The three-term incumbent’s decision ends a five-week election saga that began when Hovey, an Auburn City Council member beat Whatley by four votes on election night.
Bibb County deputy wounded in shooting dies; suspect arrested
The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in Bibb County. Two deputies were chasing a suspect in a stolen vehicle when the man fired at the deputies, shooting both and critically wounding Johnson, Jackson had said earlier.
ALGOP committee to meet on SD27 this morning
Kenney not being registered, though she attempted to do so when she applied for an Alabama license, has created a lot of angst within the state GOP. Some behind the scenes have said it can’t call itself the party of election integrity while hanging this race on a ballot cast by an unregistered voter.
Prison bond sale falls $200 million short
State Finance Director Bill Poole told reporters that the state had hoped to "sell a little bit more" but officials were pleased with the result. He said the outcome would not impact the construction and the state still anticipated opening the prisons in 2026. He said the state will look at options for the remainder of the money, including seeking additional funding from the Alabama Legislature or conducting another bond issue when conditions are more favorable.
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
Jackson, a federal judge since 2013, is joining three other women — Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett. It's the first time four women will serve together on the nine-member court.
Daily News Digest – June 30, 2022
ALGOP to re-hear Hovey, Whatley arguments in SD-27 contest; Official: 2 deputies wounded in shooting, manhunt underway; Libertarian party gains statewide ballot access; Realtors partner with ASU on real estate credits; Mom of U.S. veteran held in Ukraine speaks to son by phone
ALGOP to re-hear Hovey, Whatley arguments in SD27 contest
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed to Alabama Daily News Tuesday that Kenney was not a registered voter for the May 24 primary election but became one after registering at her polling place.
Official: 2 deputies wounded in shooting, manhunt underway
District Attorney Michael Jackson said the shooting happened in Bibb County as two deputies were chasing a suspect in a stolen vehicle. The man fired at the deputies, shooting both, he said. One of the deputies was critically wounded.
Libertarian party gains statewide ballot access
According to the Libertarian Party of Alabama’s website, “The Libertarian Party of Alabama is committed to America’s heritage of freedom: Individual liberty and personal responsibility, a free market economy of abundance and prosperity, and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and free trade.”
Realtors partner with ASU on real estate credits
The association said Wednesday that this is the first time a state REALTOR® organization and a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) have come together to build a program like this.
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas counsel who resisted Trump schemes
Cipollone is said to have stridently and repeatedly warned the former president and his allies against their efforts to challenge the election, at one point threatening to resign as Trump eyed a dramatic reshuffling atop the Justice Department. One witness said Cipollone referred to a proposed letter making false claims about voter fraud as a "murder-suicide pact." Another witness said Cipollone had warned her that Trump was at risk of committing "every crime imaginable."
Mom of U.S. veteran held in Ukraine speaks to son by phone
The U.S. State Department said it was looking into reports that Russian or Russian-backed separatist forces in Ukraine had captured at least two American citizens. If confirmed, they would be the first Americans fighting for Ukraine known to have been captured since the war began Feb. 24.
Hovey formally asks ALGOP to reconsider SD27 decision; Whatley says coin flip should proceed
Jay Hovey, the Auburn city councilman who defeated incumbent State Sen. Tom Whatley by one vote in the May 24 Republican primary election, has formally requested that the Alabama Republican Party reconsider its June 25 decision to declare the race a tie after counting a previously invalidated provisional ballot.
Daily News Digest – June 29, 2022
SD27: Party decision based on voter’s intent, not registration status; Alabama parolee accused in Guntersville triple slaying up for parole again in August; Former White House aide offers first hand account of Jan. 6; Justices side with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes; US consumer confidence slumps to lowest level in 16 months
Alabama parolee accused in Guntersville triple slaying up for parole again in August
Bureau Director Cam Ward told Alabama Daily News the hearing is automatic and Spencer, who is awaiting trial for capital murder in the deaths of Colton Lee, Marie Martin and Martha Reliford, has little chance of being granted parole.