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Linda Blanchard Alabama News
Blanchard meeting with Trump team following Republican victory over media

Former United States Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda “Lindy” Blanchard, was in West Palm Beach on election night with President-elect Donald Trump.

Will Ainsworth Alabama News
Ainsworth ‘hopeful’ Space Command headed to Huntsville after Trump elected

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said on Wednesday he was hopeful the incoming Trump administration would bring Space Command headquarters back to Huntsville.

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Britt 'ready to deliver real results' after Trump election, Senate flip

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is joining the vast majority of Alabama politicos in taking a victory lap after the successful election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.

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Josh Carpenter stepping down as Southern Research CEO

Josh Carpenter will step down as president and CEO of Southern Research, effective December 6, the organization announced on Wednesday. 

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Alabama reports lowest voter turnout for presidential race in 36 years, despite near-record total votes

Despite several key races in the state during Tuesday’s election, Alabama reported the lowest voter turnout for a presidential election in 36 years after the polls closed.

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Watch: Auburn students roll Toomer's Corner, chant 'USA,' sing national anthem after Trump victory

Auburn students took to Toomer's Corner in the early hours of Wednesday morning after former President Donald Trump was announced the victor in the 2024 presidential election to celebrate in a tradition usually held for athletic victories.

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Alabama’s incumbent congressmen secure easy victories in Tuesday’s general election

Alabama’s incumbent members of Congress walked away in their respective re-election bids swiftly after polling closed in the state on Tuesday.

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Cullman County voters narrowly reject 15% medical cannabis sales tax

Cullman County voters narrowly rejected a new 15% sales tax on medical cannabis on Tuesday.

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State Rep. Clouse: Early voting 'needs to be explored in Alabama'

State Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) said that Alabama joining the 47 states and the District of Columbia that offer early voting options to all voters "needs to be explored" by the legislature.

Shomari Figures Alabama News
Democrat Shomari Figures wins AL-2 race

Shomari Figures, a Democrat, defeated Caroleene Dobson, a Republican, in the only somewhat competitive congressional race in Alabama on Tuesday.

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Autauga County voters reject property tax hike

Autauga County voters rejected a seven mill property tax increase for local education funding by a 61% to 39% margin on Tuesday.

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'Alabama will now have a partner, not an antagonist, back in the White House!': State's politicos react to Trump victory

Shortly after Fox News called the presidential election for former President Donald Trump early Wednesday morning, Trump took to the stage at his election night venue in West Palm Beach, Fla. to formally declare victory. With that came a slew of congratulatory messages for the president-elect from elected officials in Alabama.

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Another Lee County resident details 'humiliating' confrontation with poll worker, family threatened with arrest for donning MAGA gear

Another man is claiming that a Lee County poll worker demanded his entire family to remove attire supporting Donald Trump for president, reportedly being threatened with arrest and even threatening to forcibly remove hats from their heads and escorting the man's daughter to the restroom to turn her Trump-Vance sweatshirt inside out.

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Senate Pro-Tem Reed on passing of Jimmy Holley: ‘He will be greatly missed’

Former State Sen. Jimmy Holley will be “greatly missed,” according to State Senate Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper).

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St. Clair County paper ballots missing statewide, local amendments

Some voters at St. Clair County precincts were turned away on Tuesday due to a “printing error” on ballots that didn’t include constitutional and local amendments.

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Lee County poll worker reportedly escorted Trump voter from polling center for donning MAGA hat — 'I almost thought she wasn’t being serious'

A Lee County poll worker was reportedly observed escorting at least one resident out of the polling center in Opelika for wearing merchandise supporting former President Donald Trump while they tried to cast their vote.

Katie Britt Alabama News
Britt again calls for passage of Laken Riley Act as trial of accused killer begins in Georgia

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is renewing calls for Congress to pass the Laken Riley Act as the trial begins for the killer of the bill’s namesake.

Wahl Alabama News
ALGOP chairman Wahl gives outlook on Trump-Harris, Dobson-Figures on eve of election

On Monday, Alabama GOP chairman John Wahl predicted a Trump victory in the general election while acknowledging an uphill battle for Republicans to secure Alabama's second congressional seat.

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New Montgomery County DA Azzie Oliver outlines priorities: ‘We have work to do’

New Montgomery County District Attorney Azzie Oliver outlined her priorities for her new role on Monday.

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Former State Sen. Jimmy Holley dead at 80

Former State Sen. Jimmy Holley, 80, passed away on Monday. 

Judy Barlow Alabama News
Baldwin County Republican Judy Barlow attending Trump election night victory party in Florida — Says top concern is election integrity

The president of Eastern Shore Republican Women and chairman of the National Federation of Republican Women's Legislation & Research Committee, Judy Barlow, will be in the room with former President Donald Trump on election night.

Travis Johnson Alabama News
'It's all on the line': Mobile's Pathway Church pastor Travis Johnson says voting is biblical duty

On the eve of what many call the most crucial election in history, conservative pastors are speaking out for freedom of speech, freedom of religion and religious liberty and speaking against harmful rhetoric that is poisoning the minds of children and destroying families.

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ALGOP deploying over 400 poll watchers, election lawyers in key districts in Alabama, Georgia for Tuesday's election

The Alabama Republican Party is initiating a comprehensive election integrity program involving over 400 poll watchers and election attorneys stationed in various districts in Alabama and Georgia to ensure the security of Tuesday’s general election.

Steve Marshall 2024 Alabama News
AG Marshall: 2024 election results need to be ‘timely’ — ‘We just need to know’

The 2024 election results need to be finalized in a “timely” manner, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

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Baldwin County poll worker blows the whistle on allowing migrants to vote

Mere days before Alabama citizens go to the polls to vote in the 2024 presidential election, a Baldwin County poll worker is raising concerns about the potential for non-citizens being allowed to participate.

Parents Child Alabama News
Bill filed to grant fathers full parental rights for children born out of wedlock if paternity is acknowledged

State Rep. Patrick Sellers (D-Pleasant Grove) has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming 2025 legislative session that would give men in Alabama who voluntarily acknowledge they fathered a child out of wedlock all the legal rights and duties of a parent.

JT Moore Alabama News
Birmingham City Councilman J.T. Moore arrested near Mobile for DUI in city-owned vehicle

Creola Police charged Jonathan Tremaine (J.T.) Moore with driving under the influence (DUI).

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