Posted on June 18th, 2010 by Erin Dixon
WSFA’sBob Howell hosted Neal Wade, the director of the Alabama Development Office. Wade and Howell discussed recruiting and maintaining influential industry in the state such a Mercedes, Hyundai, and Thyssenkrupp. Watch the four part segment HERE.
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Posted on June 18th, 2010 by Erin Dixon
State representative contests June 1st primary: http://bit.ly/clBCwO #
Ala. recount: Minor change headed to Friday tally: http://bit.ly/dklPUg #
US judge OKs release of former Ala. commissioner: http://bit.ly/9Irl3u #
Republican recount expected to wrap up: http://bit.ly/9mhEaU #
Watch @PhilipALGOP on WBRC this morning with @RickJourney discussing the GOP recount in AL. http://bit.ly/9EFF3v #
Byrne contributor is lawyer for ex-Bentley aides: [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Erin Dixon
Montgomery County Recount Complete, Numbers Released: http://bit.ly/9YWBi7 #
District 2 Candidates Set For Debates: http://bit.ly/9TFmga #
Text of President Obama's Address to the Country: http://bit.ly/9cvNMA #
Text of Attorney General's News Conference: http://bit.ly/adnXPv #
Ron Sparks Statement on President's Speech: http://bit.ly/aJMPzL #
Obama: Drilling moratorium is necessary: http://bit.ly/9UI19k #
GOP chairman says Obama is exploiting Gulf crisis: http://bit.ly/dCQmt6 #
GOP chairman says [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2010 by Rick Journey
Gov. Bob Riley says the president “understands how hard people are being hit” along the Gulf Coast.
Riley says he watched the president during his visit to Alabama this week.
And that’s why he calls last night’s speech “disappointing.”
This morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama, Riley said it was disappointing to see the president “morph this [...]
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Posted on June 15th, 2010 by Rick Journey
That was the whole idea, right?
Second district congressional candidate Rick Barber boasts a commercial that has “garnered support and vitriol from around the country” in an email release.
Barber’s campaign points to thousands of clicks on YouTube and other websites (150,000 right now at YouTube).
Allow me to play a role, as well. Watch below.
The reviews?
Bad…. from [...]
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Posted on June 15th, 2010 by Rick Journey
The new campaign manager for Rep. Robert Bentley (R-Tuscaloosa) questions the credibility of the recount in the Republican primary based on 16 unsealed ballot boxes in Jefferson county.
The AP reports today16 boxes of ballots were found unsealed. The AP story quotes Rep. Arthur Payne (R-Trussville) as saying the sheriff’s department explained to him seals are [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2010 by Rick Journey
Interesting read from The Decatur Daily’s M.J. Ellington. She floats the notion of a blanket primary today.
It is the idea California voters approved in last week’s primary.
Louisiana and Washington are currently the only states to offer such a one-ballot-multi-party-primary.
Read more of Rick Journey’s blogs here.
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Posted on June 14th, 2010 by Rick Journey
Secretary of State Beth Chapman put it this way in an email to GOP chairman Mike Hubbard and the James and Bentley campaigns over the weekend:
“Mr. Tim James petitioned for a recount. The Republican Party chairman agreed to a recount, the Attorney General agreed to a recount, I have agreed to a recount…. A recount [...]
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Posted on June 11th, 2010 by Erin Dixon
Tim James now requesting a recount in all Alabama counties: http://bit.ly/9kAJgt #
Electronic gaming part of test P.E. program: http://bit.ly/butw3T #
Federal funding change could put $200 million hole in state budget: http://bit.ly/dbXNv1 #
Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore's Recounts Next Week: http://bit.ly/cKNFhB #
All 67 counties could do recount in same day: http://bit.ly/bT9hSU #
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Posted on June 10th, 2010 by Erin Dixon
James to petition for recount: http://bit.ly/bpzAKT #
James changes recount request from 25 to 40 counties: http://bit.ly/d6dhkq #
Alabama GOP expects recount results next week: http://bit.ly/9UqE6h #
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