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Attorney General Candidate Sam McLure will not accept PAC money, urges other candidates to do the same

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Attorney General Candidate Sam McLure said on Friday he would not accept any PAC donations to his campaign and urged other attorney general candidates to do the same. His urging came after Steve Marshall agreed to be a featured speaker at the Business Council of Alabama’s annual government affairs … Continued

Sam Mattison

August 14, 2017

State Superintendent Michael Sentance responds to evaluation with poor marks

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter State Superintendent Michael Sentance defended himself on Thursday from a Board of Education evaluation that left him with an average rating of 1.3 out of 3 with 1 being the lowest he could have scored. Sentance said on Thursday during his response that he has had some shortcomings as … Continued

Sam Mattison

August 11, 2017

Matthew Rodgers named as new President of Enterprise State Community College

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Veteran-educator Matthew Rodgers was named as the president of Enterprise State Community College Systems 3-years after the former president resigned. Jimmy Baker, the chancellor of the Alabama Community College System, announced the decision at the System’s regular board of trustees meeting Wednesday. He said Rodgers long history of leadership … Continued

Sam Mattison

August 10, 2017

US Representative Terri Sewell will tour Civil Rights Memorial in campaign against Trump

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s only Democratic US Representative, Terri Sewell, will join city leaders in Birmingham, Alabama today to tour a Civil Rights memorial as a part of a campaign against a policy decision by President Donald Trump Sewell will be joined by Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Members of the Birmingham City … Continued

Sam Mattison

August 8, 2017

Head of the Alabama Law Institute receives national award for Bentley investigation

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The head of an Alabama agency received a national award today for his work related to the investigation of former Governor Robert Bentley. Othni Lathram, director of the Alabama Legislative Services Agency, arrived in Boston this week to accept an award given by the National Conference of State Legislatures … Continued

Sam Mattison

August 8, 2017

New report says Alabama is trailing behind in tobacco-related cancer deaths

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The American Cancer Society Action Network has ranked Alabama as one of the worst places in the United States for prevention of tobacco-related cancers. The group released a report yesterday which said Alabama, along with other Southern states, had failed to properly address smoking and cancer prevention. The Center … Continued

Sam Mattison

August 4, 2017

New report finds Alabama ranks ninth in household usage of food stamps

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama ranked 9th in the nation for the percentage of households that use the government food stamps program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) according to a new report by the Food Research and Action Center. Alabama tied with West Virginia for the 9th rank with 16.1 percent of households using … Continued

Sam Mattison

August 3, 2017

Deadline to register to vote is today

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Special Senate Election Primaries is today. Party Primaries for the Senate Election are on August 15 and a potential runoff may occur in September depending on how the vote is distributed. The General Election is set for December. The Republican … Continued

Sam Mattison

July 31, 2017

Rounding up the Pouncey Scheme

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter For the past year, the Alabama State Department of Education has been embroiled in a scandal involving the selection process of state superintendent last year. Since then, there have been board meetings, Legislature Committee meetings, reports, and lawsuits related to the selection process. The purpose of this article is … Continued

Sam Mattison

July 30, 2017

Tea Party group endorses Mo Brooks in Senate race

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A Tea Party Political Action Committee announced yesterday their endorsement of Alabama US Representative Mo Brooks in his campaign for the Senate seat left vacant by Jeff Sessions’ appointment to Attorney General. The Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund endorsed Brooks yesterday calling him a “fearless leader and a fighter” … Continued

Sam Mattison

July 28, 2017