Mobile and Baldwin County News
Bradley Byrne led the Republican primary for governor, but the buzz belonged to Robert Bentley. Ahead of the July 13 runoff, the fight turned on the Alabama Education Association and…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson called for mobilizing Alabama's KC-135 refueling wing to drop chemical dispersant on the Gulf oil slick. A state general dismissed the idea in two words.
Bradley Byrne chose Brookley Field to unveil his economic plan on the first working day of 2010, while rival Bill Johnson addressed the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee the same…
Artur Davis attacked Bradley Byrne over a remark about the state's legal obligation to the failing PACT college tuition program, opening a general election fight months before either man had…
With campaign finance reports due Jan. 31, the candidates for governor spent December begging, cajoling and raffling lunches, each trying to make the bottom line look like momentum.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim James drew country star John Rich to a Montgomery fundraiser, while his campaign staked out a charter school position built on a Mobile elementary school's success.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney endorsed State Treasurer Kay Ivey for governor of Alabama, praising her record and repaying her service as his 2008 state campaign chairwoman.
Gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson, a former Riley cabinet member, asked Alabama's attorney general and a district attorney to investigate Gov. Bob Riley over contracts, a special session and casino money.
A host committee of nearly 100 young professionals organized a December 2009 reception at Felix's Fish Camp on the Causeway for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne.
Republican candidate for governor Tim James was the beneficiary of an October 2009 reception in Mobile's Delwood neighborhood, with former U.S. Rep. Sonny Callahan among the special guests.