Small Town Political Gazette 2/29/08

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Anniston Star Column about the pain and glory of small town politics

Tuskegee Times Editorial covers a recent trip to Cuba and local political affairs

The Selma Times-Journal Comment on the first indication the city council plans to be open to voters

The Wetumpka Herald Column about George Wallace Jr, his past and his [...]

Friday 2/29/2008 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – House rejects Senate-passed version of ban on PAC-to-PAC transfers, bill headed to conference committee.

Birmingham News – Senate committee gives approval to bill that would greatly restrict smoking in public places.

Birmingham News – Postsecondary chancellor calls committee action on bill to give legislature authority over [...]

PAC to PAC Ban Passed (For What It’s Worth)

Tuesday marked a milestone for the Alabama Senate as the PAC-to-PAC Transfer Ban bill was finally passed. There were many much neeeded amendments that failed. I presented an amendment that would require political parties and caucuses to file 40 to 50 day and 10 to 5 day disclosure reports prior [...]

New Alabama Line

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Many thanks to the elected officials, the party insiders, and the well-connected on both sides of the aisle who offer us a collective take on what the odds are of various candidates and potential candidates being elected. An arrow by a name indicates up or down movement in the numbers for that person since [...]

Alabama Line Updated Today

The Alabama Line will be updated later today and will show a lot of movement. Elected officials, party insiders, and the well-connected on both sides of the aisle offer a collective take on what the odds are of various candidates and potential candidates being elected.

At this writing, you can still see the old Alabama [...]

Small Town Political Gazette 2/28/08

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Times Daily Leighton’s ex-mayor avoids prison time

Dothan Eagle County Commissioners explain their vote to regulate gaming

The Randolph Leader Conflict between the Mayor and City Council of Wadley over police chief appointment

The Arab Tribune Conflict over commercial development between local business owners and City Council

Thursday 2/28/2008 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – House committee gives approval to measure that would place postsecondary rules under legislative control.

Birmingham News – Alabama GOP asks CBS for retraction or evidence to support allegations in “60 Minutes” report on Siegelman prosecution.

Birmingham NewsThe Birmingham News blasts Senate-passed PAC ban, stating [...]

February 28

1887: Alabama passes its first child labor law, fixing age limits and restricting work hours for certain types of labor. The legislation, which also protected women workers, was repealed in the 1890s.

Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History

Another Busy Day in the House

Below is the proposed Special Order Calendar for bills to be voted on Thursday in the House of Representatives.  For the most part it is still a non-controversial agenda but anything can happen when you have some bills that are long. With real estate, illegal immigration and some tedious recompilation of [...]

Smith Raises $230,000 for AL-02 Race

Host Committee for Harri Anne Smith fundraiser

Republican state Sen. Harri Anne Smith had over 300 in attendance last night at a Dothan fundraiser that raised over $230,000 for her Congressional campaign, according to a release from her campaign. For those interested, the list of the Host Committee is below.

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WHNT Black Eye for Blackout

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Media outlets outside Alabama are noting the black eye that WHNT-TV in Huntsville gave itself when it did not show the majority of the 60 Minutes segment on Don Siegelman in its regular Sunday night time slot. The New York Times (here and here, and first here on [...]

Bright Campaign Likes Obama as Nominee

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Yesterday Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright publicly confirmed the stories broken here and here in the Parlor about his plan to run as a Democrat for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District seat.

In an article this morning titled “Congressional hopefuls ride the Obama wave,” Politico suggests that some Democrats in conservative districts (like Bright) [...]

More Are Talking about Siegelman Prosecution

Karl Rove holds a “Free Don Siegelman” banner in this somewhat awkward encounter available on YouTube.

The 60 Minutes segment is going to give at least a bump in exposure to the story. For example, Dan Abrams on MSNBC followed with a segment this week.

In it, Abrams had a clip (available on YouTube) [...]

Small Town Political Gazette 2/27/08

Times Daily Opinion article about the effort by local legislators to establish economic development boards.

Courier Journal Editorial comments on Charles Barkley’s intent to run for governor

Gadsden Times Opinion article about proposed drug testing by city schools

The Selma Times-Journal Editorial about the conduct of a recent election.

Wednesday 2/27/2008 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – Former presidential advisor Karl Rove denies allegations that he sought compromising photos of Siegelman.

Birmingham News – Montgomery Mayor makes it official – Bobby Bright announces he will seek election to congressional seat.

Birmingham News – Economic forecaster says Alabama will fare better than rest of [...]

Small Town News

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The Cuillman TimesTim James: ‘Government must live within its means’ - an interview

Cleburne NewsPayne let go as Police Chief in Heflin – something is going on here

Moulton AdvertiserHiker finds campaign signs

The Sand Mountain Reporter - Albertville city website defaced – Have you applied all [...]

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Legislative Dispatch

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I wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...]

Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On

Riley and her friend Caroline joined Julie on the campaign trail in Isabella this past weekend.

Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday.
The House will take up a ten minute calendar this week. A ten minute calendar is [...]

Purple Dot Connection

MARCH MADNESS

TOP TEN INDICATIONS OF MARCH MADNESS

10.  Eric Massa inviting us to ask the 10,000 Navy men he served with whether he is gay.

9.  Larry Langford hitting the jackpot 33 times in one day and not remembering it.

8.  Ron Sparks being able to make payments on a $500,000 loan with an income of $80,000.

7.  Artur Davis [...]


Back in the Day...

Union Avenue in Ozark in the 1920s

Vintage postcard