Ann Eubank’s political interests started with anti-Common Core drive • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
This is one in a series of profiles of Alabama State Board of Education candidates. Read the profiles to date here. Ann Eubank started going to the Alabama Statehouse in 2010 to protest Common Core, standards aimed at providing consistency in state educational standards around the country. “So I went to the Legislature and I […]
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Arkansas Supreme Court justices Wood, Baker headed to runoff for chief justice • Arkansas Advocate
UPDATE: This story was updated at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The race for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court will be decided in a November runoff between two sitting justices — Rhonda Wood and Karen Baker. Wood, 51, of Conway and Baker, 60, of Clinton were the top two vote-getters in a […]
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Brewbaker, Dobson head to Republican runoff • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Former Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Pike Road and attorney Caroleene Dobson are headed to a runoff for the Republican nomination for the 2nd Congressional District. Brewbaker had 22,556 votes (39.59%) in unofficial returns Tuesday evening. Dobson had 15,075 votes (26.46%) as of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, narrowly ahead of Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, who had 14,434 […]
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4,600 people received erroneous voting information • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
The Montgomery County Board of Registrars said Tuesday that 4,600 voters in Montgomery County received incorrect information about which congressional district they resided in ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Zane Snipes, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Registrars, said Tuesday that postcards reminding people of their voting precincts and districts misidentified people as living […]
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Barry Moore wins Republican nomination for 1st Congressional District • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, won the Republican nomination Tuesday for the Alabama 1st Congressional District, which stretches from Mobile through the Wiregrass. As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, Moore had 53,805 votes (51.75%) in unofficial returns. U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile, who currently represents the 1st Congressional District, had 50,156 votes (48.25%). Moore, who currently […]
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Your guide to Tuesday’s primaries in Alabama • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Alabama voters go to the polls today to select Democratic and Republican nominees for state and federal offices. Below is a brief guide to the races. When are polls open in Alabama? Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can find your polling place and registration status here. What do I need to […]
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Following the money in the Arkansas Supreme Court elections with more charts than you need • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas is one of roughly two dozen states that elects its Supreme Court justices, allowing individuals and PACs to give the candidates money. Every voter who goes to the polls in Arkansas on Tuesday will have a pair of state Supreme Court races on their ballot — chief justice and Position 2. While the two […]
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Caroleene Dobson calls for action on U.S.-Mexico border • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
This is the last in a series of profiles of candidates in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. Read the profiles here. Real estate attorney Caroleene Dobson said the border needs to be addressed “right now.” A Republican candidate for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District primary, Dobson, like other GOP candidates in the race, is focused on the […]
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Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance • Michigan Advance | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. In a post to his social media site, Truth Social, […]
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Arkansas AG approves ballot title for public education coalition’s initiative • Arkansas Advocate
Supporters of a ballot initiative to amend the Arkansas Constitution’s education clause will begin collecting signatures next week following the attorney general’s approval of ballot language Friday. The Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 aims to hold private schools that receive state funding to the same standards at public schools. Attorney General Tim Griffin certified […]
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