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Trump to attend National Championship Game

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Multiple media outlets reported that President Donald Trump will be in Atlanta Monday night for the College Football National Championship Game. Trump is reportedly set to attend the game with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, First Lady Melania Trump and Nick Ayers, a Georgia native who is Vice President … Continued
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January 4, 2018

Republican State Rep. Isaac Whorton won’t seek re-election

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter State Rep. Isaac Whorton, R-Valley, won’t seek re-election to Alabama’s House District 38 this year, he announced Tuesday. Instead, Whorton has chosen to run for a circuit judge seat that was recently vacated in the 5th Judicial Circuit. Whorton, a freshman legislator who represented portions of Chambers and Lee … Continued
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January 3, 2018

Moore says he has “no regrets”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore said that he has no regrets following his opponent’s state certification as the winner of the Dec. 12 special election for U.S. Senator. Moore had asked the state canvassing board to postpone the decision and to continue to investigate allegations of voter fraud.  When … Continued
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December 29, 2017
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New Year’s resolution: Stop the gullibility

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter According to an email that Roy Moore’s campaign sent out to supporters and the media, more than $70,000 has been raised over the last week from donations for Moore’s “election integrity fund.” Think about that. Think some more about that. Now, be angry. For all of the cheering and … Continued
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December 29, 2017

Convicted felon who fled Mountain Brook Police indicted on federal gun charge

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter A federal grand jury Thursday returned a federal gun charge against the Irondale man who last month crashed a stolen car in Mountain Brook after fleeing police there. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Gerido, Jefferson County District … Continued
December 29, 2017

State Rep. Corley Ellis to join education budget-writing committee

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, has appointed State Rep. Corley Ellis, R-Columbiana, to the influential committee responsible for writing the Education Trust Fund budget, which appropriates more than $6 billion in funding for Alabama’s public schools and colleges. Ellis will serve as the House Ways and Means Education Committee’s … Continued
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December 28, 2017

Alabama ranked No. 6 state for construction job growth

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Joining a wave of construction job growth across the country, Alabama had the sixth-best construction job growth over the last year. Forty states saw an increase in construction jobs between November 2016 and November 2017, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of … Continued
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December 26, 2017

The F-35s are coming to Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced that the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing has been chosen as the home for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet. “I am thrilled and very pleased that the 187th Fighter Wing has been chosen as the home … Continued
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December 22, 2017
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Unlike Roy Moore, I’m not dreaming of a “white” Christmas.

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Ah, the Christmas column. Alabama residents love to light up their homes, many elaborately, often with yard ornaments synced to Christmas carols. In our drive-arounds, my wife, Veronica, and I love to pass those Nativity scenes that have Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus, various farm animals, the three wise … Continued
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December 21, 2017