Alabama News
WASHINGTON - New campaign finance reports filed today show U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus raised more than $382,000 in the last quarter of 2011 and starts the election year with $1,080,999 in his campaign account.The Birmingham News/Matthew BuschThe report covers the...... More
Howard Hawk, who switched from the Democratic Party in December 2010, initially said he would not run as an independent two weeks ago when the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee agreed to Marshall County Republican Chairwoman Jean Brewer's request to remove Hawk from the Republican ballot.... More
Alabama Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, both Republicans, voted to move the bill.... More
MOBILE, Alabama -- U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, told a Mobile audience Monday that he's optimistic Congress will pass legislation designed to help the Gulf Coast recover from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Shelby said the RESTORE Act, which would...... More
Registered and eligible voters in Montgomery County must complete an application in order to receive an absentee ballot. Those requesting an absentee ballot must indicate political party preference and the reasons for requesting to vote absentee.... More
The Feb. 18 appearance will raise money and membership for the Madison County unit of the ADC.... More
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Bills are meant to clarify rules against lawmakers' deals.... More
Ray Crosby, a defendant in the State House vote-buying trial scheduled to begin Monday, has been found dead. Crosby was found dead today, Montgomery County Coroner Dr. David Thrasher confirmed this evening. No cause of death has been released. "The investigation is continuing," Thrasher said.... More
High court may settle rights flap... More