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Speaker seeking prayers for victims, families of Mount Zion Baptist Church

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 8, 2017, Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) called for prayers for the victims and families of persons involved in a tragic bus accident in Atlanta involving members of Huntsville’s Mount Zion Baptist Church, which is located in McCutcheon’s Legislative district. Speaker McCutcheon said, in … Continued
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June 9, 2017

Indians Oppose Bill to Help Alabama’s Children

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Yesterday, in a Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee’s public hearing on the lottery, Robbie McGee spoke in support of one bill, while being in strict opposition of another. McGee, vice chairman for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI), first spoke against Senator Jim McClendon’s (R-Springville) lottery bill, and … Continued
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August 17, 2016

Atlanta Casino Could Threaten Birmingham Plan and PCI

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— MGM Resorts International has offered a plan to build a billion dollar gambling casino complex in Atlanta. This should give Birmingham Mayor William Bell, and all those who would like the “Magic City” to become a destination spot rivaling Atlanta, heartburn. The mere mention of the idea has … Continued
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November 24, 2015

Disgraced Judge Fuller Finally Resigns

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Judge Mark Fuller has finally agreed to resign after demands from the public and the Alabama Congressional delegation that he resign his lifetime seat on the Federal bench. Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) has been leading efforts to impeach Judge Fuller after he allegedly beat his then-wife in an … Continued
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June 1, 2015

Both Palmer and Lester Call for Fuller to Resign

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 22, both candidates in the Alabama Sixth District Congressional race have joined the numerous voices calling on disgraced Federal Judge Mark Fuller to resign his lifetime appointment to the Federal bench and leave office following his arrest by the Atlanta Police Department on charges that he beat … Continued
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September 23, 2014

Sessions Comments on “Water Wars” Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Atlanta is a very big city and is an even bigger metro area and it uses vast quantities of water. Many communities in Alabama live down river from the Atlanta MSA. Some in Alabama have argued that particularly in times of low rainfall (unlike now) Atlanta takes too much … Continued
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July 29, 2013

Roby Featured Speaker At Both Alabama and Georgia Conferences

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced in a written statement that she will be a featured speaker at two important Republican events this month. Representative Roby said, “I was honored to be asked to speak at both the Young Republican National Convention in Mobile and the National Federation … Continued
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July 3, 2013

Dr. Richard Land to Speak at Southeast Summit on Immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Dr. Richard Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, will be a participant in a panel on Faith and Culture in the Southeast as part of the Southeast Summit on immigration Monday in Atlanta. Dr. Richard D. Land is the President of The Ethics … Continued
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June 11, 2012

As Georgia Drought Crisis Looms, Fish and Wildlife Service Approves Corps of Engineers Emergency Plan to Conserve Reservoir Water

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has approved a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to cut the amount of water flowing from Woodruff Dam into the Appalachicola River from 5,000 cubic feet of water per second (CFS) to 4,500 CFS.  The USFWS biological opinion released to the … Continued
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May 24, 2012