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 Posted by Danny, on July 31st, 2009, at 1:29 pmThe GOP’s Alabama State Victory Plan – 2010 is an internal party document that outlines a plan to increase GOP voter turnout in 2010, specifically in seventeen targeted legislative districts. Seven targeted districts are in the state Senate, and ten are in the state House. The document (pdf) has some mislabeled tables, but here are [...] Posted by H, on July 31st, 2009, at 6:15 amBirmingham News – Jefferson County employees rally at courthouse on eve of indefinite leaves Birmingham News – Birmingham City Council agrees on budget; vote could be Tuesday Birmingham News – Alabama transportation department opens bids on highway projects Birmingham News – Birmingham City Council leery of loaning music festival $300,000 Birmingham [...] Posted by Danny, on July 30th, 2009, at 3:43 pm State Sen. Kim Benefield (D – Woodland) was introduced to most of us in one of the most intriguing stories of the last election cycle. In 2006, Senate Republicans were again trying to form a coalition with dissident Democrats to wrest control of the Senate from the Democratic majority. The Democratic Senate Majority [...] Posted by Danny, on July 30th, 2009, at 3:30 pm U.S. Representative Parker Griffith’s victory in having RNC radio ads pulled that that he found “false and misleading” may have been short-lived. According to Sara Sendek, Regional Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee, the ads are now running on the stations that had temporarily removed them. Related Articles: Posted by H, on July 30th, 2009, at 7:30 am Birmingham News – Lobbyist Al LaPierre to testify against Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and plead guilty to two felonies Birmingham News – Seizure papers filed on Richard Scrushy’s Lake Martin house Birmingham News – Birmingham, Alabama must either fix or scrap’ bus system, Mayor Larry Langford says Birmingham News – [...] Posted by Danny, on July 29th, 2009, at 11:51 am Al LaPierre worked out a plea bargain and will testify against his co-defendants Larry Langford and Bill Blount. Let AL.com remind you of the charges:
Posted by Danny, on July 29th, 2009, at 11:31 am The Ron Sparks gubernatorial campaign has not filed a statement with the Secretary of State office showing his candidacy’s principal campaign committee, according to the Secretary of State website. Alabama law requires a candidate to file the statement within 5 days of raising (or spending) $25,000 for the candidacy. Fundraising [...] Posted by Danny, on July 29th, 2009, at 10:15 am U.S. Representative Parker Griffith (D – Huntsville) has challenged a radio ad from the Republican National Committee for its “false and misleading statements,” including its implication that the Congressman supported the federal Stimulus Bill. A release from the Congressman’s office says that Cumulus Broadcast, owner of five stations in north Alabama, is refusing to [...] Posted by Danny, on July 29th, 2009, at 8:03 am In the Political Parlor’s Legislative Dispatch section, Rep. Cam Ward passes along a grim picture of the education budget situation as seen in the numbers from the Legislative Fiscal Office. Posted by Danny, on July 29th, 2009, at 7:51 am State Sen. Hank Sanders states publicly this week what you already read in the Parlor: he “reserves the right to run.” For the Alabama Senate. For the U.S. Congress. For the state line. It’s all in this week’s column, Senate Sketches, that he writes for his constituents. Related [...] Posted by H, on July 29th, 2009, at 7:05 amBirmingham News – Birmingham City Council nears vote on 2010 budget Birmingham News – Forever Wild out of running for water works land along the Locust Fork Birmingham News – No delay for Birmingham Mayor Langford’s bribery trial Birmingham News – Jefferson County financial crisis: Closings move up; revenues delayed Birmingham [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on July 28th, 2009, at 1:54 pmThe Alabama Legislative Fiscal Office just released some numbers that should be a grim reminder of how bad the economy is impacting Alabama’s Education Trust Fund. Here is a snap shot of their numbers below- The Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget for FY 2008 was $6.72 billion and after 9% proration the ETF budget for FY [...] Posted by Danny, on July 28th, 2009, at 7:45 am Though Alabama and Alaska are close only on alphabetical lists, some of our newspapers had Sarah Palin on the mind. The 2008 GOP VP candidate stepped down as Alaska’s governor Sunday. Here are some stories published around the state today. Tuscaloosa News – We haven’t seen the last of Sarah Palin Anniston Star – [...] Posted by H, on July 28th, 2009, at 7:10 amBirmingham News – Birmingham employees will deliver voting machines Birmingham News – Civil rights activists meet attorney general about prosecution of unsolved cases Birmingham News – Jefferson County authorities uncover cigar-counterfeiting ring Birmingham News – Alabama lawmakers fail again on re-enacting Jefferson County occupational tax Birmingham News – Alabama auditors [...] Posted by Danny, on July 27th, 2009, at 3:27 pm What we have been hearing for a couple of months is now official: Supreme Court Justice Patti Smith will not run for re-election. We know Republican Kelli Wise intends to run from her seat on the Court of Criminal Appeals. It’s easy to imagine that Democrat Deborah Bell Paseur will jump in. [...] |
ChangeI 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 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. Back in the Day... Noble Street at Night, Anniston, 1944 |
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