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Ivey prison plan announcement expected soon
September 2, 2020 | News News2
Gov. Kay Ivey is preparing for a major announcement in the coming days about her plan to lease three new men’s prisons from private developers, multiple sources told Inside Alabama Politics this week. Since May, Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections have been in a “confidential proposal evaluation period” with two companies that will buy…...
Inside Alabama Politics – August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020 | News News2
Special Session Talk Ever since the Alabama Legislature adjourned its truncated 2020 regular session, lawmakers and lobbyists alike have asked the same question: Will there be a special session later this year? It’s a ponderous topic, and yet it remains relevant given all the chatter amongst politicos around the state. Three months ago, it was…...
The Dismukes Debacle
August 7, 2020 | Opinion
By Todd Stacy This piece was originally published in the July 29 issue of Inside Alabama Politics. For much of the weekend, the eyes of the nation were on Alabama as the late Congressman John Lewis, native son and Civil Rights hero, made one last passage through his home state on the way to the nation’s… Continue Reading
Inside Alabama Politics – July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020 | News News2
The way of the mask It has been almost two weeks since Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statewide order mandating face coverings be worn in public places with more than 10 people present. That order expires Friday, unless the governor opts to extend it. The mask mandate did not come without controversy. Lt. Gov. Will…...
Inside Alabama Politics – June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020 | News News2
Don’t look now, but tomorrow marks the half way point of the year. That means the rough and tumble hellscape that is 2020 is half way over. Today marks two weeks until the July 14 elections when, at long last, the parties will have set the field for the November elections. In both situations, the…...
Inside Alabama Politics – June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020 | News News2
What’s next for Senate leadership? The Alabama Senate has had its share of smart, strategic, and powerful leaders over the years. From Joe Fine and Ryan deGraffenreid, Jr. to John Teague to Roger Bedford. It has also been the place of wild leadership struggles, including taking away all of the power from the Lt. Governor…...
Inside Alabama Politics – May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020 | News News2
Behind the Budget Brouhaha It has been quite a week in Alabama politics. What began as mild rumblings of a disagreement between the executive and legislative branches over federal coronavirus relief money ended as a full-scale two-way public feud. All week – and really for the last few weeks – lawmakers had taken veiled shots…...
Inside Alabama Politics – April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020 | News News2
The Legislature Resumes In five days, the Alabama Legislature is scheduled to reconvene its 2020 Regular Session. When the House and Senate last met on March 31, they agreed to reconvene on April 28, but allowed themselves some wiggle room. A new joint legislative rule was adopted allowing the Speaker of the House and President…...
Inside Alabama Politics – March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020 | News News2
We’re back in session – for a few minutes The Alabama Legislature is meeting today in Montgomery. Yes, you read that correctly. At perhaps the most precarious time so far during the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate and House are gaveling back into session, at least for a few minutes. House Clerk Jeff Woodard and Senate…...
Inside Alabama Politics – February 26, 2020
February 26, 2020 | News News2
The Home Stretch We’re “down to the licklog” of the 2020 primary elections. As of this writing, there is one week to go until the March 3 contests with some very significant offices hanging in the balance: the U.S. Senate, two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and a place on the State Supreme…...
