Politics

• Ethics panel ends case against Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman
MONTGOMERY ? The State Ethics Commission said Wednesday that there were "insufficient facts" to sustain a complaint over Secretary of State Beth Chapman's use of election funds.

• Let city install cameras
State legislators from Mobile can do the city a favor by preparing a bill for the next session that would let the city install cameras at some intersections to catch drivers who zoom through red lights.

• The Political Skinny: Northrop ad annoys official at Pentagon
Northrop Grumman Corp. got rapped by a high-ranking Pentagon official for a recent advertisement regarding its bid for the U.S. Air Force tanker contract.

• The Political Skinny: Edwards button draws big bid on eBay
Collectible 1960s Mobile campaign paraphernalia has been offered for big bucks on eBay.

• Baldwin County, Ala., legislators pledge to win improvement on property insurance
FOLEY ? It's not like Baldwin County lawmakers didn't already favor reduced coastal insurance rates, but now they've publicly signed a pledge reaffirming that stance.

• Creola water proposal heard by Alabama PSC
MONTGOMERY ? A $14 million project that city leaders from Creola said they need to expand commercially ran into financial questions at a Public Service Commission hearing Thursday morning.

• GOP captures lead in voters once again in Mobile and Baldwin counties
MONTGOMERY ? Democrats improved their vote totals in Mobile and Baldwin counties Nov. 4, but it wasn't enough to break the Republican hold there, according to a Press-Register review of voting tallies.

• Mobile's Bonner not ruling out Alabama gubernatorial bid
WASHINGTON ? Rep. Jo Bonner left the door open Wednesday on a run for governor in 2010, but said he has no timetable for a decision and is focused on doing his job as a member of Congress.

• State of Alabama joins pension lawsuit
MONTGOMERY ? The state of Alabama will join a lawsuit against Nationwide Life Insurance Co. and the Alabama State Employees Association over a pension deal, a state board decided Wednesday.