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A gruesome murder should point Montgomery in a new direction

The city didn’t arrive overnight at a place where 16-year-old girls are drinking smoothies after a gruesome murder, and the road out of it won’t be a short one either.
October 29, 2020

After a wild Friday, Saturday could be a new beginning for the ADP and the end for Worley, Reed

The end has arrived for Nancy and Joe. Following a wild evening, in which a circuit court judge inexplicably blocked a called meeting of the Alabama Democratic Party and then the Alabama Supreme Court unblocked that meeting, embattled ADP chairwoman Nancy Worley could be heard on a phone call — apparently with Joe Reed — … Continued
November 2, 2019

Senate committee expected to consider juvenile justice reform bill Wednesday

A Senate committee will consider legislation Wednesday aimed at creating better outcomes for youth in Alabama’s juvenile justice system by reducing the number of youth placed in state detention for low-level offenses. The bill — sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster — aims to keep low-level offenders at home instead of in state facilities, … Continued
April 30, 2019

Mobile to hold City election Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter   Tuesday, August 22, 2017, residents of Mobile go to the polls to elect their Mayor and City Council. In the Mobile Mayoral race, incumbent Sandy Stimpson is seeking a second term as Mayor.  Former Mobile Mayor Sam Jones, who was unseated by Stimpson in 2013 is running to … Continued
August 20, 2017

College Democrats Attend National Convention

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Sam Gerard, a University of Alabama student, traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent Alabama at the College Democrats of America summer convention last weekend. More than 200 students from across the country met for the four-day program to discuss fundraising, communication strategies and organizing tactics to prepare to return … Continued
August 6, 2013