MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 19 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 52. This seat was previously held by John Rogers, whose resignation was effective March 13, 2024. Governor Ivey set the special primary election for Tuesday, June 18, 2024; the special primary runoff, if necessary, for Tuesday, July 16, 2024; and the special general election for  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 19 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: The Alabama Republican Party Candidate Committee has selected Elmore County District Judge Patrick Pinkston to be its nominee for the 19th Judicial Circuit, Place 1. The position became open following Governor Ivey's appointment of Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Pursuant to state law, the Party is tasked with choosing a nominee to replace him on the General Election ballot.   more

AUBURN, Alabama, March 19 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Daniela Marghitu, director of Auburn University's Laboratory for Education and Assistive Technology and faculty within the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE), has been appointed to the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A Development Committee. There, Marghitu and committee colleagues will play a crucial role in the preparation of curricula and examinations for A  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: On the heels of its Women's History Month celebration, the General Assembly today approved AR122, a resolution condemning the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling in LePage vs. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, which poses a threat to a woman's reproductive rights. Assembly Democrats are proud of our commitment to reproductive freedoms, including IVF. The resolution was sponsored by   more