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View The Bills Alabama House Democrats Are Prioritizing In 2021

The Alabama House Democratic Caucus on Wednesday hosted a Zoom call that discussed their legislative agenda for the current 2021 legislative session. The call included Democratic House members Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), Adline Clarke (D-Mobile), Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile), Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa), Neil Rafferty (D-Birmingham), Mary Moore…
Alabama Bill Aims To End Straight Party Voting

An Alabama House bill has been submitted that would prohibit straight-party voting in the state. The bill, HB397, currently has 19 sponsors, all Democrats. Only six states, including Alabama, currently allow the practice with Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, and South Carolina being the others. Alabama…
Alabama Political Winds Starting to Shift

What began as a breeze is starting to shape up as a strong political wind. If Alabama Democrats continue along their new path, the state may be in for some big and positive changes soon.
State Rep. Will Dismukes Honors Dead KKK Leader In Selma As John Lewis Mourned

Update: The Alabama Democratic Party has issued a press release that again calls for Will Dismukes to resign. “Will Dismukes has demonstrated yet again why he is unfit to hold public office,” Alabama Democratic Party Executive Director Wad Perry stated. “Americans don’t celebrate racists or…
AL Dems: Trump Using Naval Contract to Boost Re-Election Odds at Alabama’s Expense

On Thursday, President Donald Trump toured a shipyard in Marinette, a city located in the battleground state of Wisconsin. In 2016, the President won the state of Wisconsin by less than 1 point. During a series of remarks, the President touted a $5.5 billion federal…
AL Democratic Chair Rips Legislative Leadership Over Plans To Reconvene

Alabama Democratic Party chair Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) took to Twitter to rip the Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Senator Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R-Anniston) for plans to reconvene on May 4th in a limited scoped legislative session. Calling the move “unnecessary and…
AL Democratic Party Talks November Election Concerns On Twitter

The Alabama Democratic Party, chaired by State Representative Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa), took to twitter today to discuss their concerns on how to safely vote going into the November 2020 elections. The twitter thread, all in total containing eleven comments, stated that there are around 870,000…
Jones Secures COVID-19 Funding for Alabama; AL Dem. Party Chair Praises Dem. Leaders

The Alabama Democratic Party praised Senator Doug Jones’ leadership in discussions over the $2 trillion stimulus package that was passed in Congress and signed into law by President Trump. “In case you missed it, Senator Doug Jones is providing key leadership for Alabamians amidst the…
AL Gov. Kay Ivey’s Terrible Decision Will Cost Lives

Gov. Ivey seems to think that her Marie Antoinette response of “let them eat cake” will suffice until the virus magically subsides on its own.
AL Democratic Officials Call For A Shelter-In-Place Order

This week, prominent Alabama Democratic officials including Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Chris England and Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels have called on Governor Kay Ivey to issue a shelter-in-place order for the state of Alabama. This would require all non-essential businesses in the state…