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Local News A state capitol building representing a legislative campaign

After County Commission Defeat, Mike Dean Eyes a State Senate Bid

James Bullard, May 17, 2012

Political veteran Mike Dean, defeated in his bid for the Mobile County Commission, said he might run for the open State Senate District 35 seat and moved to steer county legal work away from a firm that backed his rival.

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Mobile County Property tax assessment documents on a desk

Bentley Reshapes Mobile County’s Board of Equalization

James Bullard, November 2, 2011

Gov. Robert Bentley cleaned house at the Mobile County Board of Equalization, installing three new appointees, among them a veteran Democrat, to replace members named by his predecessor.

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Local News Empty ceremonial courtroom with judge's bench and flags

Ashley Rich to Be Sworn In as Mobile County’s First Woman District Attorney

James Bullard, December 31, 2010

Veteran prosecutor Ashley Rich prepared to be sworn in as district attorney of Mobile County, becoming the first woman and the first Republican in more than 30 years to hold the office.

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County Commission Set to Part Ways With Longtime Attorney Merceria Ludgood

James Bullard, November 16, 2006

Sources said the all-Republican Mobile County Commission did not intend to renew the contract of assistant county attorney Merceria Ludgood, a Democrat with 17 years in the legal department.

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Local News An empty classroom representing a public school system

Car Dealers’ Cash Lifts Democrat in Mobile County School Board Race Turning on Dodge’s Future

James Bullard, November 1, 2006

A $5,000 contribution from the local car dealers’ PAC boosted Democrat Andrew Davis days before the 2006 election, in a Mobile County school board race shadowed by Superintendent Harold Dodge’s contract.

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