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Alabama

What does UAW’s failed Mercedes-Benz union vote mean for Alabama? What comes next? | #elections | #alabama

With the possibility of a unionized workplace at Alabama’s first auto plant seemingly in the rearview mirror for now, the state’s economic strategy for recruiting major employers is expected to remain status quo. But that comes with a cost dubbed the “Alabama discount.” That’s what union advocates and some workers use to describe the state’s […]

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Alabama

Mooney, Long win Alabama state school board races | #elections | #alabama

Kelly Mooney and Allen Long have won their Republican primaries for the State Board of Education, according to unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. Because there are no Democratic challengers, both winners will be seated in January for a four-year term. Mooney appears to have avoided a runoff with 51.2% of the […]

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