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Rick Santorum Coming to Birmingham

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2016 Presidential election begins in earnest a year from now, but among the early names being mentioned as a possible Republican Presidential candidates is former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. Santorum was the winner of Alabama’s 2012 Republican Presidential Primary and was the runner up to eventual nominee, … Continued
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October 3, 2014

Alabama Remembers September 11

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday was the 13th anniversary of 9-11. On that day in 2001, terrorists who were members of the Middle Eastern Group Al Qaeda under orders from Osama Bin Laden, seized four Americans airliners filled with passengers by force and flew three of them into the two Towers of the … Continued
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September 12, 2014

Bill Adair Defects to Republican Party

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 8, Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair announced that he has officially left the struggling Alabama Democratic Party to join the Alabama Republican Party. DA Bill Adair made a written statement regarding his decision to join the Republican Party. DA Adair said, “The decision to switch … Continued
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September 9, 2014

Leaked Report Reveals Facts on Hubbard/RSLC

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Monday, politico.com published a confidential report revealing that Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, in collusion with the Republican State Leadership Committee, (RSLC), funneled over a million dollars into Alabama “improperly.” The investigation was led by notable D.C. law firm, Baker Hostetler. Many elements of the memo have … Continued
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August 5, 2014

Armistead: Republican Party Doing Well Warns Liberals Trying To Influence GOP Primary

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, June 21, an estimated 400 Republican State Executive Committee members and Republican leaders met at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center near the Jefferson and Shelby County line off of U.S. Highway 280 for the Party’s annual summer meeting.  Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead told participants … Continued
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June 25, 2014

Did Chairman Armistead Ask for AEA-PCI Money?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Just hours before the start of the Alabama GOP Summer dinner, members of the Party’s Executive Committee received an email alleging that Chairman Bill Armistead plotted to take money from the Alabama Education Association, (AEA) and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, (PCI), by funneling it through a third-party … Continued
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June 24, 2014

Mike Pence and Republican Leaders Speak to Party

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, June 20, Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) addressed an estimated 800 Republican office holders, donors, state executive committee members, and grassroots activists at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Governor Mike Pence, age 55, said that he was humbled by the introduction by Congressman Robert … Continued
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June 24, 2014

Hubbard Business Interests Received Over $2 Million From ALGOP

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since 2002, business interests associated with Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) have racked in over $2,000,000 in payments for contracted or subcontracted work performed for the Alabama Republican Party, according to the ALGOP filings with the Secretary of State. Hubbard, through his companies Auburn Network, Network Creative Media and Craftmaster … Continued
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April 16, 2014

Realtors Endorse Merrill for Secretary of State

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 12 the Alabama Association of REALTORS® (AAR) announced that they were supporting state Representative John Merrill (R) from Tuscaloosa in the competitive Alabama Secretary of State race. The President of AAR, Pam Segars-Morris, said in a written statement, “Representative Merrill has been a true champion for … Continued
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March 19, 2014

First Day of Qualifying Was Busy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Candidates were at Alabama Republican Party Headquarters early in the business day and were in and out of ALGOP’s building all day.  Before noon ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ had talked with over a dozen freshly qualified candidates. State Auditor Candidate Adam Thompson was the first to file papers with … Continued
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January 14, 2014