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Merrill issues guidance for July 14 primary runoff
Following Governor Kay Ivey's announcement on Wednesday morning that Alabama's primary runoff will be postponed from March 31 to July 14, Secretary of State...
Barry Moore endorsed by Club for Growth and political arm of House Freedom Caucus
Former State Representative Barry Moore's (R-Enterprise) campaign for Congress this week received endorsements from two prominent national conservative groups: the House Freedom Fund and...
Ivey postpones Alabama’s primary runoff to July 14 due to coronavirus pandemic
MONTGOMERY -- In a closed access press conference on Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama's primary runoff will be postponed from March 31...
Alabama Attorney General: State of Emergency allows March 31 runoff postponement
MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office on Tuesday afternoon issued an emergency opinion that concludes Governor Kay Ivey can legally postpone the...
Alabama House passes package of bills aimed at improving mental health care
The Alabama House of Representatives last week passed a packet of three bills that aim to improve mental health offerings in the Yellowhammer State.
The...
Report: Club for Growth endorsing Tuberville, spurning longtime ally Jeff Sessions
Club for Growth is going to endorse former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville in Alabama's U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff election, according...
Merrill wants March 31 runoff postponed due to coronavirus — Does current law allow it?
A Sunday evening release from Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill's office called for the upcoming March 31 primary runoff to be postponed,...
Byrne lone U.S. House member from Alabama to oppose coronavirus response bill
The U.S. House on Friday evening passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act in a 363-40 vote.
In a tweet on Saturday morning, President Donald...
PMS, sleep disorders, anxiety: Here’s everything eligible in Alabama’s medical marijuana bill
MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Senate on Thursday evening passed an 86-page bill that would legalize medical cannabis, i.e. medical marijuana, in the state. However,...
NRA endorses Jeff Sessions in Senate runoff
The National Rifle Association's (NRA) political arm endorsed Jeff Sessions' 2020 campaign for the U.S. Senate on Friday, with just over two weeks to...
Merrill: March 31 runoff ‘will continue as planned,’ Alabamians with coronavirus concerns can vote absentee
After the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Friday morning confirmed the first coronavirus (COVID-19) case in the state, Secretary of State John...
Tuberville touts Trump endorsement, calls Sessions ‘not man enough’ in latest ad
Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Thursday afternoon released the latest video ad in his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
Tuberville, who...
Alabama Forestry Association endorses Sessions in Senate runoff
The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Thursday announced its endorsement of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race.
Sessions is...
Alabama House committee approves anti-infanticide bill
MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a "born-alive" bill that would be known as "Gianna's Law."
HB 248 by State Rep. Ginny Shaver (R-Leesburg) was...
Club for Growth poll indicates Trump endorsement could give huge edge to Tuberville
A recent poll commissioned by the Club for Growth's political arm asked voters how they would feel if President Donald Trump endorsed Tommy Tuberville...
Bill requiring electronic ankle monitoring of violent convicts on work release passes Alabama House
State Rep. Matt Simpson's (R-Daphne) bill requiring electronic ankle monitoring of prisoners on work release who were convicted of violent crimes passed the Alabama...
Bill allowing yoga in Alabama schools overwhelmingly passes the House
State Rep. Jeremy Gray's (D-Opelika) bill that would allow school districts to offer yoga as a class passed the Alabama House of Representatives on...
Trump: ‘Winner’ Tommy Tuberville ‘has my Complete and Total Endorsement’
In two tweets on Tuesday night, President Donald J. Trump endorsed former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville in Alabama's 2020 U.S. Senate...
Lottery bill filed in Alabama House; Co-sponsored by speaker and majority, minority leaders
MONTGOMERY -- State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) filed a bill on Tuesday that would amend Alabama's constitution to create a lottery.
The constitutional amendment is...
During debate on Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, Dem legislator brings rope to podium
MONTGOMERY -- State Senator Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) on Tuesday forcefully spoke against an effort in the Alabama Senate to strengthen the penalty provision of...
Byrne rallies support for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act — ‘The crisis is real’
Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Tuesday afternoon took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to speak in favor of the Justice for...
Sessions, Tuberville both release internal polling in Senate runoff
The respective U.S. Senate campaigns of former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday each...
Environmentalists descend on Montgomery to oppose natural gas usage
MONTGOMERY -- Liberal activists once again have traveled from around the state -- and the nation -- to protest at the Alabama Public Service...
Latest polling shows Tuberville has big lead with three weeks to go
A new poll released this week shows former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville with a big lead heading into the runoff on March 31.
The...