("Broadband Network" | Wikimedia.org) By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This afternoon the Alabama State Senate took a major step toward broadband expansion in rural Alabama by passing Senator Clay Scofield’s…
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Rep. Mack Butler (R - Rainbow City) announces early endorsements
PHOTO: Rep. Mack Butler (R - Rainbow City) announces early endorsements in the race for Senate District 10, which covers Etowah County and parts of Cherokee and DeKalb Counties. Butler qualified…
House to vote on taking the state out of the marriage business
PHOTO: Alabama Senator Greg Albritton (R - Range), released a statement yesterday explaining his bill, SB 13, which seeks to eliminate most of the state's role in marriages. (Tyler Pruett | Southern…
VIDEO: Rep. Mo Brooks promotes "right to try" experimental treatments act on House Floor
PHOTO: Rep. Mo Brooks discusses Senate Bill S. 204, the "Right to Try Act" which would give terminally ill patients the right to try experimental treatments and remove the federal bureaucracy.…
Centre native announces run for Senate District 10
PHOTO: Centre native Andrew Jones, a small business owner and farmer, has announced his campaign for District 10 in the Alabama State Senate. The seat is currently occupied by Senator Phil Williams…
TRUMP ENDORSES MOORE: "No to (Doug) Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet!"
PHOTO: Early this morning, President Trump tweeted his full support for Roy Moore for U.S. Senate, and called Doug Jones a "Pelosi/Schumer Puppet. (Gage Skidmore, Flickr | Tyler Pruett, Southern Torch) By…
VIDEO: Rep. Will Ainsworth announces campaign for Lieutenant Governor!
PHOTO: Representative Will Ainsworth (R - Guntersville), speaking to a crowd of supporters at Guntersville City Hall to kick off his campaign for Lieutenant Governor. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler…
THIS WEEK IN PRINT: Unraveling Montgomery's Mess
PHOTO: Governor Kay Ivey signs proclamation setting dates of the Special Election for Attorney General Jeff Session's former senate seat. (Office of Governor Kay Ivey) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.…