Washington D.C. – Automakers Toyota and Mazda today announced they will invest $1.4 billion dollars to create a new manufacturing plant in Huntsville. The new plant, which is expected to be operational in 2021, will create 4,000 jobs. “The Toyota and Mazda decision to select Huntsville as the new location for their joint auto plant is both a testament to Northern Alabama’s…
Alabama Senator-Elect Doug Jones’ office announced some key positions. Jones is set to be sworn into office tomorrow. The following is a press release from his office. Washington D.C. – Senator-elect Doug Jones today announced the hiring of key senior staff positions including Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, and Deputy Legislative Director. “Today I’m proud to announce that we have recruited four outstanding individuals to…
Roy Moore released this statement after the Senate special election results were certified, and Doug Jones was officially declared the winner: “Election fraud experts across the country have agreed that this was a fraudulent election. Even the Secretary of State himself was forced to stop fraudulent and intimidating advertisements from an organization known as Highway 31, predominantly funded by the…
Alabama election officials have officially declared Democrat Doug Jones the winner of a special Senate election held earlier this month. Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore by about 22,000 votes on Dec. 12 and became the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama. Moore was dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls that occurred decades ago. He…
Democrat Doug Jones is asking a judge to toss Roy Moore’s last-minute lawsuit seeking to overturn Jones’ historic win in the Alabama race for U.S. Senate. Jones filed a motion Thursday in Montgomery Circuit court asking a judge to dismiss Moore’s complaint. Attorney Joe Espy wrote that Moore has no legal ground for asking the court to block Jones’ win….
A mysterious super PAC that spent millions of dollars backing Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama’s Senate race was heavily supported by the Democratic Senate Majority PAC. Chris Hayden, spokesman for the Senate Majority PAC, said Tuesday that the group “predominantly funded” the PAC called Highway 31, which sent out advertising and mailings to help defeat Republican Roy Moore. Because of…
Republican Roy Moore is telling supporters “the battle is not over” in Alabama’s Senate race as he asks for campaign donations and any reports of voting irregularities. Moore in a Friday fundraising email asked supporters to contribute to his “election integrity fund” and tell them of any problems at the polls. Unofficial returns show that Moore lost the Senate race…
Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore released a statement Wednesday night about Tuesday’s special election: Tomorrow, my wife and I will celebrate our 32nd wedding anniversary. I want to thank her and all my family, for standing with me through this long and arduous campaign. And of course, I want to thank all of you who have stood with me in…
Former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has not yet admitted defeat. After losing to Democratic opponent Doug Jones Moore addressed his supporters election night, saying “its not over” and implying that there may be a recount. Secretary of State John Merrill explains that it’s not quite that simple. According to the State Code of Alabama, in an election for any…
Roy Moore has now lost more statewide races than he’s won in Alabama, including a Senate contest that seemed within reach. So will the Republican former judge now abandon politics? Probably not. Instead, he’s discussing a possible recount and depicting himself as a victim of false child molestation allegations. Assuming the results of the special election stand, Moore could run…
