Baldwin, Mobile County Organizations Recognized by Innovate Alabama for Regional Growth
Innovate Alabama honored 10 Baldwin and Mobile County organizations at a Mobile ceremony recognizing regional innovation and economic development work.
Daphne Lawmaker Renews Push to Allow Executions for Child Rape Convictions
A state representative from Daphne is reviving a fight to expand Alabama’s death penalty to cover some of the state’s most severe child sex crimes, just days after discussing the…
Mobile-Area Lawmakers Draft Twin Bills to Crack Down on Fentanyl Distribution
After overdose deaths claimed a 15-year-old girl in Semmes and a 21-year-old man in Theodore, two Mobile-area state representatives are pushing separate bills aimed at punishing those who distribute fentanyl…
Alabama Legalizes Medical Cannabis; Mobile-Baldwin Lawmakers Split on Final Vote
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill legalizing medical cannabis in Alabama, with most of the Mobile and Baldwin county legislative delegation backing the measure and only three local Republicans…
Alabama approves medical cannabis as gambling debate stalls in 2021 session
Alabama is poised to become the 37th state to allow medical cannabis after the Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk, even as a separate push to legalize…
Alabama Sends Medical Cannabis Bill to Ivey, But Gambling Overhaul Stalls in House
Alabama's Legislature sent a medical cannabis bill to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk this month, but a Senate-passed lottery, casino and sports betting package stalled in the House with the 2021…
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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…
Rare Two-Democrat Runoff Set for House District 96, Which Spans Baldwin and Mobile Counties
Two Democrats, Maurice Horsey and Web Whiting, face off in a June 5 runoff for House District 96, which spans Baldwin and Mobile counties, ahead of a fall matchup with…
Mobile Judgeship Opens as the City’s 2013 Political Season Heats Up
The retirement of District Judge Charles McKnight set off a scramble for a Mobile County District Court seat as the city's mayoral race and council contests came into focus.
On the Eve of the 2012 Vote, Mobile-Baldwin Insiders Handicap Obama vs. Romney
On the eve of Election Day, attorneys, officials and operatives across Mobile and Baldwin County offered sharply divided predictions on whether President Obama or Mitt Romney would prevail in 2012.