Last week’s primary elections are headlining the state’s current political news by leaving a lot undecided and pushing several races to a runoff on July 17. Gov. Ivey Faces Maddox: Governor Kay Ivey and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox will face each other in the general election in November. Ivey clinched the Republican nomination for governor
Associate Justice Tom Parker won the primary election for Alabama Chief Justice, beating out colleague and incumbent Chief Justice Lyn Stuart in a close fight for the Republican nomination. Parker will face Jefferson County Circuit Judge Bob Vance, the unopposed Democratic candidate. Parker’s position in the campaign was largely focused against social
The Bloom Group congratulates Ryan Hollingsworth for being recently named the Executive Director of School Superintendents fo Alabama. He’s currently superintendent of Marion County Schools, a position he’s held for a decade. He’ll start his new position on July 1. Read more here.
The school year may be drawing to a close, but there’s education news, and as summer heats up, so does campaigning ahead of coming elections. Gov. Ivey denies rumors: Accusations alleging that Governor Kay Ivey is gay were recently made by a state legislator but quickly and vehemently denied by Ivey. Read more
@alabamatoday May 16, 2018 Birmingham’s Randall Woodfin takes a stand against racism in his city #ALPolitics cc: @WoodfinForBham
Imagine that while you and your family sleep, another family breaks into your house and moves into your basement. Once you discover them, you call the authorities to have them removed but are told that because they have established residency, it would be wrong for you to force them to
Gov. Kay Ivey was joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Congressman Robert Aderholt in announcing a $2.9 million e-connectivity Grant for Brilliant, Alabama. The grant will bring e-connectivity to rural Marion County through the Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, a Great Depression-era initiative. The Tombigbee Electric Cooperative will use the
Governor Ivey has been busy since the session ended, and there’s been some positive movement in the search for our next Superintendent of Education. Gov. Ivey opens campaign headquarters in Montgomery: Alabama Governor Ivey recently opened her campaign headquarters in Montgomery. She has been governor for a little less than a year,
Alabama Republican Senator Richard Shelby is on the brink of becoming the new chair of the Appropriations Committee. The post carries great influence over more than $1 trillion in annual spending. Shelby was confirmed by panel members to lead the committee and is sure to be ratified by the full
@thebloomgroup April 10 Great news!! RT from @lutherstrange Great news for our state and country! Congratulations to my friend and former colleague.
