Dakota Layton, Author at Bama Politics

Jeff Sessions Backs Keeping the Electoral College

By Dakota Layton on December 24, 2019

On Saturday, December 21st, former Attorney General and 2020 Alabama GOP Senate front-runner, Jeff Sessions tweeted a viral meme of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, House Financial Services Committee…

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Interview: Barry Moore, Candidate For Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District

By Dakota Layton on December 23, 2019

On Monday, December 23rd, I interviewed former State Representative Barry Moore. He is a small business owner and a Trump delegate who represented House District 91 from 2010-2018 in the state of Alabama and…

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New Poll: Jones Trails Sessions, Tuberville, and Byrne; Beats Moore and Mooney

By Dakota Layton on December 22, 2019

A new poll released by JMC Analytics surveyed a group of voters between December 16-18. 14% of the voters were between the ages of 18 and 34, 29% were between 35 and 54, 21% were…

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Doug Jones This Week Interview

Doug Jones: The American People Deserve A Full, Fair, and Complete Trial

By Dakota Layton on December 22, 2019

Senator Doug Jones was interviewed Sunday morning on ABC’s “This Week” by Martha Raddatz. Their conversation revolved around the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and Senator Jones had a lot to say. In…

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Jeff Sessions

Sessions: Bill Clinton Was Guilty Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

By Dakota Layton on December 21, 2019

Last night, during an interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight, former Attorney General and 2020 Alabama Senate GOP front-runner, Jeff Sessions highlighted the difference between…

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AL Commission Recommends Legalization and Regulation of Medical Marijuana

By Dakota Layton on December 21, 2019

Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Study Commission voted 12-3 (3 voted no, 3 others abstained) to recommend legislation that would legalize and regulate the use of medical marijuana in the state of Alabama.

“It’s a strong showing…

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Alabama AG Steve Marshall Files Lawsuit to Block the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment

By Dakota Layton on December 20, 2019

Alabama Attorney General, Steve Marshall has been joined by two attorney’s generals (Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana and Jason Ravnsborg, R-South Dakota) in a lawsuit filed this past Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the…

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Huntsville City Hall

Huntsville City Council Approves Pay Raise for Themselves and the Mayor’s Office

By Dakota Layton on December 20, 2019

Though its first two attempts to enact a pay raise for themselves and the mayor’s office were vetoed by Mayor Tommy Battle of Huntsville, their third attempt could very well become law. Mayor…

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Doug Jones Floor Speech on Donald Trump

Senator Doug Jones on Impeachment: Policy Before Politics

By Dakota Layton on December 20, 2019

On Thursday afternoon, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) tweeted:

In the past week, Congress has passed my bills to end the military…

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Tommy Tuberville Reacts to Passage of Impeachment Articles

By Dakota Layton on December 19, 2019

Last night, former Auburn University football coach and GOP Senate candidate, Tommy Tuberville tweeted the following in response to the House’s passage of both articles of impeachment against President Trump:

This impeachment…

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