By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News
Ron Sparks, one of two democrats in the running for governor, has staked much of his campaign fortunes on gambling legislation. And now, he says if elected he’ll take decisive action. Here’s his release with a time line for bingo:
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Today Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks announced a [...]
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If not today, when? Senate President Pro Tem Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) says he wants e-Bingo handled in the Senate before Spring Break, which is two weeks away. Smitherman dismisses critics saying this is a matter of…. wait for it…. jobs. Watch the full interview here.
Sen. Priscilla Dunn (D-Bessemer) has been one of those involved in [...]
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Is he tired of being on the defensive over that $500,000 loan?
Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks campaign took its swipe at Congressman Artur Davis this morning. The email in reporters InBoxes claims “Artur Davis traded key votes for campaign cash, siding with Big Oil and the credit card industry.”
The Sparks campaign cites the watchdog group OpenSecrets.org [...]
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“I don’t know what the big issue is.”
Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks answers more questions about that loan to his campaign.
An editorial page question for the last week from the MobilePressRegister/BhamNews/MontgomeryAdvertiser/PoliticalParlor/etc: where did the money come from? In particular, a $500,000 personal loan to campaign Sparks. While it may not be a “talk-about” among [...]
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Let’s begin with the Democrats for governor.
Congressman Artur Davis rolls out his economic plan with stops across the state today. He began this morning in Montgomery with a pledge for tax credits and incentives to boost education, jobs and economic development.
Ag Commissioner Ron Sparks couldn’t escape the weekend without two more newspapers calling for further [...]
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Who came out on top in Alabama politics this week?
Attorney General Troy King faces many fronts at the end of this week.
First, his much-talked about announcement Wednesday about his authority over the governor’s anti-gambling task force was quickly dismissed by task force commander John Tyson.
Now, Legislative Black Caucus chairman Rep. John Rogers complains King is [...]
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Rapid response on the latest volley in the electronic bingo wars (though no response faster than the TRO secured by Milton McGregor as troopers waited to raid Victoryland). Read the story of this morning’s events here.
Democratic candidate Ron Sparks campaign released a statement calling the attempted task force raid “an outrageous waste” of state resources [...]
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By Bob Howell, WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks added a communications director – selecting a veteran newspaper reporter for the position. Here’s the release:
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Ron Sparks Campaign Release:
Today Ron Sparks announced that Taylor Bright has joined his campaign for Governor as communications director. Bright is a veteran reporter, having worked for [...]
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The Artur Davis campaign starts Friday with new numbers from its polling team, Anzalone-Liszt.
In an email to supporters from Davis Strategy Director Jon Paul Lupo, the campaign claims new strength in favorability ratings. The email states:
“Artur Davis favorability rating of +22% positive to negative is an all time high, and over 66% of voters who [...]
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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL
Congressman Artur Davis on his Democratic opponent for governor, Ron Sparks being “out of touch.”
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“Leadership is about building broad support for results. By that definition, it is increasingly obvious that the political process in Washington has failed to lead on health care reform, and that Americans [...]
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