Common Sense Campaign counted 500 in Mobile and close to 600 in Daphne at Tax Day rallies, with events also in Evergreen, Brewton and Monroeville. The group says it topped 1,000 dues-paying members.
Tag: Escambia County
News from Escambia County — local reporting on government, courts, crime, schools, business and community life in Escambia County.
Baldwin County
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Sparks Stays in the Governor’s Race, Passing Up an Open Congressional Seat
Ron Sparks scheduled a three-city announcement tour and let speculation build that he might abandon the governor’s race for the 5th District. The scheduling itself gave away the answer.
Baldwin County
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Mobile Native Dale Peterson Joins Crowded Race for Agriculture Commissioner
Mobile native Dale Peterson entered the Republican race for Alabama agriculture commissioner, joining a field that included John McMillan of Stockton in a contest with a distinct South Alabama flavor.
Atmore
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Republicans Fight Over Their Own Ballot in the District 22 Senate Special Election
A challenge to keep Citronelle businesswoman Judy Belk off the Republican ballot failed on a split vote, as three GOP contenders lined up for the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Pat Lindsey.
Brewton
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Judy Belk Entered the District 22 Senate Race as a Republican; Sheldon Day Stepped Aside
The special election to succeed the late state Sen. Pat Lindsey took shape in February 2009, with Citronelle’s Judy McCain Belk running as a Republican and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day declining to enter.
Atmore
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An Oddsmaker’s Verdict: Alabama Was Sending Its Gambling Money to Everybody Else
Mobile oddsmaker and sports analyst Danny Sheridan said it was past time for Alabama to consider a lottery or casinos, arguing the state was subsidizing gaming in Mississippi, Florida and Tennessee.
Baldwin County
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A $267 Million Federal Loan Promised Broadband to 29 Alabama Counties
Sen. Richard Shelby announced a $267 million USDA loan to Open Range Communications to bring broadband to 29 Alabama counties, including Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia and Monroe.
Escambia County
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Shoeshine Kits, Snow Shovels and a Projector: Mobile Remembers the First Job
As a new class of graduates went looking for work, novelists, doctors, lawyers and legislators from the Mobile area recalled the jobs that taught them what work was, at a dime an hour.
Atmore
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FAA Sent $3.28 Million to Four Southwest Alabama Airports
Mobile Regional, Atmore Municipal, Dauphin Island and Bay Minette Municipal airports shared more than $3.28 million in federal aviation grants for sprinklers, security fencing and runway protection zones.
Baldwin County
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Former County Treasurer Vivian Beckerle Entered the Race Against Jo Bonner
Former Mobile County treasurer Vivian Beckerle announced in March 2006 that she would seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in Alabama’s First District, challenging two-term Rep. Jo Bonner.