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Andrew Jones wins Republican primary for State Senate District 10

State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) won the Republican primary for District 10 on Tuesday.

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Jesse Battles running as independent in Senate District 10

Jesse Battles announced on Sunday that he is running as an independent candidate in the November general election for State Senate District 10.

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Jesse Battles, Angelo Mancuso lose GOP ballot challenges

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) steering committee met on Sunday to hear the ballot challenge cases of Jesse Battles and Angelo "Doc" Mancuso deciding to remove both from the ballot.

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Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Amy Dozier Minton in Senate District 10

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) recently announced its endorsement of Amy Dozier Minton for Senate District 10, which covers all or portions of Etowah, Cherokee, and DeKalb counties.

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APLS board's Ron Snider accuses chairman John Wahl, board member Amy Minton of using positions for political gain, harming libraries 

District One Board member and former chairman Ron Snider accused current APLS chairman John Wahl and District Three board member Amy Minton of using their positions on the board to boost their political ambitions “to the detriment” of state libraries.

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Amy Dozier Minton announces State Senate District 10 run

Amy Dozier Minton announced on Thursday she’d pursue the Republican nomination for Senate District 10 in the 2026 election.

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State Library Board continues withholding of Fairhope funds, defines ‘sexually explicit,’ suggests total ban of ‘gender ideology’ books

The Alabama Public Library Service Board voted to provide the state’s libraries with a definition of “sexually explicit,” continued to withhold funding for the Fairhope library and floated a near-total ban on the transgender-promoting books at Thursday’s meeting.  

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Ivey appoints new library board appointees including local GOP secretary critical of sexually explicit children's books

Gov. Kay Ivey recently appointed Amy Minton, a long-time critic of sexually explicit and age-inappropriate children’s books, to the Alabama Public Library Service.