The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) voted at a meeting on Thursday to consider buying new state vehicles for commissioners.

The action by Public Service Commissioners Jeremy Oden and Chris Beeker III wasn’t specifically mentioned at their meeting on Thursday or in a meeting agenda. The commission currently only has two members because former PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh resigned last week to join the Trump administration. Cavanaugh’s replacement, State Rep. Cynthia Almond (R-Tuscaloosa), was appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday and will be the new PSC president beginning on June 16.

A spokesman for the PSC told 1819 News the vote on Thursday “initiated the evaluation process” for new state vehicles for commissioners.

“To be clear, the vote yesterday only initiated the eva

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