Tomorrow's mid-term elections will determine winners in dozens of Alabama House and Senate races. Republicans enter Tuesday's vote confident that they will retain a supermajority in both houses of the legislature. Two of the key statewide votes to watch involve the race for governor between incumbent Robert Bentley and Democrat Parker Griffith. Another is the contest for state attorney general between incumbent Luther Strange and Democrat Joe Hubbard. Alabama State University Professor, Dr. D'Linell Finely, says Hubbard has the attention of voters. Also, Governor Bentley said Friday that he plans to use any leftover campaign funds to benefit the state. Bentley did something similar with his inaugural fund in 2011.
ASU Speaker
Alabama State University President Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd has been chosen to deliver the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Center's 47th annual commemorative service. King Center officials say Boyd will deliver the keynote address January 19th at the Ebenezer Baptist Church Horizon Sanctuary.
Siegelman Appeals
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman will remain in prison while he appeals his conviction. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta said the former governor, who is serving a six year sentence, must remain incarcerated while judges consider his request for a new trial. The hearing was scheduled to start in July. It's now expected to happen early next year. Siegelman's attorneys said the prosecution was marred by judicial mistakes and politics.
Dog-Fighting Ring
An Auburn man who admitted organizing high-stakes dog fights that attracted participants from several states is schedule for sentencing this week. Donnie Anderson is set to appear before Federal Judge Keith Watkins on Friday at the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery. Anderson pleaded guilty in April to one count of conspiracy, four counts of sponsoring dog fights, one count of possessing a fighting dog, and one count of operating an illegal gambling business. Eight others who pleaded guilty in the case are also scheduled for sentencing on different days this week. Most pleaded guilty to conspiracy or possessing fighting dogs. The nine were charged after investigators conducted raids in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia and seized about 400 dogs.