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Ted Cruz Campaigns in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 27, US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will campaign for President of the United States in Montgomery, Alabama. Cruz’s Alabama Co-Chair, Dr. Chad Mathis, announced the stop late on Friday, February 26. Sam Cooper who is the regional political co-chair of the Ted Cruz for President Campaign, … Continued
February 27, 2016

Senate Passes $1.8 Billion Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 25, the Alabama Senate passed a $1.8 billion State General Fund (SGF) budget for fiscal Year 2017. This SGF budget level-funds most State agencies, including State troopers and Corrections, and contains no tax increases. The new Chairman of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee Trip Pittman said, … Continued
February 26, 2016

Legislature Passes Law Giving It Exclusive Authority to Set the Minimum Wage

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Birmingham City Council unilaterally raised the minimum wage inside the city leading to an outcry from business owners who were worried about the possibility that the state could have different wages from one limits to the next. On Thursday, February 25, the Alabama Senate passed, the Alabama Uniform … Continued
February 26, 2016

Republicans To Meet in Mobile on Saturday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee will gather for their biannual meeting in Mobile, Alabama this Saturday, February 27, 2016. The meeting will be held at the Arthur Outlaw Convention Center. The meeting is open to the public. Later that evening, the Alabama Republican Party will host a … Continued
February 26, 2016

Trump Rally Moves to Stadium

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, February 26, the Donald Trump Campaign for President announced that they were moving the Huntsville rally to a different location to accommodate the demand. The campaigtn announced that Donald Trump’s Huntsville rally has officially changed the location to Madison City Schools Stadium. Madison Mayor Troy Trulock confirmed … Continued
February 26, 2016

Byrne Tells Secretary of Education to Follow the Law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, February 25, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) questioned acting US Secretary of Education John King about efforts the Department of Education is taking to ensure individual states get to set their own accountability standards for schools. Congressman Byrne asked Secretary King how he was going to ensure … Continued
February 26, 2016

Both Clintons Will be in Alabama on Saturday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter   On Saturday, February 27, former President Bill Clinton will be in Montgomery for a public event to get out the vote for Hillary Clinton in Montgomery, Alabama. President Clinton will speak on the campus of Alabama State University at 4:45 p.m. Doors open at 3:45 p.m.  The Hillary for … Continued
February 26, 2016

A Game Plan to Fight Rural Poverty in Alabama

By Kimble Forrister Gov. Robert Bentley is right to urge Alabama to confront rural poverty before he leaves office in 2019. Tens of thousands of families are struggling to make ends meet in rural areas across the state, and better state policies could make a meaningful difference in their lives. Here are seven pragmatic proposals … Continued
February 25, 2016

Cruz Will Not Be at Yellowhammer Event, Trump, Rubio, and Clinton to Make Alabama Stops

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Presidential Primary is Tuesday, March 1, and several presidential campaigns are planning events in Alabama. The Yellowhammer News and conservative talk radio station 101.1 FM in the Birmingham area had reported that US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would attend their Homewood event on Saturday, February 27. Now … Continued
February 25, 2016

Conservative Christians of Alabama Endorse Shelby

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Conservative Christians of Alabama released their 2016 voters’ guide. The group announced that they were recommending that voters go to the polls on Tuesday, March 1, and vote to re-elect Richard Shelby (R) to the US Senate. The Conservative Christians of Alabama endorsement is just the latest group … Continued
February 25, 2016