Alabama midwives win victory as governor ends 40-year ban
Alabama has overturned a 40-year ban on midwifery after Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 315, a victory years in the making for mothers, doulas and advocates across the state.…
Alabama Ends Decades-Long Midwifery Ban After Mobile-Led Push
A new Alabama law ends a four-decade ban on midwifery, a change pushed for years by Mobile-area doulas, midwives and lawmakers who say it will expand birth options for families…
Lt. Gov. Ivey Tours Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Touts Job Growth
Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey toured Mobile's Austal USA shipyard, highlighting Navy shipbuilding work and thousands of local jobs.
Byrne Brings His Jobs Plan to Brookley as the Governor’s Race Comes to Mobile
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…
Davis Hits Byrne Over PACT, and 48,000 Alabama Families Are the Audience
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…
Conscience or Survival? Alabama’s Political Class Weighs the Griffith Defection
Republicans, Democrats and operatives across Alabama, including Mobile County party figures, offered blunt assessments of Parker Griffith's party switch. Almost none of them called it principle.
The December Scramble: Alabama’s Governor Candidates Race a Fundraising Deadline
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.
Country Star Headlines Tim James Fundraiser as Charter Schools Enter the Governor’s Race
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.
Mitt Romney Endorses Kay Ivey in Alabama’s Crowded Race for Governor
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.
Bill Johnson Asks State Prosecutors to Investigate the Governor He Once Served
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.