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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Baldwin County
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Coastal Lawmakers Vow to Block a Jefferson-County-Only Special Session
South Alabama legislators warned that Gov. Bentley’s proposed special session on Jefferson County’s debt was dead on arrival unless it also addressed the coastal homeowners insurance crisis.
Baldwin County
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Insurance Reform Panel to Hear Coastal Voices in Mobile
The Alabama Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission scheduled a public forum in Mobile, and Sen. Ben Brooks urged a strong coastal turnout on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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Bentley Names Malone Chief Justice, Setting Up a Statewide Contest
Gov. Robert Bentley appointed his chief of staff, Chuck Malone, to lead the state Supreme Court, but Mobile County’s Charlie Graddick and Baldwin native Lyn Stuart set up a potentially bruising 2012 campaign.
Bayou La Batre
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March Special Election Looms for House District 105 as Collier Joins Bentley Cabinet
A special election to fill the House District 105 seat in south Mobile County was expected in March after Rep. Spencer Collier left to join Gov.-elect Robert Bentley’s cabinet, drawing a large field of prospects.
Baldwin County
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Emails and Amended Filings Reveal AEA’s Robo-Call Push for Bentley in GOP Runoff
Amended campaign finance reports and a trail of emails documented hundreds of thousands of teachers’ union robo-calls made on behalf of Robert Bentley during his Republican runoff against Bradley Byrne.
Baldwin County
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Coastal Money Rallies to Robert Bentley After GOP Gubernatorial Nomination
Campaign finance records showed a wave of Mobile and Baldwin County support flowing to Republican gubernatorial nominee Robert Bentley after he won the party’s nod, with several coastal donors giving five figures.
Bayou La Batre
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Governor Hopeful Bentley to Tour Oil-Threatened Coast by Boat
Republican governor candidate Robert Bentley planned a visit to south Mobile County, including a boat tour of the Bayou la Batre, Coden and Dauphin Island waters, to see firsthand the effects of the Gulf oil spill on the coastal communities.
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Recount to Decide Byrne’s Runoff Rival for Governor
Alabama Republicans moved toward a statewide recount of their June 1 primary for governor after Tim James trailed Robert Bentley by just 167 votes for the second runoff spot behind Bradley Byrne.
Baldwin County
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GOP Primary Turnout Outdraws Democrats in Alabama for the First Time
Nearly 492,000 Alabamians voted in the Republican primary against 319,000 in the Democratic primary, a reversal without precedent in a non-presidential year and a warning sign for the state’s Democratic Party.