Bentley backs Ivey on West Alabama Corridor, Says Ainsworth ought to let Ivey ‘handle the situation right now while she’s in office’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Governor Kay Ivey has one ally in her bid to finish a four-lane route between Tuscaloosa and Mobile. During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Ivey’s predecessor, former Gov. Robert Bentley, said he supported Ivey on finishing a four-lane route between Thomasville, where the four-lane portion of U.S. Highway […]
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How Donald Trump’s I-65 widening pledge made it into his ALGOP speech | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Friday, former President Donald Trump surprised attendees of the summer Alabama Republican Party dinner by mentioning widening Interstate 65 from Mobile to Huntsville during his 45-minute address. “One of the first things that I will do to help the great people of Alabama is to approve a six-lane I-65 from Huntsville to Mobile,” Trump said. […]
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Gridlock throughout Alabama as July 4 approaches — ‘You’re seeing backups in Clanton tied to the condo check-out time in Orange Beach’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
You may not expect to be stuck in traffic on a Saturday in rural Alabama. However, if you’ve been up and down Interstate 65, the state’s main artery, at any given point and time, it is not unusual. Chronic delays have inconvenienced Alabama travelers for several years, and this year’s Fourth of July holiday weekend […]
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Republican, Democratic legislators back Jobs Act economic incentives cap increase, extension | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Members of the Joint Legislative Study Commission on Economic Development Incentives recommended at a meeting Monday that the Legislature consider increasing the $350 million cap on Alabama Jobs Act economic development incentives and extending the law’s sunset date for another five years until July 30, 2028. Economic development incentives range from tax breaks or direct […]
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Column: General Election, and low voter turnout, is upon us | Columns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Believe it or not, our 2022 General Election is upon us, Nov. 8 to be exact. It seems to be going under the radar screen of most Alabama voters.There will be a record breaking low voter turnout because there are really no contested statewide races. Why? Because we are a one party state when it […]
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8 bold predictions on the future of Alabama politics | #elections | #alabama
“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” — Yogi Berra Though I possess no special gift of foresight, allow me to venture a few small predictions about the future of Alabama politics. Some of the following predictions may be serious, some frivolous. Some may be obvious even to idiots, while others will seem […]
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