Yesterday’s rate review hearing on Alabama Power at the Alabama Public Service Commission attracted an all-star cast of characters including wacko environmental groups, conservative policy wonks, power company executives, NAACP activists (huh?), reporters and more...

First Terry Dunn’s fellow Republican Public Service Commissioners shot down his misguided attempts to execute his Chief of Staff’s (David Rountree) environmentalist pipe dream. Then Republican Governor Robert Bentley publicly came out in support of their dec...

A behind-the-scenes battle for the future of energy production in Alabama finally came to a head last week at the Alabama Public Service Commission. As we mentioned in mid-December, radical environmentalists — being aided by an inside man at the PSC — have been plotting...

Alabama politics had very few clear winners and losers in 2012. With few exceptions, most of the key players and organizations ended the year with mixed results. Republicans continued to dominate the political landscape in the lingering wake of their 2010 electoral tida...

Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced the appointment of Jeremy Oden to the Alabama Public Service Commission, effective Monday, December 3, 2012. Since 1998, Oden has served as State Representative for House District 11, covering portions of Cullman, Blount and M...

Let us know in the comments if we’re missing some good reactions from elected officials, talking heads, or other Alabamians. Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard: “To paraphrase President Ford, our long national nightmare continues. Tonight’s disappointi...

Winners: 1. Governor Bentley The Governor went all-in for Amendment 2 and stayed way out in front of its PR effort. The “jobs amendment,” as they were referring to it, passes on the heels of the Governor’s victory on Sept. 18 with Amendment 1. The thin...

“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. All sources remain confidential. 1. Rumor has it that former Lt. Gov...

An ALFA poll that went into the field last week shows Republicans in Alabama continuing to gain strength. Most recent ALFA polling has shown Obama flirting with 40% and staying within 20% of Romney. Not anymore. Democrat Lucy Baxley has also typically been within the ma...

“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. Laid off state political reporters are starting to land on their ...