“I saw local clothing stores, local boutiques, local sporting goods stores that were forced to close while other stores remained open selling the same products that those forced to close were selling, and I just didn’t think that was right,” Kiel said about the springtime order meant to reduce
House Bill 103 by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, would allow businesses and places of worship to remain open as long as they comply with any emergency order, rules or regulations issued by the governor and state or local agencies. READ MORE
MONTGOMERY — A lawmaker from north Alabama wants to close what he says is a loophole in state law that allows groups to be paid for turning out voters. “I don’t think any person or any organization should profit from someone else voting,” Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, said. “It was already
Back in October, a group called the Alabama New South Coalition advertised an offer to pastors of money in exchange for getting church parishioners to vote early via absentee ballot. Subsequently, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, the state’s chief election official, called it not a
Alabama State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would make it illegal for organizations and churches to be paid on a per-ballot basis for helping people go vote. This has come up due to the program “New South Souls to the Polls
A lawmaker from north Alabama wants to close what he says is a loophole in state law that allows groups to be paid for turning out voters. “I don’t think any person, or any organization should profit from someone else voting,” Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, said. “It was already illegal to
Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, has filed a bill to close what he says is a loophole in state law that allows groups to be paid for turning out voters. READ MORE
Jamie Kiel (R) Russellville appears this week on Capitol Journal. WATCH HERE
Voters on Tuesday said church members in two northwest Alabama counties can use deadly force if they feel threatened in their places of worship. READ MORE
With Election Day fast approaching, the Northwest-Shoals Community College Alpha Zeta Iota Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has partnered with the University of North Alabama’s political science department to host a virtual seminar: Conscious and Informed Voting in a Post-Truth World. The virtual