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Education Employees to Rally in Montgomery Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, public education employees will be holding a rally in Montgomery. The event is being held as part of public education employee week and is supported by the Alabama Education Association (AEA).  Public education employees from around the state will gather on the steps of the state Capitol … Continued
April 9, 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
March 25, 2013

AEA Files New lawsuit Challenging The Alabama Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As everyone expected, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) has filed suit to block the Alabama Accountability Act.  The powerful Alabama education workers union has filed suit in Montgomery County Circuit Court alleging that the legislature violated its’ own rules when the Alabama legislature turned the nine page School Flexibility … Continued
March 21, 2013

Editorial: Where is the Democrat’s Plan For Failing Schools?

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Let’s face facts: Alabama has some excellent schools, Alabama has some good schools, Alabama has a lot of average schools, and Alabama has some bad schools.  The bad schools are a drain on the state of Alabama because they churn out generation after generation of students who don’t finish … Continued
March 19, 2013

Bentley Signs Education Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, which gives children who are trapped in the state of Alabama’s worst public schools some options to seek an education elsewhere.  The bill also provides all Alabama school boards the opportunity to seek some flexibility … Continued
March 15, 2013

Supreme Court Rejects AEA’s Lawsuit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday (as almost everyone expected) the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the courts do not regulate the rules of the legislature.  The Alabama Education Association (AEA) had sued to block Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) from signing the Alabama Accountability Act.  Judge Price (D) had ruled in favor of … Continued
March 14, 2013

Democrats Vow to Repeal Alabama Accountability Act if Given Majority in 2014

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House Democratic Caucus held a press conference on Tuesday to denounce the Alabama Accountability Act which was passed by both Houses of the Alabama Legislature on Thursday. At their Tuesday press conference House Democrats pledged to repeal the Alabama Accountability Act if the people of Alabama would … Continued
March 6, 2013

Democrats Respond to Passage of Alabama Accountability Act with Filibuster

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday the Republican Supermajority passed the most ambitious education reform bill in decades with ease in both the Alabama House and Senate. On Tuesday the Alabama Democratic unleashed their pent up frustrations by filibustering. For almost three hours Democrats came to the floor of the Alabama House one … Continued
March 6, 2013

Fincher Declared Rising Republican Star


By Brandon Moseley
 Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Republican Party has selected Alabama Chad A. Fincher (R) as this week’s rising Republican Star. Fincher represents the 102nd district located in Mobile County and was first elected to the Alabama House in 2006.

The Alabama Republican Party selected Rep. Fincher, “as this week’s Rising Republican Star due … Continued
March 5, 2013

Democrats Still Angry Over Alabama Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The people of Alabama have given Alabama’s Democratic legislators a decided disadvantage versus Alabama’s Republicans in the Alabama Capital. That was never more apparent than Thursday, when Republicans were so dismissive of Alabama Democrats that they passed the state’s most comprehensive education reform package in history without even bothering … Continued
March 4, 2013