Mo Brooks slams ALGOP for not pushing closed primaries — ‘It is an abject surrender to the socialists’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
GUNTERSVILLE — Former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) may be retired, but he appears more passionate than ever about fixing the nation’s political woes. During a speaking event Tuesday with the Marshall County Republican Club in Guntersville, Brooks lambasted Republican leadership for failing to adequately address border security, national debt, the economy and other hot-button […]
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‘Something needs to be done about it’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Over 100 Democrats voted in the Republican primary election in Dale County in hopes of affecting the outcome in favor of a less-objectionable candidate. Alabama concluded its primary election for both parties on March 5. While eyes were on high-profile races on both the state and national stage, several counties across Alabama also held elections […]
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Alabama among 16 states holding primary elections on Tuesday | #elections | #alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Polls are now open for Alabama’s primary election. Secretary of State Wes Allen is encouraging everyone to take this primary seriously and go out and vote. When voting, make sure you have a photo ID. If you’re not sure where you’re polling location is, you can find out here. Allen wants […]
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Alabama local election results | #elections | #alabama
Alabama primary: Local election results Updated: 11:53 PM CST Mar 5, 2024 REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 930. THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WES, WAS HOPEFUL THAT THERE WOULD BE A STRONG PRIMARY TURNOUT COMPARED TO 2022. WVTM 13 JON PAEPCKE JOINS US LIVE TONIGHT OUTSIDE THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. AND JOHN, HOW DOES TODAY’S VOTER TURNOUT STACK […]
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What you need to know | #elections | #alabama
Voter Guide: Alabama’s 2024 Primary Election WE VOTE IN OUR STATE. TODAY IS THE FIRST DEADLINE STATE LAWMAKERS FACE AS THEY WORK TO REDRAW THE STATE’S CONGRESSIONAL MAP. SO WE’RE WORKING TO HELP YOU GET THE FACTS ABOUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU, AND WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR THE BALANCE […]
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Nikki Haley says frozen embryos are ‘babies’: Republican sides with Alabama Supreme Court decision that puts IVF at risk and reveals how she used artificial insemination to conceive her son | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Nikki Haley said Wednesday that frozen embryos created via in-vitro fertilization are ‘babies,’ siding with a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision and revealing she used artificial insemination to conceive her son. ‘Embryos, to me, are babies,’ Haley told NBC News. Haley, who has talked in general terms about her personal struggles with fertility, said she used […]
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Meet the candidates running in the House District 55 special election | #elections | #alabama
House District 55 voters will choose a Democratic nominee in a primary special election Tuesday. Seven Democrats will compete for the party nod in the Democratic-leaning district. If none of the candidates win at least 50% of the vote, a run-off for the two top candidates will be held on Oct. 24. With no Republican […]
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin releases statement after violent day
This has been a heartbreaking afternoon for our city. A half dozen families are in mourning. That includes the family of one of our city employees. That also includes my own family. In two unrelated incidents, four men were killed by gunfire in Smithfield. And in Wylam, two people were found dead. One of them […]
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Republican activist Derek Chen making a difference at age 26 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Do you ever wonder what Alabama politics and government might look like 20 years or even 50 years from now? You might get a glimpse of Alabama’s political future by taking a good look at Derek Chen, a young Republican activist in Vestavia Hills. Chen is a lawyer, having graduated from Samford University’s Cumberland School […]
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Mayor Woodfin says the claims that the Birmingham Jail is underfunded are not “fair”
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – After Tuesday’s State of the City address we caught up with Mayor Woodfin on a number of a topics. This included the Birmingham Jail. You may recall but the city now suing Jefferson county Sherriff Mark Pettway, and asking a judge to force the sheriff to accept some of Birmingham’s inmates. […]
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