Sales Tax Hike Falls 3-3-1 as Mobile Council Rejects Jones, and Layoffs Loom
Buried under hundreds of angry emails and calls, Mayor Sam Jones's penny sales tax died in a 3-3-1 vote on Tax Day. As many as 300 city jobs are now…
Tea Parties Set for Mobile and Daphne as Shelby Renews Flat Tax Push on Tax Day
The Common Sense Campaign will rally at Bienville Square and the Daphne Civic Center on April 15, while Sen. Richard Shelby marks the filing deadline with a call to end…
A Senator for the Defense: Richard Shelby Gets Appointed to a Mobile Drug Case
A clerical mix-up in Mobile County District Court assigned U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby to represent an indigent defendant. The senator called the judge himself to sort it out.
Counting to Five: The Sales Tax Vote Rests on One Council Member
Mayor Sam Jones has made his case for a penny sales tax. The measure was laid over Tuesday, and the arithmetic on a seven-member council now points to a single…
Byrne Camp Sees AEA’s Hand Behind Attack Ad from a PAC Nobody Can Trace
A television spot from True Republican PAC attacks Bradley Byrne's conservative credentials by digging into his Democratic past. His campaign says the money trail leads to the teachers' lobby.
Jones Abandons Pay Cut, Asks Council for a Penny Sales Tax Increase
With city workers descending on City Hall, Mayor Sam Jones dropped his 10-percent pay cut and took a one-cent sales tax increase to the council's finance committee instead.
Beyond the Marquee: Party Committee Seats Also on the June 1 Ballot
Contested races for the state Republican Executive Committee in Mobile and Baldwin counties will be decided June 1, alongside the district attorney and state Senate contests drawing the headlines.
Sheriff Cochran Stays Neutral in Governor’s Race as Endorsements Shift Around Him
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran flirted with backing Tim James for governor but stayed publicly uncommitted. Former Sheriff Jack Tillman is in the James camp.
Foster Would Take the Party Label Off the District Attorney’s Race — and the Bench
The Democratic nominee for Mobile County district attorney says prosecutors and judges should not run under party banners at all, even as he prepares to appear on the November ballot…
USA Health System Could Be Mobile’s Big Winner as Health Care Law Takes Hold
The University of South Alabama has long carried most of the region's indigent care at a loss. With coverage expanding under the new federal law, that arithmetic may finally change.