A new poll shows Republican voters in Alabama favor allowing properly-trained teachers and school administrators to voluntarily carry firearms on school grounds. According to the survey, 76 percent of likely Republican voters would support allowing properly trained education workers to carry firearms while 21 percent would oppose such a policy. The poll, conducted by McLaughlin...
Good morning! Lots of news today. Here is your Daily News for Wednesday, March 7. 1. Big News: Historic Tax Credits announced The Daniel Pratt Gin Shop in Prattville, the Saint James Hotel in Selma and the Protective Life Center in Birmingham are three of the twelve historic properties set to to see new life thanks to a...
By TODD STACY, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Daniel Pratt Gin Shop in Prattville, the Saint James Hotel in Selma and the Protective Life Center in Birmingham are slated to be the next historic properties to see new life thanks to a state tax credit. The Alabama Historical Commission released its rankings for...
Good morning! Here is your Daily News for Tuesday, March 6. 1. Cochran retirement ushers in Shelby’s rise, amirite? Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran announced he will retire effective April 5 due to health reasons. While that might not seem like the top story in Alabama, remember that Cochran is the current chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. That...
By Todd Stacy The 2018 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature passed its halfway point last week and, with no major budget fights on the horizon, non-financial issues are expected to dominate the remaining days of the session. Broadband Internet Lawmakers representing rural Alabama communities are teaming up to make a major push for expanding...
Good morning! It’s a scoop-heavy digest this morning, so get ready to learn a few things. Here is your Daily News for Monday, March 5. 1. AG, Commerce hammer out ethics/EcDev agreement The prospects for passing a key economic development bill this session just got a whole lot stronger. Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield and Attorney General Steve Marshall have reached...
The prospects for a key economic development bill to pass this session just got a lot better. Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield and Attorney General Steve Marshall have reached an agreement on how to proceed with legislation intended to clarify how the economic development community follows Alabama’s ethics code. HB317, the Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act,...
The race for Alabama Attorney General is probably the hottest of the 2018 cycle. Sparks tend to fly in highly competitive races, but one attack launched late last week really crossed the line. What Happened Thursday night, several sources began texting images of a website and social media posts attacking Troy King, the former attorney...
Miranda Carter, the Shelby County restauranteur and aide to State Senator Slade Blackwell, is no longer running for State Senate to replace her former boss. Carter qualified to run for the Senate District 5 seat when Blackwell threw his name into the governor’s race, only to withdraw 72 hours later. Her exit from the race...
The Cumberland School of Law hosted a candidate forum for those running for Attorney General yesterday. Thank you to the go-getters at Young Alabama for recording and posting this video. Watch for yourself:
PRESENTED BY LEVERAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES Good morning! My apologies for the tardiness. This is your Daily News Digest for Thursday, March 1. 1. Sessions on the brink Two years ago yesterday, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions publicly endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States. Yesterday, President Donald Trump took his public barrage against Attorney General...
PRESENTED BY LEVERAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES Good morning and good luck to all campaigns trying to get in those last minute donations for the February reporting period! This is your Daily News Digest for Wednesday, February 28. 1. Sprint through the tape There were two primary runoffs for legislative seats last night: Montgomery City Councilman “Coach” David Burkett defeated longtime...
Good morning! Happy Birthday to Lance Latham and Happy Late Birthday to John Rogers! This is your Daily News Digest for Tuesday, February 27. 1. Halfway there: Legislature returns The Alabama Legislature convenes today for the 15th day of the 2018 Regular Session. That means they are at the halfway point, though some believe they won’t use the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the case of a man sentenced to death for killing an Alabama police officer but who lawyers say now can’t remember the 1985 murder. Vernon Madison, 67, had been scheduled to be executed in January, but the court stayed the execution the same day...
Good morning. Please keep Rep. Allen Treadaway and his family in your prayers. In case you haven’t heard the terrible news, his daughter Kelsey was killed yesterday in a tragic car accident. We are all thinking of you and praying for you, Mr. Treadaway. 1. ALGOP bats 2-for-2 The Alabama Republican Party went two-for-two this weekend on decisions...
