Legislature New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care Although the Alabama Ethics Commission previously ruled a candidate could use excess campaign expenses on childcare, it is not enshrined in Alabama law. Jacob HolmesDecember 20, 2024
Congress Who donates to Alabama’s incumbents? Mostly PACs On average, Alabama’s incumbent members of Congress raised more money from PACs than individual donors in the third quarter. Chance PhillipsOctober 24, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | The oddly “unique” case of Marilyn Lands’ campaign finance fines There was nothing unique about Marilyn Lands' campaign finance reporting mistakes. There was plenty unique about her. Josh MoonJune 10, 2024
Elections How a Republican newcomer beat a three-term Democrat Data suggests a disparity between Republican and Democrat turnout combined with straight-ticket voting to lift Rick Rehm to victory. Jacob HolmesNovember 14, 2022
Elections Ivey refunds $100,000 donation The donation originated from a Greene County electronic bingo casino. Josh MoonNovember 7, 2022
Elections Britt raises $1.36M in third quarter, emphasizes grassroots support The average contribution to Britt was just over $98, but that's primarily due to donors making numerous contributions. Jacob HolmesOctober 18, 2022
National Brooks calls Trump fundraising a “scam” Brooks cited a Yahoo finance report that shows Trump's fundraising efforts cost 91 percent of the revenue they brought in. Jacob HolmesOctober 18, 2022
Elections With big lead, Orr still raising money in District 3 Senate race Libertarian challenger Rick Chandler criticized Alabama's lack of limitations on campaign contributions. Jacob HolmesOctober 17, 2022
Elections Democratic state Senate candidate yet to file campaign finance paperwork Secretary of State John Merrill attempted to make a failure to file such paperwork grounds to remove a candidate from ballot access. Jacob HolmesAugust 11, 2022
Elections Candidates will not be able to fundraise during the special session Campaigns will not be allowed to accept campaign contributions during the blackout period. Brandon MoseleySeptember 23, 2021