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Memorial Day messages from Alabama leaders

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today, Monday, May 29, 2017, is Memorial Day.  Memorial Day is the day that the United States remembers all of the fallen in our many wars from the American Revolution to today’s Global War on Terror.  Veterans Day honors those who fought in our Nation’s wars.  Armed Forces Day … Continued
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May 29, 2017

Three Alabama Community Colleges to offer new Apple app development curriculum

By Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s Community College system is one of six across the country selected for a new app-development curriculum launched today by Apple. The new curriculum will be offered starting next fall as part of computer science programs in three Alabama community colleges: Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville, … Continued
May 29, 2017

Palmer introduces APPEAL Act intended to stop “judge shopping”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 24, 2017, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) introduced the APPEAL Act to prevent people objecting to an executive action from picking which court they want to hear their challenge.  Under Congressman Palmer’s Legislation all challenges of Executive Actions would have to be filed in federal courts in … Continued
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May 29, 2017

Alabama hardest hit by Obamacare, report says

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) released a report on the rising cost of health premiums as a result of Obamacare taxes, regulations, and mandates. Alabama residents were the hardest hit on a percentage basis in the entire country. According to the … Continued
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May 26, 2017

Governor signs bill decriminalized Professional Midwifery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 315, decriminalizing Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in Alabama. Governor Ivey said in a statement, “After thoughtful and deliberate consideration, I signed the midwifery bill because it gives mothers more options to choose how to deliver their baby, … Continued
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May 26, 2017

NRA endorses Strange

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) announced that the group has endorsed Senator Luther Strange (R) in the upcoming special election for the Senate seat that was vacated when Sen. Jeff Sessions was confirmed as US Attorney General. The NRA-PVG said in a … Continued
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May 26, 2017

Ivey signs Memorials Preservation Act into law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed the Memorials Preservation Act, SB60, into law. The bill protects Alabama’s many monuments and memorials from being destroyed or removed by local governments. The City of New Orleans recently destroyed century old Confederate Memorials for political correctness. The State … Continued
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May 25, 2017

Conservation Alabama pleased with Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 18, 2017 Conservation Alabama announced in their newsletter that they had successfully blocked legislation that would have taxed the land holdings of Forever Wild. Executive Director Tammy Herrington said in a statement, “The 2017 Legislative session will end this week. Almost 9,000 emails and letters have been … Continued
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May 24, 2017

Governor’s Office says 2015 hospitalization was the result of altitude sickness

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — In response to questions from the Alabama Political Reporter, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said Monday that her 2015 hospitalization in Colorado was the result of altitude sickness not strokes. “Many born and bred southerners like Governor Ivey are affected by altitude when visiting Colorado,” Ivey’s press secretary Eileen Jones said. … Continued
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May 23, 2017