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Walt Maddox unveils education lottery plan

Elizabeth Patton February 20, 2018

Tuscaloosa Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox on Monday unveiled a plan for a statewide education lottery to help create a 21st Century educational system to help prepare Alabama’s children for competition in the technological age before us. “There is no investment of public funds that provides greater return than an investment in education. We can transform Alabama’s education system without raising taxes one penny. It’s time the people vote and we implement the Alabama Education Lottery,” Maddox said of his plan. According to Maddox, the creation of the education lottery will provide $300 million. Named the Alabama Education Lottery, this funding will allow: Scholarships for thousands of

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox calls Kay Ivey’s picture of the state ‘fiction’

Elizabeth Patton January 11, 2018

Republican Gov. Kay Ivey gave her first State of the State address Tuesday evening before a joint session of the Alabama Legislature. In her speech she painted an optimistic picture of the state, saying “we have successfully steadied the ship of state; I declare that the state of the state is strong and our future is as bright as the sun over the Gulf.” But Tuscaloosa Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox disagrees with Ivey’s outlook. On Wednesday, Maddox issued a counter statement to Ivey’s calling her description of the state “fiction” “The picture she painted of our state was fiction,” Maddox asserted. “The ship of state

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox joins crowded 2018 Gubernatorial field

Elizabeth Patton October 5, 2017

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox officially announced he will run for governor of Alabama next year in a video announcement Thursday morning. In the video, Maddox said his announcement was “not a celebration” but “a call to action.” He went on to explain that the state has a “crisis in our leadership” as evidenced by the many political scandals in the past year, referencing the exits of former Gov. Robert Bentley, former House Speaker Mike Hubbard and former Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore. “In the past 18 months, the Governor, the Speaker, the Chief Justice, and the Majority Leader have left office in shame. And, when courage was required, silence was the

Walt Maddox to wait until 2018 to announce decision on gubernatorial bid

Elizabeth Patton September 6, 2017

Democrat and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Tuesday announced he has yet to decide whether or not he will run for governor in 2018, and that he will make his final decision by mid-January. “As I have traveled the state and spoken with many Alabamians, it is evident that Montgomery has failed. Behind these failures, our rural healthcare system is collapsing, our infrastructure is failing, and our education system is struggling to compete with surrounding states,” Maddox said in a statement on his website. “From healthcare to education, from infrastructure to job creation, we are running out of time to forge a new Alabama.” Maddox, who has served

Tuscaloosa closes bars after rise in university virus cases

Associated Press August 25, 2020

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox announced the closures along with the end of bar service at restaurants during a news conference with campus officials.

West Alabama leaders voice their support for continuing the construction of a controversial West Alabama Highway

Brandon Moseley September 6, 2023

More than a dozen elected officials throughout western Alabama – from Mobile to Fayette – came together in Thomasville on Tuesday to voice their strong support for continuing construction of the West Alabama Highway. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey supports a plan to four-lane a highway through rural Alabama all the way from Mobile to Florence. Some state leaders and the media are widely criticizing that plan because prioritizing the four-lane highway through West Alabama means that other projects will likely have to be delayed. The West Alabama four-lane highway has been discussed for decades. It would foster economic opportunities, particularly in counties without a four-lane highway or interstate access. It would add a new north-south

Gov. Kay Ivey signs ‘The Game Plan’ legislation

Brandon Moseley April 21, 2023

On Thursday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a package of four bills to extend and expand the economic incentive tools available to state financial planners. The Alabama Legislature passed the package of bills on Thursday morning, promising that the four “Game Plan” bills are the “plays” Alabama needed to call to have a bright future. “I am proud the Alabama Legislature has officially passed all four bills in The Game Plan package – my plan for our state’s continued economic success,” Ivey said in a statement. “I commend both the Senate and House for their incredible work on this timely legislation that will, no doubt, be transformative for our state

Big Ten mayors host annual breakfast

Brandon Moseley April 12, 2023

On Wednesday, the Alabama Big Ten Mayors hosted legislative leaders at a breakfast on the Sixth Floor of RSA Plaza. The mayors thanked the legislators for their service and asked them to support their 2023 legislative agenda. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said, “There are a lot of great things happening in this city and across Alabama.” “We had a record year in economic development in the city,” Reed said. “It could not have happened without great help from the state of Alabama and our elected representation.” Reed said that the new $90 million waterpark would be an “economic lynchpin” for the city. “Gen Z picks the place and then picks the job,”

Eyeing their share, Alabama cities seek more online tax data

Associated Press March 13, 2023

Mayors of Alabama’s largest cities want to open up the hood on the state’s online sales tax program, amid worries that cities that impose high sales tax rates may be losing out on revenue. AL.com reports mayors of the state’s 10 largest cities want state lawmakers this year to mandate more data be provided about online sales taxes. While the combined city, county, and state sales tax rate in most Alabama cities is higher than 9%, the state’s Simplified Sellers Use Tax collects only 8%. Whether traditional sales tax or online tax is collected, the state gets a 4% cut. Cities get 60% of the other half of the

Alabama Big 10 Mayors announce their 2023 Legislative agenda

Brandon Moseley March 6, 2023

On Friday, the Alabama Big 10 Mayors released their legislative agenda for the 2023 Alabama Regular Legislative session. “Policy decisions made in Montgomery have a direct impact on our cities,” the ten mayors said in a joint statement. “And with nearly three out of four Alabamians living either in or around our state’s ten biggest cities, legislation that creates jobs and improves public safety in our communities benefits the vast majority of Alabamians. That’s why we have joined together to collectively advocate for important, common-sense legislation that will make our state a better place to live, work and raise a family. We look forward to working with our state’s dedicated

Steve Flowers: Alabama’s big 10 mayors are influential

Steve Flowers November 30, 2022

Students of Alabama political history will rightly remember the 2022 midterm election. This election saw the majority of Alabama voters cast their ballots for Katie Britt, who will be the first woman elected to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate. Governor Kay Ivey easily coasted to victory to gain her second full term in office, continuing her reign as the first Republican woman to serve as Governor. Republicans from the top of the ballot on down cemented their control of the state government by huge margins. On top of all this, I suspect that students of Alabama politics will also note 2022 as the year that a new

Libertarian Jimmy Blake says state needs to change ballot access law

Brandon Moseley November 14, 2022

On Friday, Jimmy Blake told Alabama Today that the State of Alabama has the most restrictive ballot access law in the country and that that needs to change. Blake was the Libertarian Party of Alabama nominee for governor in last week’s general election. On November 8, Blake received 45,823 votes – 3.25 percent of the votes cast – in his failed bid to be governor of Alabama. Kay Ivey was reelected to another term with 944,845 votes – 66.93% of the vote. Blake also was unable to achieve a high enough threshold for the Libertarian Party to have automatic ballot access in the 2024 election. “In 48 states, all but Kentucky and Alabama, I would have gotten

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