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Obama-Mania: President Becomes Subject of AL Campaign Ads

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter As of late, with the highly contested GOP primaries just two weeks away, campaign ads have been popping up virtually everywhere across the State. Interestingly, though, in some races, the subject of the ads usually include not the opponents at hand, but another foe entirely: President Barack Hussein Obama. … Continued
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May 15, 2014

House Formally Votes to Hold Lois Lerner in Contempt

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In 2010, conservative and libertarian Americans angered over passage of the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) began organizing a political movement we now refer to as the Tea Party. President Obama began his presidency with a overwhelming Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and … Continued
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May 8, 2014
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Medicaid Expansion Studies: Follow the Money

By Dr. Jennifer Marsden Candidate for Alabama State House District 93 There’s a new study out on Medicaid Expansion in Alabama from Troy University. It finds different conclusions from two prior studies from the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Articles on this study, and the new study’s authors, point out … Continued
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March 10, 2014
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By Jennifer Marsden, MD Candidate for House District 93 I commend Representative Steve Clouse (R), my opponent in the race for State House District 93, for his new bill HB 66 which would suspend the Alabama Health Insurance Program (AHIP) for certain Alabamians previously unable to get health insurance anywhere else. As he notes, the … Continued
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February 13, 2014

Armistead Criticizes Marriage Penalties in Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republicans have been criticizing President Obama’s omnibus effort to reform the American healthcare system since the early months of the 2008 election. Republicans have accused “Obamacare” of: being responsible for raising insurance rates, trampling on religious liberty, being too costly, trampling on individual liberty, raising taxes, trampling on the … Continued
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October 29, 2013

Senate Democrats Remind Governor Bentley that Alabama Must Expand Medicaid

Staff Report Today is a significant day for Americans because it marks the first day in history that citizens are able to enroll for health care coverage made possible by the Affordable Care Act. While many individuals will have new opportunities for health care, Alabamians who live below the poverty level will have no new … Continued
October 2, 2013

Bentley Addresses Alabama Cattlemen

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) addressed the 70th Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention in Birmingham on Saturday.  ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ was present to cover the speech as it happened. Bentley said, “This is the third time I have had the pleasure of coming to speak to you.”  Bentley … Continued
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March 25, 2013

Obamacare Celebrates Third Birthday: Few Are Celebrating

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama was elected in 2008 promising to increase American’s access to healthcare.  He promised that Americans would not be forced to purchase health insurance if they did not want it.  He promised that if you like your current plan you would get to keep it.  And … Continued
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March 25, 2013
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Why Gov. Bentley’s Decision on Medicaid and the Health Insurance Exchange is the Wrong Choice

By House Minority Leader, Representative Craig Ford I have been very disappointed to read that Gov. Bentley has chosen to hand over control of the state’s health insurance exchange to the federal government. Federal law requires the state to set up an insurance exchange. Because the governor has refused to follow the law, the federal … Continued
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November 27, 2012

Hubbard Supports Bentley’s Obamacare Stance

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reprter The Speaker of the Alabama House Mike Hubbard embraced Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s decision to not set up a health care exchange in Alabama and not to expand Alabama Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of new beneficiaries. Speaker Hubbard said in a written statement, “As a Republican, Gov. Bentley … Continued
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November 14, 2012