 Posted by waltm, on January 31st, 2010, at 6:15 am
 Posted by H, on January 31st, 2010, at 6:04 am
 Posted by Danny, on January 30th, 2010, at 11:58 pm

St. Joseph Street in Mobile, 1911
A postcard of St. Joseph Street in Mobile from 1911. A horse drawn carriage is in the right corner, and a boy stands in the street.
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 Posted by Danny, on January 30th, 2010, at 10:58 pm
 The struggle over the gambling issue is a remarkable one, a struggle of titans in the state. I haven’t said much about it because it’s so fascinating on its own without commentary. What meager words could be added here that would be worthwhile additions to what we are already reading in the daily [...]
 Posted by waltm, on January 30th, 2010, at 7:23 am
 Posted by H, on January 30th, 2010, at 6:20 am
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 Posted by Danny, on January 28th, 2010, at 1:50 pm
 Farm-PAC (the PAC for the Alabama Farmers Federation, also known not quite correctly as ALFA) released its endorsements today for the June primaries.
They endorsed:
- U.S. Senator: Richard Shelby
- U.S. Representative, District 1: Jo Bonner
- U.S. Representative, District 2: Bobby Bright
- U.S. Representative, District 3: Mike Rogers
- U.S. Representative, District 4: Robert Aderholt
- U.S. Representative, District 6: Spencer Bachus
- U.S. Representative, District [...]
 Posted by waltm, on January 28th, 2010, at 7:22 am
 Posted by H, on January 28th, 2010, at 5:52 am
 Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on January 27th, 2010, at 4:23 pm
During each my last eight years in the House I have a routine where I like to move all of my bills early in the session. My reasoning for this is that somewhere around midway through the session the process gets snagged on some issue like gambling, sales tax on groceries or some proposed tax [...]
 Posted by Sen. Steve French, on January 27th, 2010, at 4:17 pm
Thursday, the Senate will begin its 4th day of debate on a road construction bill that proposes to spend $100 million a year for 10 years in addition to the regular road program and any federal stimulus plans. The billion dollars for this extra road program would come from the state’s savings account which is [...]
 Posted by Danny, on January 27th, 2010, at 10:03 am
 Contrary to a circulating rumor, Stephanie Bell tells the Political Parlor that she is not considering a primary challenge to Republican incumbent Beth Chapman for the office of Secretary of State – and that she has never talked to anyone about running for the office.
Bell, in her fifth term on the State Board of Education, [...]
 Posted by waltm, on January 27th, 2010, at 7:12 am
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Back in the Day...Bessemer Post Office, 1938
Legislative Dispatch
By Rep. Cam Ward on May 31, 2010
As an elected official, I am tuned into voting habits and practices. Call me a political junkie, but I am fascinated by the whole electoral process—what age group votes most often, what issues motivate them and what media outlet is the most effective. While all of my interest in the political world is a hobby [...]
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By Rep. Cam Ward on April 21, 2010
I write this blog with some mixed emotion. Over the last eight years I have served in the House of Representatives, and this Thursday will most likely be my last day in session as a House member. Of course, my term goes until November, and there could always be a special session at [...]
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Purple Dot Connection
By Natalie Davis on June 1, 2010
I’ve been in Venice on a little vacation and just returned last night. I’ve been trying to catch up and see that there have been few dramatic events in the last 10 days. I thought the www.fivethirtyeight.com piece was especially good, though the comments reflected the anti-Alabama knee-jerk reactions of those who live outside the [...]
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