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GOP Chairwoman Terry Lathan congratulates Moore and Strange

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 15, 2017, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan made a statement congratulating Judge Roy Moore and Senator Luther Strange for their top two finishes in the Alabama Special Republican Primary. Following the results of today’s historic election Chairman Lathan said, “Congratulations to Judge Roy Moore and Senator Luther … Continued

August 16, 2017

Pro-Life Day in the Alabama House of Representatives

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 16, the Alabama House of Representatives passed all four Pro-Life bills. The Republican Caucus held a “Pro-Life Day” to discuss and pass pro-life legislation. The Democrats stretched the process out by staging a partisan filibuster; but the pointless delaying tactics were easily swept aside by the Republican … Continued

March 17, 2017

Strange bedfellows: Big Luther hires associate of felon Hubbard

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General, Luther Strange, sent a statewide press release officially announcing his run for the US Senate. The announcement was hardly a surprise in political circles, as Strange has made his desire to return to the hallowed ground of DC, and the Georgetown cocktail circuit no secret. Many … Continued

December 7, 2016

Lathan Says Nation Cannot Continue Down Liberal Path

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, September 27, 2016, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan released a statement regarding the First Presidential Debate on Monday night at Hofstra University. Chairman Lathan said, “With the first presidential debate over, the contrast between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is glaring. Mr. Trump wants less taxes, less … Continued

September 28, 2016

Sessions Meets with Trump; but Most Reports are that Mike Pence will be Vice-President Pick

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 14, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) met with presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, ostensibly about the Vice Presidential choice. Multiple media sources are however reporting that Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) will be Mr. Trump’s choice. Donald Trump met with Senator Sessions at an Indianapolis Hotel … Continued

July 15, 2016

ALGOP Executive Committee Calls For Charges Against Moore Be Dropped

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, May 21, the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee held a special called meeting in Trussville to elect alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. They also passed a resolution calling on the unelected Alabama Court of the Judiciary to drop the charges level against Chief Justice … Continued

May 23, 2016

State Files Motion to Exclude Irrelevant Evidence or Arguments

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The State’s prosecution in the Speaker Mike Hubbard felony case filed seven motions on Wednesday to exclude evidence or arguments from his upcoming criminal trial. The State’s Motion in limine seeks to have the case tried on facts related to Hubbard’s alleged criminal conduct, eliminating the possibility that the … Continued

April 14, 2016

Lathan Tells Republicans to Ignore the Conspiracy Theories

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, March 4, Republican Party Chairman Terry M. Lathan said that there is a lot of misinformation and angst about the GOP nomination process and urged Republicans to ignore the conspiracy theories. Chairman Lathan said in a statement, “I reached out to Chairman Priebus yesterday. I shared with … Continued

March 7, 2016

Committee Passes Resolutions Opposing Gambling and Medicaid Expansion

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 27, the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee met for their annual winter meeting. The Committee passed several resolutions. Resolution No 2016-04 urges Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) and members of the legislature, to oppose the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and states … Continued

March 2, 2016

Is is Time for Higher Education To Step Up?

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers As discussed last week, several of the headline Alabama news stories of 2015 may also be the blockbusters of 2016. The Mike Hubbard trial and the decision of the federal courts on Alabama’s legislative district lines will be determined in the first half of this year. The biggest news … Continued

January 27, 2016