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Touring Southeast Alabama farms with AG Chairman Conaway

With Congress recently out of session for the Independence Day district work period, I took the opportunity to travel throughout Alabama’s Second District to share an update from Washington and hear directly from the people I represent. I spent time in Clayton, Eufaula, Andalusia, Montgomery, Troy, Slocomb, and Brundidge, just to name a few. Throughout … Continued
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July 9, 2018

Strange and Sonny Perdue meet with Farmers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 21, 2017, US Senator Luther Strange (R) hosted US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue  in Alabama in order to listen to concerns from farmers regarding the 2018 Farm Bill. Secretary Perdue addressed a packed room of farmers and agriculture industry leaders from across the State. Sen. Strange said. … Continued
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July 25, 2017

ALFA Hits Jackpot For 20 Years Straight But Doesn’t Want You To

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Will blame, incrimination and meddling be the legacy of the circular firing squad known as the 2016 Special Legislative Session? Unrelenting lobbying by various groups helped kill Governor Robert Bentley’s lottery bill SB3, which was carried by Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville), namely, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, those … Continued
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September 6, 2016

Online Petition Demands Stop to Non-Educator Hiring

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A growing number of individuals are banding together to stop the hiring of a non-educator, who has been chosen to lead Alabama schools. The online petition is a reaction to the August 11 decision, made by the Alabama Board of Education, to hire Michael Sentance, a former Massachusetts bureaucrat-turned … Continued
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August 15, 2016

Farmer’s Federation Endorses Roby and other Congressional Incumbents

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, October 18, the Alabama Farmers Federation announced that they were supporting the re-election of US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery). Federation President Jimmy Parnell said, “Representative Roby has been extremely responsive to Federation members, and she understands farmers’ concerns on federal issues. With three terms in Congress, Roby has … Continued
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October 22, 2015
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Shelby’s Gamble

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers In 1986 Richard Shelby was a 50-year-old congressman from Tuscaloosa. He was elected to congress eight years earlier, after two successful four-year terms in the Alabama State Senate. However, Shelby was ready to move up again. He was planning to run for the United States Senate. Shelby had never … Continued
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October 7, 2015

Catfish Farmers Want Truth in Labeling on Alabama Menus

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Farm-raised Catfish is big business in Alabama. Farmers in Alabama and Mississippi grow some of the best grain-fed catfish in the world in carefully managed farm ponds across the State. Alabamians have grown up eating this catfish. It is the staple of a Southern diet. However, when you go … Continued
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March 10, 2014

Former Congressman Bonner Receives Cultivator Award

Staff Report Former U.S. Congressman Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, received the inaugural Cultivator Award from the Alabama Farmers Federation on the final day of the organization’s 92nd annual meeting in Montgomery Dec. 6. Bonner was recognized for his nearly 30 years of service to Alabama as a congressional staffer and U.S. representative. In Congress, he stood … Continued
December 13, 2013

Roby’s Move to Appropriations Committee Popular with Alabama Constituents

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Representative Martha Roby’s (R) from Montgomery office released quotes from officials and residents from across Alabama’s Second Congressional District reacting to the conservative congresswoman’s move to the Appropriations Committee, which is charged with overseeing federal spending. Mayor Todd Strange of Montgomery said, “I was delighted to hear … Continued
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December 9, 2013

Alabama Farmers Federation Endorses Candidates for 2014 Election

Staff Report MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 25 — The political action committee of the Alabama Farmers Federation (FarmPAC) today announced candidate endorsements for congressional and state offices in the 2014 primary elections. FarmPAC Advisory Trustees, who are farmers representing every county in Alabama, met with candidates and made endorsement recommendations at the group’s Sept. 24 meeting … Continued
September 25, 2013