State Rep. Jeremy Oden was in line for a seat on the Alabama Public Service Commission, while a Mobile precinct canvass showed President Obama winning roughly 60 percent inside the city.
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Mobile County
State GOP Chairman Presses Democrats Over Bracy Letter Seeking Leniency for Relative
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead demanded that his Democratic counterpart address a Prichard-area lawmaker’s use of official House letterhead to seek leniency for a convicted drug-ring relative.
Baldwin County
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.
Grand Bay
Meredith Backs Sessions in Grand Bay Race for House District 105
Former school board president Bill Meredith threw his support behind Grand Bay farmer David Sessions in the House District 105 special election, as a third rival signaled he would vote for the Constitution Party candidate instead.
Baldwin County
Small Business Group Endorses Bipartisan Slate of Coastal Legislators
The National Federation of Independent Business backed a bipartisan slate of state legislative candidates ahead of the November election, including a roster of incumbent lawmakers from Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Local News
Judge Dismisses Buskey Bid to Bar Independent Challenger From November Ballot
A Mobile County judge threw out state Rep. James Buskey’s lawsuit seeking to strip independent challenger RaShawn Figures from the November ballot, ruling his court lacked jurisdiction over a pre-election contest.
Local News
School Boards Challenge Later Start Date Tied to Beach Tourism
Alabama school board leaders pushed back on proposals to delay the school start date to late August as a tourism boost, arguing the underlying revenue study was unreliable, especially with the Gulf oil spill battering the coast.
Bayou La Batre
Rep. Collier Steps Away From Bayou la Batre Consulting Deal
State Rep. Spencer Collier took a temporary leave from his consulting contract with the City of Bayou la Batre after the Ethics Commission advised him to step aside while BP oil spill money was moving through the state.
Local News
Prichard Council President Bracy Draws Endorsements in House Runoff
Prichard City Council President Napoleon Bracy picked up the backing of two former lawmakers as he headed into a Democratic runoff for the Alabama House District 98 seat.
Baldwin County
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.