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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‘I think Alabama’s sent a message’: Marilyn Lands responds to victory, takes oath of office | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A Madison County Judge swears in Marilyn Lands, Alabama’s newest state representative to flip a Statehouse seat to the Democratic side for the first time in more than a decade. By Jillian Kay Alabama’s newest state representative flipped a Statehouse seat to the Democratic side for the first time in more than a decade. Marilyn […]
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A voter’s guide to the House District 10 special election • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Voters in southern Madison County go to the polls Tuesday to choose a representative for Alabama House District 10. Madison City Councilman Teddy Powell, the Republican nominee, will face Democratic nominee Marilyn Lands, who ran in 2022, in a rare competitive battle for a seat in the Alabama Legislature. Elijah Boyd, who appeared as a […]
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Rep. David Cole resigns from Alabama House; agrees to plead guilty to voting fraud charge | #elections | #alabama
A state representative from Madison County will plead guilty to a charge of voting fraud, according to a plea agreement filed Thursday afternoon. Under the terms of the agreement, Rep. David Cole, R-Madison, will plead guilty to a charge of knowingly voting at a polling place where he was not authorized to vote. Both the […]
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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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Alabama House GOP caucus releases legislative priorities on eve of session | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Republican caucus of the House of Representatives released its legislative platform on Monday, one day before the legislature is slated to gavel in. The so-called “Leadership That Works!” legislative platform details the issues that the House’s GOP members have unanimously agreed to prioritize during the session and ratified at the caucus’ winter retreat. “Since […]
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Long-time North Alabama Republican Elbert Peters dead at 90; Alabama elected officials pay respects | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
James Elbert Peters, of Huntsville, passed away on Thursday at the age of 90. Peters had been involved in Alabama Republican politics for many decades, and anyone running for local or statewide office in Alabama knew and respected him. Peters was an electrical engineer by trade. He graduated from Auburn University and took his post-graduate […]
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404 | 1819 News | #elections | #alabama
The secret life of Smiths Station Mayor and Baptist pastor F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland as a ‘transgender curvy girl’: ‘It’s a hobby I do to relieve stress’ Read now → Smiths Station Mayor ‘Bubba’ Copeland in Baptist pastor role downplays sexually explicit online alter ego — ‘I have nothing to be ashamed of’ Read now → […]
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City Council approves Huntsville Utilities water rate increase | News | #citycouncil
Thursday night city leaders unanimously approved Huntsville Utilities proposed water rate increase. City Council members approved an amended water rate increase. The current rate is $1.33 per the first 3,000 gallons of water, now the increased rate will be $1.70. Amending how Alabama’s ‘Hands Free Law’ applies to Huntsville prompted a lengthy discussion. Councilman David […]
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