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…
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…
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…
Alabama’s election chief says it is “unlikely” that the outcome of the state’s U.S. Senate race will change even as Republican Roy looks to a possible recount. Alabama law triggers an automatic recount if the winner’s margin of victory is less than half of one percent. Democrat Doug Jones led Moore by more than 1.5 percent on late Tuesday. Secretary…
For Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore, the path to victory in the Alabama Senate race could run through the middle. To win against Moore, Jones must peel away some GOP support in the deeply red state. His campaign has run commercials of Republicans discussing their decision to vote for Jones. Meanwhile, Moore is counting on reliable GOP voters…
The House and Senate tax overhaul plans are broadly similar, but crucial differences are creating headaches for Republican leaders determined to keep myriad interest groups and factions of the GOP satisfied. And then there’s the ambitious timetable of finishing in time to get legislation to President Donald Trump by Christmas. The most politically challenging decisions involve dealing with popular and…
Alabama’s secretary of state says 92 political candidates and donation groups have broken campaign finance rules. Secretary John Merrill on Monday publicly released the names of all the candidates and political action committees that failed to disclose donations by this year’s January cutoff date. He says the release is intended to compel PACs and candidates to file financial records of…
The former Director of Alabama Rural Development Office, Ron Sparks is speaking out over his firing by new Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. Sparks says his dismissal was purely political. Sparks spoke one on one with Alabama News Network’s Jeff Sanders. Sparks says he found out about the abolishment of his office through the press and not by Ivey’s office. Sparks says…
The resignation of Governor Robert Bentley ends a huge political shakeup for the state of Alabama. Former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was the first to go. Hubbard was the head of the legislative branch of government until June of 2016, when he was found guilty of violating ethics laws and was removed from office. Former Chief Justice Roy…
Montgomery State Senator Dick Brewbaker has resigned from the Senate Republican Caucus. Brewbaker tells Alabama News Network he resigned over the way the lottery proposals have been handled in the current special session of the legislature. He also says he doesn’t share the priorities of the caucus when it comes to the lottery. The Republican Caucus will still hold a supermajority in…
