Senators debate guns on campus, Common Core standards, double dipping
State lawmakers with state jobs could keep both after the next election, the State Board of Education could not adopt Common Core Standards, and local school districts could hire trained, armed law...
View ArticleWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to speak at GOP fundraiser
Controversial Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who made national headlines in 2011 when he and other Republicans fought associations representing public employees over collective bargaining, will be the...
View ArticleSouthern Republicans meet in Alabama to talk unseating Senate Democrats
Top officials with the Republican Parties in 10 Southern states met in Birmingham this week to discuss maintaining control of the U.S. House in 2014 and flipping the U.S. Senate by targeting races...
View ArticleAlabama Republican leader calls gay marriage ruling ‘disturbing,’ affront to...
The chairman of the Alabama Republican Party called the Wednesday ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act “disturbing,” said the Bible is clear on gay marriage, and...
View ArticleNO SURPRISE: National publication lists Alabama Democratic Party among most...
The Alabama Democratic Party stands out among its peers, Republican and Democrat. And it’s not good. And not surprising. CQ Roll Call listed “The 7 Most Dysfunctional State Parties” and Alabama...
View ArticleYoung Repubs fighting attempt to oust leader over views on gay marriage
State Sen. Cam Ward joined the growing number of younger Republicans who disagree with a move by some leaders in the Alabama Republican Party to discipline or remove a steering committee member who...
View ArticleAlabama Republican Party’s political director resigns
Alabama Republican Party political director John Kay announced his resignation Friday, becoming the latest state Republican to depart from a high-profile position. In a joint statement with Alabama...
View ArticleAlabama Republican Party names Montgomery optician Troy Towns minority...
The Alabama Republican Party has named Troy Towns, a Montgomery optician, as its Director of Minority Outreach. Towns manages Optica, a designer eyewear store behind Flip’s in the Sturbridge Shopping...
View ArticleGov. Robert Bentley calls for job creation initiatives, teacher pay raise in...
Tying job creation proposals to efforts to end Alabama’s high poverty level, Gov. Robert Bentley Tuesday called for new job training and creation initiatives, an expansion of education programs and a...
View ArticleCharles Newton, longtime Democratic representative, switches to Republican Party
Rep. Charles Newton, D-Greenville, said in a statement Friday he would run for re-election as a Republican after serving in the House of Representatives as a Democrat for more than two decades. Newton,...
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