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D.C.-based group with ties to George Soros supporting Doug Jones
The progressive-minded People for the American Way spent $42,459 in February supporting U.S. Senator Doug Jones' (D-AL) 2020 reelection bid, according to recent FEC filings.
People...
UPDATED: Jones not attending fundraiser in Paris
UPDATE: U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Saturday will no longer attend a fundraising reception in the "Left Bank" of Paris, France.
The group "Democrats...
Livingston, Whatley elected to lead Alabama Space Authority
The Alabama Space Authority this week held a meeting, respectively electing State Senators Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) and Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) as chair and vice-chair...
Lewis touts McCutcheon; Brooks touts Trump, his record with space and defense
Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) this week endorsed Chris Lewis in the GOP primary race in the Fifth Congressional District.
The surprise...
McCutcheon endorses Chris Lewis in AL-05 GOP primary — ‘Time to make a change’
Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) on Thursday announced his endorsement of Congressman Mo Brooks' (AL-05) Republican primary challenger, Chris Lewis.
In a...
Jessica Taylor joined on campaign trail by national pro-life advocate Marilyn Musgrave
Jessica Taylor, a candidate for Alabama's Second Congressional District, campaigned in Dothan on Tuesday alongside Marilyn Musgrave, the vice president of Government Affairs for...
Nancy Worley, Joe Reed faction of Alabama Democratic Party dealt major blow with suit dismissal
The faction of the Alabama Democratic Party that maintains Nancy Worley is the rightful chairperson suffered a big defeat on Thursday when Montgomery Judge...
Ainsworth stresses impact of military-friendly bills — ‘I cannot overstate the importance’
MONTGOMERY -- Spearheaded by Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth, the Alabama Senate last week passed a package of bills designed to enhance the state's climate...
Workforce development takes center stage in Madison County local election
Workforce development has become a well-known priority on the state level, with Alabama's recent efforts garnering international attention. Indeed, the issue has become such...
Alabama Dem Party ramps up 2020 election effort, hires 3 staffers
The Alabama Democratic Party has hired three operatives in preparation for the upcoming election this November.
"With these three hires, we continue the important work...
Alabama House, Senate committees approve bill to ban transgender meds, surgeries for minors
MONTGOMERY -- The respective health committees of the Alabama House and Alabama Senate on Wednesday separately approved the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection...
Bipartisan group of Alabama legislative leaders unveils major mental health package
MONTGOMERY -- Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) on Wednesday led other members of the House and Senate leadership in announcing a major...
Manufacture Alabama elects chair, vice chair
Manufacture Alabama (MA) this week announced that the organization's board of directors has elected Carl Gunter as the new board chair. Gunter, the mill...
Poll shows tight race for second runoff spot in AL-02 GOP primary
With just six days to go until Alabama's March 3 primary election, Yellowhammer News has obtained new non-internal polling in the AL-02 Republican contest...
Alabama House approves bill that would allow disabled veterans to purchase lifetime hunting and fishing licenses at reduced cost
The lower chamber of Alabama's state legislature passed a bill Tuesday that instructs the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to sell lifetime...
‘Warrior for Truth’: Sessions releases ad with six days left until Alabama’s primary
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday announced the latest television ad in his bid to return to the U.S. Senate.
Sessions is running...
Shelby, Rogers call on Congress to pass supplemental coronavirus funding
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) urged their colleagues on Tuesday to pass more funding to fight the spread of...
Doug Jones votes against ‘pain-capable’ abortion ban
Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Tuesday voted against advancing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
The bill failed to get the 60-votes needed to end...
Greg Shaw releases second ad in Alabama Supreme Court reelection bid
Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Shaw has released a second television ad in his reelection bid to Place 1 on the state's highest...
Alabama Senate committee approves update of Memorial Preservation Act
MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a substitute version of a bill by State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) that...
Alabama Senate committee votes to eliminate Office of the State Auditor
MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a bill as substituted that would eliminate the Office of the State Auditor.
The...
AL-02 candidate Terri Hasdorff touts knowledge of Washington, bashes socialism in final pitch before election
Former congressional staffer Terri Hasdorff wants the voters of Alabama's Second Congressional District to know that she will not have a learning curve if...
AL-01 candidate Carl pledges to ‘make sure we never have a sanctuary city in Alabama’
Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl on Monday announced the release of his fourth television ad in his Republican bid in Alabama's First Congressional District.
Entitled...
Barry Moore makes closing pitch in latest ad — ‘I’ve done it’
In an ad released Monday, former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) makes his closing pitch to AL-02 voters with eight days to go before...