Voting restriction bill moves in the Alabama Legislature as voting access legislation stalls | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama Legislature is on course to finish the 2023 regular session with more restrictions on voting and a number of stalled attempts to make casting a ballot easier. A bill that would make it a felony for most people and organizations to assist people with filling out absentee ballots is moving quickly through the […]
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Gridlock throughout Alabama as July 4 approaches — ‘You’re seeing backups in Clanton tied to the condo check-out time in Orange Beach’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
You may not expect to be stuck in traffic on a Saturday in rural Alabama. However, if you’ve been up and down Interstate 65, the state’s main artery, at any given point and time, it is not unusual. Chronic delays have inconvenienced Alabama travelers for several years, and this year’s Fourth of July holiday weekend […]
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State Sen. Elliott blasts Ivey for Baldwin County bridge turmoil — ‘The buck stops with her,’ ‘Failure of leadership at the highest level’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court dealt a devastating blow to the Ivey administration and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) regarding its handling of a bridge project over the Intracoastal Waterway in South Baldwin County. In a 5-3 ruling, the state’s high court upheld Montgomery County Circuit Judge Jimmy Pool’s temporary injunction halting the […]
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Ivey’s ‘hands-off approach’ with ALDOT on Baldwin County bridge project ‘shocking’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Jimmy Pool’s ruling last week partially revealed how the Alabama Department of Transportation and Gov. Kay Ivey were interacting on the long-contemplated Intracoastal Waterway bridge project in South Baldwin County. When completed, the route will serve as an alternative to the WC Holmes Memorial Bridge carrying Alabama State Highway 59 and […]
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State Sen. Elliott predicts a ‘continued push’ to unwind the ABC board over time | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
For years, lawmakers in Montgomery have questioned the role of Alabama’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board in ways ranging from its participation in the wholesale and retail marketplaces to how it enforces existing laws and regulations pertaining to the sale of liquor. The agency, a relic of last century’s Prohibition era, has taken on many […]
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