Lawmaker Proposes Naming Mobile’s New Bridge for Dolly Parton
State Rep. Cindy Myrex wants the new Mobile River crossing named the Dolly Parton Memorial Bridge, citing the icon's Imagination Library work in all 67 Alabama counties.
Margaritaville or MAGA? Alabama Senator Says the New Mobile Bridge Should Honor Jimmy Buffett
State Sen. Chris Elliott says the new $3.2 billion Mobile River bridge should be named for Jimmy Buffett, countering Rep. Barry Moore's proposal to name it after President Donald Trump.
Election-Year Politics and a House Leadership Shakeup Set to Shape Alabama’s 2022 Legislative Session
Alabama's 2022 legislative session opens under the shadow of election-year politics and an open race for House leadership, with gambling policy, ARPA spending and a slate of Baldwin and Mobile…
State and Baldwin County Break Ground on $17 Million Six-Lane Boat Launch in Orange Beach
Gov. Kay Ivey joined local and state officials in Orange Beach to break ground on “The Launch at ICW,” a $17 million, six-lane boat launch rising on 47 acres at…
‘Plan B’ for tolling the Mobile River Bridge project would offer a tax credit
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — State Sen. Chris Elliott is calling it a “Plan B.” If tolls are used to help fund the Mobile River Bridge project, what about a dollar-for-dollar…
Three teams prepare bids for Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project
Three groups of companies are preparing proposals to build the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, the Alabama Department of Transportation confirmed. The teams — known as concessionaires — are…
Opposition To Bayway Tolls Widens As Mobile Delegation And Sen. Elliott Press Ivey
MOBILE, Ala. — Resistance to the toll plan behind the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project keeps broadening, with Mobile’s legislative delegation sending Gov. Kay Ivey a letter this week…
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Alabama Power-Linked PACs Poured Nearly $100,000 Into Local Legislative Races
Political action committees tied to Alabama Power spent nearly $100,000 on Mobile and Baldwin county legislative races in the 2018 election cycle, with spending accelerating further in 2019, state campaign…
Underwood Forces Incumbent Dorsey into Runoff for Baldwin County Commission Seat
Political newcomer Billie Jo Underwood of Summerdale came within roughly 450 votes of winning the District 3 seat on the Baldwin County Commission outright, forcing incumbent Tucker Dorsey into a…
Four Baldwin County Commission Races Set as 10 Candidates File for 2018
Three incumbents are running for re-election and Chris Elliott is departing for a State Senate bid as 10 candidates compete for Baldwin County's four commission seats.