Democrat Marilyn Lands flips Alabama state House seat after running on abortion rights | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election and flipped an Alabama House seat that was vacated when Republican David Cole was convicted of election fraud last year. Photo courtesy of Marilyn Lands/X March 27 (UPI) — Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election and flipped an Alabama state House seat after running a campaign largely […]
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Education, economy key issues for upcoming legislative session | #elections | #alabama
Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said Wednesday that improving education and continuing to bolster the state’s economy will be key priorities for the upcoming legislative session. “Alabama ranks 18th in the country when it comes to school choice,” he said during a Montgomery Chamber of Commerce event. “We’ve done a lot of things that have […]
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Alabama House extends period between primary election and runoff in 2024, a change probate judges wish to make permanent | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama House of Representatives voted Thursday to adjust the runoff date in the 2024 election cycle to prevent collision with Easter, but some probate judges want the change to be permanent. House Speaker Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) sponsored House Bill 339 (HB339) to push the runoff date back two weeks. Under existing law, the […]
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Lee wants close healthcare look | #elections | #alabama
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – Rep. Paul Lee has emerged as one of the most influential members of the Alabama House after the 2022 elections and leadership shuffle. He is only one of two lawmakers remaining from the 2010 takeover that gave Republicans control of the House for the first time. Rep. Terri Collins is the […]
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Top 5: Government | | enewscourier.com | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Round and round: It’s open This story comes in at No. 4 on The News Courier’s 2022 Top 10 list. District 2 primary review The Alabama House District 2 seat was hotly contested this year with two candidates from Limestone county, Jason Black and Ben Harrison, all eyes were on this seat. The primary election […]
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Republicans hope Ledbetter, Stadthagen bring new conservative leadership to the Alabama House | News | #elections | #alabama
So the Alabama general elections are behind us, and new lawmakers are being sworn in to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate. There will be 31 freshmen in the House and six in the Senate. In addition, Republicans recently elected new leadership that will take over when they convene in 2023. With […]
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Republicans Hope Ledbetter, Stadthagen will bring new Conservative Leadership to the Alabama House of Representatives | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
So the Alabama general elections are behind us and new lawmakers are being sworn in to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate. There will be 31 freshman in the House and six in the Senate. In addition, this past week Republicans elected new leadership that will take over when they convene in […]
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Still not over: Results of Hovey-Whatley state senate race contested, recount likely | Govt. and Politics | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
LAUREN JOHNSON The State Senate District 27 election results have been contested. Jay Hovey unofficially won the race by one vote on Tuesday over incumbent Tom Whatley after the provisional ballots were added to the total number of votes. Jeannie Burniston, the Alabama Republican Party communications director, confirmed that the paperwork to contest the results […]
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