Carmichael Pitches Maysville Revival, New Williamson High in House 103 Bid
Republican Ralph Carmichael wants a rebuilt Williamson High and a Maysville revival fund in his House District 103 race against Barbara Drummond.
An $8,500 Pass-Through Splits Mobile County’s Democrats: Outrage or Politics as Usual?
Mobile County's Democratic leaders were divided over $8,500 in state party money that moved through their committee to a get-out-the-vote group. The chairman called it laundering. Others called it Tuesday.
Mobile Legislator Apologizes for the Alabama House’s Silence on Two Corruption Convictions
State Rep. Joseph Mitchell of Mobile issued an open letter apologizing for the Alabama Legislature's total silence after two sitting members were convicted on federal corruption charges.
Who Inspires Our Leaders? South Alabama Officials Named Their Political Heroes
Asked to name the political hero who shaped them, area officeholders past and present answered with presidents and prime ministers - and, more often than expected, with their own mothers…
Mobile Lawmaker Says Silence on a Special Session Is an Affront to the Coast
State Rep. Joseph Mitchell said the Legislature's refusal to convene on coastal insurance was deliberate, warning that South Mobile County lawmakers would remember it come the regular session.
From a Morehouse Busboy to a Caddy Master at Spring Hill: More First Jobs
A legislator who bussed tables on the Atlanta graveyard shift, a minister who ran the caddy shack at Spring Hill College and a judge who picked cotton at $2.50 a…
The Speaker’s Wallet: How More Than $1 Million Kept Alabama’s House in Democratic Hands
Campaign records showed House Speaker Seth Hammett moved more than $1.4 million to Democratic candidates across Alabama in the 2006 cycle, including several from Mobile and the southwest counties.