Alabama Senate reviewing House-passed gambling legislation | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama senator carrying two House-passed gambling bills said Monday he does not expect a committee vote on the measures this week. Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, who has sponsored several gambling bills in the past, said in a phone interview that the majority Republican body needed to look over the legislation. “We got to do […]
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Three Republicans vie for north Alabama Senate seat in Tuesday primary | #elections | #alabama
Republican voters in Senate District 9 – which includes parts of Blount, Madison and Marshall counties – will go to the polls Tuesday to select a nominee. Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville; former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and Rep. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab are seeking the nomination. No Democrat qualified for the race. The seat […]
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Wes Kitchens wins Alabama Senate District 9 seat | #elections | #alabama
Rep. Wes Kitchens of Arab won the Republican nomination for Senate District 9 on Tuesday night, outpacing two other challengers. The win makes Kitchens the senator for the district, which became vacant after former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield, R-Arab, left to join the Business Council of Alabama after about 13 years in the Alabama […]
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Three Republicans vie for north Alabama Senate seat in Tuesday primary | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Republican voters in Senate District 9 – which includes parts of Blount, Madison and Marshall counties – will go to the polls Tuesday to select a nominee. Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville; former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and Rep. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab are seeking the nomination. No Democrat qualified for the race. The seat […]
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Senate District 9 and House District 16 elections take place Tuesday. Here’s what to know. | #elections | #alabama
Voters in two Alabama legislative districts go to the polls today to choose a representative and a senator. In Senate District 9, which includes parts of Blount, Madison and Marshall counties, Republican voters will decide between Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville; former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and Rep. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab. The seat was […]
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Two Democrats dominate Republican supermajority-led Alabama State Senate in 2023 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama State Senate is assumed to be one of the most conservative legislatures in the country, boasting a 27-to-8 Republican supermajority. However, despite this seemingly overwhelming GOP advantage, two Democrats dominate the time recognized on the Senate floor: State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) and Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro). An 1819 News study found that the […]
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Lawmakers closer to building a new Statehouse | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that could lead to the construction of a new Statehouse, although there is not a price tag yet for the proposal. The House of Representatives voted 88-9 to approve legislation that would give the Legislative Council, a 20-member panel that consists of legislative leaders, key committee chairpersons and selected […]
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Five legislative races to watch on Election Day | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
While most of the focus will be on national politics next Tuesday given much of Alabama’s elections are settled during the primaries, there are a handful of Republican-versus-Democrat contests of which to be aware. The 2021 reapportionment shifted assumptions long held about some House and Senate districts and the party affiliations of the voters, which […]
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Alabama’s Katie Britt spreads optimism in hyper-energetic Senate race | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MOBILE, Alabama — Katie Britt, Alabama’s Republican nominee for a Senate seat, isn’t even in office yet, but she already is acting like quite the team player. Britt is in a weird sort of 140-day limbo wherein most people assume she’s a de facto senator-elect, but she faces a Nov. 8 general election against a […]
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Alabama’s Katie Britt spreads optimism in hyper-energetic Senate race | #elections | #alabama
MOBILE, Alabama — Katie Britt, Alabama’s Republican nominee for a Senate seat, isn’t even in office yet, but she already is acting like quite the team player. Britt is in a weird sort of 140-day limbo wherein most people assume she’s a de facto senator-elect, but she faces a Nov. 8 general election against a […]
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