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Alabama

What Marilyn Lands’ special election win means for Alabama, and Republican politics | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Marilyn Lands’ victory in an Alabama statehouse race in North Alabama on Tuesday followed a similar script for Alabama Democrats on the rare occasions they topple a Republican within the ruby red state. That includes winning a special election, receiving a boost from national media exposure, and generating support from Republicans. It happened for Doug […]

Alabama

Democrat Lands’ House victory significant, but also will be hard to replicate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY — In what marked the first net gain for Democrats in the Alabama Legislature in more than 20 years, Marilyn Lands, running on reproductive rights, secured a decisive victory this week during the special election to represent House District 10 in north Alabama. Winning by nearly 25 percentage points and flipping the district blue, […]

Alabama

In rare competitive Alabama election, Democrat focuses on reproductive rights, outraises Republican | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A Democratic candidate has outraised her Republican opponent in today’s special election to replace a Republican lawmaker in north Alabama. Marilyn Lands, a licensed counselor and the Democrat in a special election in Madison, received $236,465 in donations since August of 2023. About 84% of that comes from individual donors. She leads Republican Teddy Powell, […]

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Secretary of State Wes Allen says Alabama’s new absentee voting law in effect for November election | #elections | #alabama

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen said his office will work to implement a new state law that criminalizes payments for the distribution and collection of absentee ballot applications for the general election in November. But he emphasized new law generally does not affect volunteers giving voter assistance. Allen said his office will update the […]

Alabama

Why Alabama’s 2nd congressional district ‘is in play for Republicans’ after Tuesday’s primary | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

For months, the prognosticators labeled Alabama’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional district as a Democratic district, removing it from so-called “toss up” categories by noting that President Joe Biden would have won it by 12 percentage points in 2020. But Tuesday’s primary turnout illustrated that it’s a whole new ballgame. Democrats cast only 161 more votes […]

Alabama

Why did election date change on Alabama lottery proposal? How much will it cost? | #elections | #alabama

Many things changed in a new, scaled-back version of an Alabama lottery and gambling bill approved Tuesday by a state Senate committee. That includes the date of the election for voters to decide whether to approve the plan in a constitutional amendment. The bill that passed the House three weeks ago set the vote for […]

Alabama

Twinkle Cavanaugh fends off Republican primary challenger for PSC President | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh appears to have defeated challenger Robert McCollum in Tuesday’s Republican primary election for President of the Alabama Public Service Commission. Cavanaugh appears poised to secure a fourth term leading the PSC, which is Alabama’s primary regulator of utilities. No Democratic candidate has filed to oppose Cavanaugh in November’s general election. As of […]

Alabama

Republican challenger Gerrick Wilkins calls for Rep. Gary Palmer to debate in redrawn 6th District | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Businessman Gerrick Wilkins, who survived a challenge to his spot on the Republican party ballot, is calling for Congressman Gary Palmer of Hoover to debate in the race for the GOP nomination in the 6th District. Wilkins, 46, a first-time candidate whose career has been in the automobile business, said he decided to run after […]

Alaska

Senate majority introduces plan to overhaul Alaska’s public retirement system | #alaska | #politics

Alaska state Sen. Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, smiles following his election as Senate president on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Tuesday marked the first day of the new legislative session. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) Alaska Senate majority members on Wednesday unveiled a new policy proposal to revamp the state’s public retirement system, in […]

Alaska

Alaska vs. Texas: A (mostly) friendly feud of the late 1950s | #alaska | #politics

A picture of a postcard from the 1950s depicting the rivalry between Texas and Alaska. (Photo by David Reamer) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom […]