoff for the AG’s office, alleges that Marshall accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the Republican … Continued
July 10, 2018

First weekly filings released in crucial runoff campaigns

Cash infusions into campaigns and political action committees participating in the runoff elections on July 17 were required to file the first weekly reports on June 25. Between June 1 and the reporting dateline of June 25, the Business Council of Alabama’s political arm, Progress PAC, raised less than $20,000.00 from small businesses whose donations … Continued
June 27, 2018

Inside the Statehouse: Best races of the year have been for attorney general, lieutenant governor

The best races of the year have been for Attorney General and Lt. Governor, as well as Agriculture Commissioner and for the 2nd Congressional district. The Attorney General post is considered the best stepping stone to Governor and U.S. Senator. It is very high profile and prosecutes bad guys who go to jail and cannot vote … Continued
June 27, 2018

A quick snapshot of campaign cash after primaries

Since the June 5 primary, candidates have only been required to file major contribution reports of $25,000 and over, so understanding the financial health of any campaign is difficult to ascertain. In the Lt. Governor’s race, Rep. Will Ainsworth has loaned his campaign $500,000, while his opponent, PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh, hasn’t reported any new … Continued
June 21, 2018

Democratic Attorney Generals Association endorses Joe Siegelman for attorney general

Following the Democratic primary, the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) endorsed Joe Siegelman for Alabama Attorney General. “We are proud to endorse Joe Siegelman for Attorney General in Alabama,” said Sean Rankin, Executive Director of the Democratic Attorneys General Association. “There is an urgency for new leadership in Montgomery—and that fresh start is Joe Siegelman.” … Continued
June 20, 2018