“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. 1. Alabama Delegates at the Republican National Convention have been...

Alabama Politics BIRMINGHAM NEWS: Trying to save Birmingham schools is … racist? Rep. Mary Moore — who called reporter Marie Leech “retarded” Tuesday before nodding vigorously in support of special ed programs — claimed the state intervened...

There was a relaxed atmosphere in the Governor’s office as I walked in Friday morning. Former Bentley Chief of Staff and current Supreme Court Chief Justice Chuck Malone once told me that working in the Governor’s office was “like drinking water from a fire hose.” The a...