BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama’s two main budget funds finished fiscal 2026 with positive balances, though lawmakers will have less money available for supplemental spending next year than they have in recent years and face several potentially costly budget needs. Both funds collected enough revenue, combined with the money carried into fiscal 2026, to cover all […]
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Tuberville narrowly out-raises Jones in September
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville and Democratic nominee Doug Jones were neck and neck in fundraising in the Alabama governor’s race in September, according to campaign finance reports filed last week. With a difference of about $25,000, Tuberville, Alabama’s senior U.S. senator raised $1.13 million. That edged out Jones, a former U.S. […]
Read MoreTuberville narrowly out-raises Jones in September
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville and Democratic nominee Doug Jones were neck and neck in fundraising in the Alabama governor’s race in September, according to campaign finance reports filed last week. With a difference of about $25,000, Tuberville, Alabama’s senior U.S. senator raised $1.13 million. That edged out Jones, a former U.S. […]
Read MorePro-crypto PAC backs Sewell
WASHINGTON — A cash-flush pro-cryptocurrency super PAC will now support U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell’s reelection campaign, the group announced Monday. The PAC, called Fairshake, will support 32 bipartisan House candidates, including the Birmingham Democrat, ahead of the midterms. The crypto industry-funded group is backing 13 Democrats and 19 Republicans as Congress considers rules around digital […]
Read MorePro-crypto PAC backs Sewell
WASHINGTON — A cash-flush pro-cryptocurrency super PAC will now support U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell’s reelection campaign, the group announced Monday. The PAC, called Fairshake, will support 32 bipartisan House candidates, including the Birmingham Democrat, ahead of the midterms. The crypto industry-funded group is backing 13 Democrats and 19 Republicans as Congress considers rules around digital […]
Read MoreSupreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The outcome keeps in place the decision by […]
Read MoreSupreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The outcome keeps in place the decision by […]
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