Senate Republicans grill Shapiro nominee about election integrity | Don’t Miss This | #elections | #alabama
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate’s first confirmation hearing for acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt focused on election integrity and security, with many questions surrounding past practice predating the nominee’s brief time with the Department of State. Gov. Josh Shapiro appointed Schmidt to the position when he first took office in January. Schmidt had […]
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Nebraska voter ID implementation plan advances despite objections | #elections | #alabama
A plan for implementing Nebraska’s new voter identification requirements cleared a major hurdle Monday, despite fierce objections from the senator who led efforts to put voter ID on the ballot. Senators advanced Legislative Bill 514 past first-round consideration on a 43-1 vote, after adding an amendment backed by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. […]
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Steve Flowers: Lurleen Wallace: Alabama’s first female governor | Columns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Appropriately, Ivey’s idol and impetus for striving to be governor was Wallace. Ivey’s first involvement in state politics was as a campaign worker for Lurleen’s 1966 race for governor when Ivey was a student at Auburn. It was 55 years ago in May […]
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Steve Flowers: Jabo Waggoner — an Alabama political icon | Columns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
As I stroll down the halls of the Alabama Senate during this current regular session of the Alabama legislature, I will stop and visit in the offices of my favorite legislative buddies. My favorite and first stop is with my longtime friend Jabo Waggoner. Jabo, being the dean of the legislature, has the first prime […]
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Column: Legislature organizes for quadrennium | Columns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The legislature had their four-year organizational session earlier this month. It is exactly what the title states, they are organizing for the next quadrennium of lawmaking. They officially chose their leadership and adopted the rules for the two chambers. The 105 member House of Representatives and 35 member State Senate are elected for four-year terms […]
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