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Birmingham Waterworks Board chairwoman indicted

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Chairman of the Birmingham Water Works Board Sherry Lewis was indicted Wednesday for violating Alabama’s ethics laws. Along with Lewis, the state and FBI also arrested a former vice president at Arcadis – the company formerly known as Malcolm Pirnie – Jerry Jones, and Mount Vernon Mayor Terry … Continued
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December 8, 2017

Shelby, Strange vote for GOP tax plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, the U.S. Senate voted along part lines, 51-49, to support their tax reform package known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The legislation is now expected to be conferenced with the U.S. House’s tax reform bill, who passed their own version earlier. “The Senate today passed legislation … Continued
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December 4, 2017

Tommy Bryan to seek another term on the Alabama Supreme Court

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tommy Bryan announced his bid for re-election to the Alabama Supreme Court. Justice Bryan has served on the Alabama Supreme Court since 2013 and said in a statement that he has stood firm in his mission of protecting Alabama’s conservative values. “I want to … Continued
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November 30, 2017

Governor Ivey appoints Mike Anderton Jefferson County DA

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that she has appointed Republican Mike Anderton as Jefferson County District Attorney. “I am proud to appoint Mike Anderton as Jefferson County District Attorney,” Ivey said. “Out of all the applicants, Mike had the most experience, and I know he will work effectively, … Continued
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November 30, 2017

Marshall joins letter supporting Trump in appointing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Monday, November 27, 2017, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined four other attorney generals in a letter today to President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declaring their confidence in the President’s authority to appoint an acting director for the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Obama … Continued
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November 28, 2017

McLure withdraws from race for Attorney General

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Alabama Attorney General candidate, Sam McLure, announced that he his withdrawing from the Alabama attorney general’s race. “We entered this race in July, invigorated with a vision to see the people of Alabama take back our government … take it back from being used as a tool to … Continued
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November 23, 2017

Nine campaign committees, PACs still have not filed 2016 Annual Reports

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office published a list of principal campaign committees and political action committees that have yet to file their 2016 Annual Report. This report documents all money raised or spent by a candidate or committee each year. The Secretary of State’s Office says that it … Continued
November 9, 2017

AG’s investigation of Bentley administration, Mason still active

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Attorney General’s Office’s investigation into former Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration isn’t over yet. During a hearing on Monday in the wrongful termination suit filed by former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency secretary, Spencer Collier, attorneys for parties on both sides mentioned that some collection of discovery materials – … Continued
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November 8, 2017

Jason Childs is running for Governor as a Democrat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Democratic Primary is heating up with multiple candidates appealing to Alabama liberals for the Democratic nomination.  One of these is Jason Childs. Childs said in a statement, “Six years ago I founded Center for Progress in Alabama, a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Our goal was … Continued
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November 8, 2017

Bernie Sanders, Randall Woodfin may aid Doug Jones in Senate campaign

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, October 17, The New York Times reported that “national leaders, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders, have appealed to Mr. Woodfin to deploy his field organization to help Mr. Jones in the Special Election for the Senate.” Randall Woodfin is the 36-year-old mayor-elect of Birmingham. Woodfin told … Continued
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October 26, 2017