Scott Johnson

State commerce officials have granted $55.3 million in jobs and investment tax abatements to support the Virginia Transformer manufacturing project announced last month for North Alabama. The Alabama Department of Commerce disclosed the incentive package on June 8 under the name Caravels LLC, an affiliate of the U.S. transformer manufacturer.

The state Republican Party is unlikely to require U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, his wife or other key witnesses to go under oath for questioning ahead of this weekend’s closed-door residency hearing, according to his primary challenger, Ken McFeeters. The claim comes days before the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is scheduled to hear arguments over whether Tuberville, the party’s nominee for governor, satisfies the state law’s seven-year residency requirement for the office. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mx?

Republican lieutenant governor candidate Wes Allen has outraised John Wahl by more than $329,000 since the May 19 primary, helped by a wave of political action committee (PAC) donations. Allen raised $940,585 from May 20 through June 8, compared with $611,054.40 for Wahl, campaign finance records show. PACs made up nearly three-fourths of Allen’s post-primary money, while Wahl relied mostly on individual donors. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?