Posts by Craig Monger

Alabama's low turnout in the Republican primary runoff election has invigorated Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Phillip Ensler.

The University of Alabama bookstore is offering a 25% off sale to celebrate Juneteenth, including progressive "queer" selections now available at a discount to commemorate the freeing of enslaved African Americans.

Despite speculation to the contrary, Secretary of State Wes Allen recently ruled out a challenge to the residency qualifications of his recent Republican runoff opponent, John Wahl.

For the second meeting in a row, Prattville residents are accusing Prattville’s city code enforcement department of wrongfully removing property from their homes, which were deemed as “rubbish,” only to be later billed for the removal.

Gov. Kay Ivey has set the lethal injection execution date of Jeremy Tremaine Williams, the man convicted of killing and posthumously sexually assaulting five-year-old Kamarie Holland in 2021.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently chaired a HELP Education & the American Family Subcommittee hearing on “The Future of K-12 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” making the case for AI literacy as his home state implements AI courses throughout the school system.

The 2026 Alabama Republican primary runoff is in the books, as voters decided on Tuesday who they wanted as the GOP nominee in the November general election.

Mark Harrell, the Autuaga County Sheriff who made headlines by clearing out the county jail over health concerns with the building, emerged from Tuesday’s primary as the winner of the Republican primary runoff, regaining his position.

Katherine Robertson will now advance to the November general election as the Republican Party’s nominee to be the next attorney general, after defeating former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell on Tuesday’s runoff election.

A suspect has been arrested and charged with promoting prison contraband after being caught allegedly delivering significant contraband to Donaldson Correctional in Jefferson County.

The two leading candidates for Alabama’s next U.S. Senator spent the final day before the election touting their respective endorsements in what has become one of the most contentious races of this cycle.  

In what appears to be a prophetic blunder, Fox News on Monday published a story declaring Jared Hudson as the victor in tomorrow’s Republican primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise).

Alabama’s state leaders are taking a victory lap after the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) recently dismissed an attempt to put an end to the gubernatorial ambitions of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to let Alabama carry out the execution of a convicted double murderer by nitrogen hypoxia. A firing squad now appears to be the only remaining option available to the State, though Alabama law does not currently authorize that method.

Alabama native Casey Wardynski has come out in support of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) in his bid for the U.S. Senate.

Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate John Wahl reacted to an attack ad from his opponent, Wes Allen's campaign, apparently for social media, which featured an AI-generated raccoon claiming to be Wahl's live-in pet and reciting previous political attacks from the Allen campaign.

Days before the state’s Republican primary runoff election, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for former Republican Party in a call to Alabama voters, saying Wahl has his “complete and total endorsement.”

The U.S. Supreme Court has officially barred the State of Alabama from carrying out the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Jeffery Lee, 49, after a down-to-the-wire decision upholding an earlier decision by a district court and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Foreign workers building a $350 million American Consulate in Milan reported being paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages by Alabama-based Caddell Construction, according to Associated Press interviews with five former employees.

After stating in debates and campaign advertisements that he would lower or eliminate certain state taxes, Lawmakers are calling foul on former Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Chairman John Wahl, who is seeking the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor.

A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late on Wednesday, upholding a lower court’s decision to block the Thursday nitrogen hypoxia execution of Jeffery James Lee, 49, who was sentenced for the 1998 murder of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson in an attempted robbery.

Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) boasted of the recent success of the party's first-ever meeting of its financial oversight committee, which monitors ALGOP’s finances.

The State of Alabama has appealed a Tuesday decision by the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, which barred the State from conducting a planned Thursday execution by nitrogen hypoxia.

Recent polling, nearly a week before the June 16 Republican primary runoff election, shows a tight lead for former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson in his run for U.S. Senate, while Secretary of State Wes Allen has a slight advantage in his tight race for lieutenant governor.

A three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals approved a second hearing this week for an Alabama man slated to be executed on Thursday, who is arguing that death by firing squad would be his preferred method.

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently sent multiple cease and desist letters to six companies his office claims are illegally advertising, facilitating and enabling the sale and procurement of abortion-inducing medication.  

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell and chief counsel to the attorney general, Katherine Robertson, engaged in a contentious back-and-forth over "dark money" during Monday night's runoff debate as the pair vie for the soon-to-be-vacant AG position.