GOP Poll Shows Edge in Generic Ballot for Alabama Legislature
Inboxes for reporters today contain results from a statewide poll commissioned by the state GOP concerning a generic legislative ballot. McLaughlin & Associates reports 50% of voters prefer the...
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Can Republican “Handshake” Seal the Deal?
The chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham), calls it old politics that won’t work. State Treasurer and Republican nominee for Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey says she’s “ready,...
View ArticleAir Wars: Sparks Runs First Commercial of Fall
Both candidates in the race for governor have unveiled new campaign spots this week. Republican nominee Robert Bentley talks illegal immigration in “I Will Not Wait.” In “Chance,” Democratic nominee...
View ArticleBig Luther Campaigns with Virginia AG
Virginia’s Republican Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, says he came to Alabama to “build a team.” The headline grabbing AG considered a Tea Party favorite is campaigning for Alabama’s Republican...
View ArticleJames Anderson: Opponent “Just A Washington Lobbyist”
Democratic nominee for Attorney General James Anderson quotes his momma on Good Day Alabama. Anderson says claims by Republican opponent Luther Strange that he has legal ties to Milton McGregor is...
View ArticleThe “Just Say No” Crowd
Sometime in the last decade, my father, disgusted with seeing countless local amendments on his general election ballot told me he had had enough. He would not, he declared, vote “yes” for another...
View Article“Personhood” Bill Set for Committee Vote
Tough question for Alabama lawmakers to deal with this session. Perhaps tougher than many of you will realize. Here it is: when do you become a person? At birth or is it the minute the sperm fertilizes...
View ArticleA Former First Lady Promotes “The New Cotton” in Alabama
Her husband no longer serves as an economic development booster as governor or lieutenant governor in Montgomery, but former first lady Marsha Folsom takes on the role as the promoter with a new...
View ArticleNew Bar President: “No way to run a court system.”
The incoming president of the Alabama Bar Association says a $27,000 fix to extend Jefferson County court security for 3 more weeks is a way to buy time for a long-term solution. “Well-intended people...
View ArticleSue Bell Cobb, the court and future of Democrats
Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb’s unexpected decision to exit the court more than a year before her term ends has people talking. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster), Cumberland...
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