Walt Maddox

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Governor Ivey awards $1.89 million to help victims of domestic violence and elder abuse

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced awards of $1.89 million in grants to support organizations and programs that help victims of domestic violence and elder abuse throughout the state. “No one should ever have to experience the horrors of domestic violence or elder abuse, but there is hope for those who unfortunately do become victims,” … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 9, 2018

Ivey campaign responds to Maddox saying he is pro-life and pro-gun

Governor Kay Ivey (R) and her campaign responded to a new television commercial by Walter “Walt” Maddox’s (D) campaign in which the Mayor told voters that he was Pro-Life, Pro-gun, and would never lie to them. “Walt Maddox has not only opposed every pro-life measure that’s been discussed on the campaign trail, he’s shown outright … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 9, 2018

Ivey addresses Etowah County Republican Party

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) addressed the Etowah County Republican Party Tuesday at their Martin-Reagan dinner in Gadsden. “I can remember coming to an Etowah County Republican Party meeting and if we had 25 we though we had a full crowd,” Gov. Ivey said addressing the crowd of six hundred there for the dinner at … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 4, 2018

Kay Ivey takes commanding fundraising lead over Maddox in September

Tuesday, both campaigns reported their end of month campaign finance filings to the Alabama Secretary of State’s office as required by law. Governor Kay Ivey (R) raised a total of $735,457 in the month of September, bringing her total cash contributions in this election to $6,183,622. Ivey had expenditures of $563,819.50 plus line of credit … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 3, 2018

Amazon holds groundbreaking for fulfillment center in Bessemer

Tuesday, internet retailer Amazon officially began construction on a technologically advanced fulfillment center in Bessemer. The new fulfillment center will employ 1,500 workers once the sprawling facility is fully operational next year. Amazon’s 855,000-square-foot facility is being constructed on 133 acres of property formerly owned by U.S. Steel off Powder Plant Road in Bessemer in … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 3, 2018

Opinion

Kay Ivey continues to run scared from Walt Maddox, debates

The League of Women Voters of Alabama is throwing in the towel. They’ve been doing their thing for 98 years — sponsoring candidate forums and offering voters an opportunity to make informed decisions — but Kay Ivey beat them down this year. So, they’ve cancelled their gubernatorial forum. “Because the Governor has not displayed any … Continued

Josh Moon

September 27, 2018

Opinion

An election with a difference

The last full month of campaigning for the Nov. 6, General Election starts Monday, and unless voters demand more of Republicans running for office, Alabamians will likely see more of what they’ve been seeing so far this campaign season: Not a whole lot. That’s too bad, because for the first time in a long while, … Continued

Joey Kennedy

September 27, 2018

Speaker: Only lottery proposal that could pass is traditional paper ticket lottery

Monday. Various news outlets released reports that Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R – Monrovia) anticipates that the Alabama Legislature will likely deal with lottery legislation in the upcoming 2019 regular session. Later that day, Speaker McCutcheon released a statement clarifying his position, because some stories have taken the comments he originally made to … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 26, 2018

Opinion

Walt Maddox has lost his mind

Walt Maddox is nuts. That’s the only explanation I have for what the man’s doing — going around the state and trying to engage voters on the issues. Holding press conferences talking about health care and offering plans for increasing Medicaid coverage. The guy’s got an infrastructure plan. He’s got an education plan. He’s got … Continued

Josh Moon

September 25, 2018

Alabama Hospital Association pushes for Medicaid expansion, backs candidates who do not

According to a recent AP report, the Alabama Hospital Association has launched a campaign to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. However, the organization is supporting Republican candidates who are either trying to kill the law altogether or refuse to expand its coverage in the state. The association has so far this election cycle … Continued

Bill Britt

September 25, 2018