Prattville Progress – Coroner asks to testify before Grand Jury
Dothan Eagle – Webb mayor files lawsuit against City Council and Town Clerk
Andalusia Star-News - Big bingo plans announced and Florala group will be generous with proceeds
The Atmore Advance – PCI endorses a bingo bill
Daily Mountain [...]
Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama governor hopefuls talk health, gambling at forum
Montgomery Advertiser – Gap between Montgomery, county revenue questioned
Montgomery Advertiser – Shelby: FDIC encourages small-business loans
Montgomery Advertiser – Former casino workers to get help applying for assistance
Republican former Congressman Tom Tancredo advocates literacy tests to the National Tea Party Convention last week:
"People who could not even spell the word 'vote' or say it in English put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House," Tancredo said during a speech, according to the Cleveland Leader.
Tancredo [...]
Sen. Richard Shelby has released most of the Obama appointments he had held hostage to obtain pork federal largesse.
"The purpose of placing numerous holds was to get the White House's attention on two issues that are critical to our national security -- the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker" [...]
The following rankings are from "Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009 Kids Count Data Book" How Alabama stacks up on children's well-being:
Overall Ranking - No. 48
Percent low-birthweight babies - No. 48
Infant Mortality - No. 48
Child Death Rate - No. 43
Teen Death Rate - No. 47
Teen Birth Rate - [...]
Rep. John Murtha (D, PA) passed away this afternoon at the Virginia Hospital Center. Murtha was a former Marine and the first Vietnam War combat Veteran elected to Congess. He was in his 19th term in Congress and chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
A Marine veteran of [...]
And make no mistake, politics have always been filled with bold-faced outright lies. But never in the history of the world have lies been so easily disproven.
There is a big difference between trying to change someone's mind about something and standing up for the truth. I had this revealed to [...]
Political consultant Steve Raby (D) has confirmed to the Political Parlor that he has lined up consultants for a potential run and is looking at lining up his fundraising.
Insurance executive Wayne Parker (R) attended the state GOP’s Red, White, and Blue Dinner Friday night and the party’s meeting the next [...]
Some of the Hill news that's fit to blog' [...]
Last July 29 Danny reminded Ron Sparks that he needed to establish a principal campaign committee:
Alabama law requires a candidate to file the statement within 5 days of raising (or spending) $25,000 for the candidacy. Fundraising for this election cycle could begin on June 1.
This diary stems both as something I have been reflecting on as well as as a response to this comment on George Wallace in another diary.
One of the concepts presented by historians, political analysts, editorial writers, and others is the "New South Governor." This term refers to the [...]
Apologies for the audio quality at a couple of points. The odd story behind this video after the jump:
Well, Saturday night was interesting. I needed to be in Nashville anyway, so as long as I was there I decided I'd crash the tea party at the [...]
