 Posted by Cam Ward, on December 31st, 2009, at 1:57 pm
Tis the season. I’m not one to come up with poems of catchy jingles but I do have some New Year observations.
Christmas is now behind us and the presents are all unwrapped some political campaigns have to be feeling good while others are hoping 2010 is better to them.
Santa Claus was [...]
 Posted by Danny, on December 31st, 2009, at 7:35 am
…or, at least, you can help see that Alabama is polled.
Public Policy Polling is asking readers to choose which of five states it polls next, and Alabama is one of them. Go vote now! Wouldn’t you like to see some numbers on the governor’s race?
Voting will be open until Monday [...]
 Posted by H, on December 31st, 2009, at 5:53 am
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 Posted by Danny, on December 30th, 2009, at 5:43 pm
PSC Commissioner Susan Parker says today she is focussing on her re-election to the Public Service Commission and will pass on AL-05. See her statement [.doc] in the Press Releases section of the Political Parlor. Ron Sparks‘ statement on the matter is also here [.doc].
We hear Deborah Paseur is unlikely [...]
 Posted by Danny, on December 30th, 2009, at 12:14 pm
Swing State Project asks:
Who the hell does Ron Sparks think he’s fooling? Because he’s certainly not pulling a fast one on anyone who’s been paying attention to the political circus going on in northern Alabama over the past week. Let’s review the evidence.
and concludes:
It was bad enough that Sparks [...]
 Posted by H, on December 30th, 2009, at 6:03 am
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 Posted by Danny, on December 29th, 2009, at 12:07 am
Ron Sparks has scheduled Tuesday press conferences (.doc) at 10 in Montgomery, 1:30 in Birmingham, and 4:00 in Montgomery. Expect him to stay in the Governor’s race. For one, who would announce in Montgomery his candidacy for a race in north Alabama? I’m also starting to hear from folks that pass along that [...]
 Posted by Danny, on December 28th, 2009, at 11:32 am
Associated Press:
State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks says he will announce within about two days whether he will remain in the Democratic race for governor or switch to the 5th Congressional District contest.
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 Posted by Danny, on December 28th, 2009, at 9:12 am
The 2010 Big List is updated with potential Democratic candidates for AL-05. Remember that the 2010 Lists have potential candidates in italics and announced candidates in bold.
 Posted by H, on December 28th, 2009, at 6:59 am
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Legislative DispatchBy Joe Hubbard on June 8, 2011 This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session. For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end. For others, it was one that ended much too quickly. It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.
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AL House, AL Senate, Legislative Dispatch, Uncategorized | By John Merrill on May 24, 2011 As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]
Legislative Dispatch | By Cam Ward on May 17, 2011 There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]
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