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Pike County NAACP calls for police review after teen ended up in hospital after arrest

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A case of a teenager’s arrest in Troy, Alabama, has caused the NAACP chapter of Pike County to call for a review of practices by the Troy Police Department. The arrest on Dec. 23rd sparked national coverage after teenager Ulysses Wilkerson ended up in the hospital after a confrontation … Continued
January 2, 2018

Canvassing Board certifies Jones win after Moore’s complaint thrown out

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The State Canvassing Board — a panel made up of Gov. Kay Ivey, Attorney General Steve Marshall and Secretary of State John Merrill — officially certified December’s Senate special election results on Thursday after GOP candidate Roy Moore challenged the results with a legal motion filed the night before. … Continued
December 29, 2017

Dial to donate portion of fundraising money to children’s hospital

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter State Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, announced that he will donate 10 percent of funds raised for his run for commissioner of agriculture and industries to a children’s hospital in Birmingham. “Every voter in Alabama is sick of the constant campaigns and incessant political advertising,” Dial said. “The least us … Continued
December 28, 2017

GOP picks up the pieces from Senate race

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter National Republicans continue to point fingers at who cost their party a Senate seat they’ve held for nearly two decades. December’s historic race saw a Democrat seated in Alabama for the first time in 20 years, and many see it as a waning influence of President Donald Trump to … Continued
December 28, 2017

Jones appeals to GOP in CNN interview

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Senator-elect Doug Jones appealed to his ability to work with Republicans in the Senate in multiple national news interviews. Jones’ latest comments to Republicans came on Monday when he told CNN’s Jake Tapper that President Donald Trump should not resign over allegations of sexual misconduct. The calls for the … Continued
December 20, 2017

Moore establishes “election integrity fund”

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore is not ready to call the race for his opponent Doug Jones yet and has even established a fund to pay for collecting information regarding voter fraud committed during the election. Moore lost the Senate election Tuesday after his opponent received more than 20,000 … Continued
December 18, 2017

Roy Moore’s base failed to carry him

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As the final votes are counted for the Special Senate Election, many national political observers dissected what will be a historic win for Democrats in the state of Alabama. Among these observations there seems to be one thing posited: President Donald Trump could not get Roy Moore elected. The … Continued
December 14, 2017

Richard Shelby didn’t vote for Moore, says “Alabama deserves better”

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby cemented his opposition to Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore on Sunday saying that he “couldn’t vote for Moore.” The senator appeared on the CNN program “State of the Union” to to discuss the election with host Jake Tapper. In the interview, he said he would … Continued
December 11, 2017

Strange preaches bipartisanship, laments divides in farewell speech to Senate

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., called for bipartisanship and an end to “entrenched factionalism” between the two political parties as he gave his last speech on the Senate floor. Strange will not be returning to the chamber as he lost the party primary to Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore … Continued
December 8, 2017

National GOP tepidly embraces Moore

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The recent embracement of Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore by key Republicans has been met with a backlash from some of the party’s most influential members. It began on Monday when President Donald Trump broke his silence on Moore and endorsed him outright in a tweet. Previously, the president … Continued
December 6, 2017