Auditor Jim Zeigler

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, November 30, Planned Parenthood Southeast, and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley reached an agreement that will allow Planned Parenthood Southeast to continue to receive Alabama Medicaid dollars. Planned Parenthood Southeast assured the Governor that it is in compliance with Alabama law, and does not participate in the practice of … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In April, the Governor’s office threatened to close up to 15 of Alabama’s 22 state parks unless the legislature gave more money to the State General Fund (SGF).  It took 3 budgets and two Special Sessions, but eventually the legislature relented and agreed to give ~$156 million to … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter If the legislature does not raise taxes all State General Fund (SGF) agencies will be forced to begin making cuts to programs on September 30, to compensate for the lack of revenue to replace the trust fund raid money (which has run out). The second Special Session starts … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 1, State Representative Allen Farley (R-McCalla) formally filed papers with the Alabama Attorney General’s office to open an investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing by Governor Robert Bentley. Rep. Farley told Fox 6’s Alan Collins, “There is no private matters in public life. If our chief … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Athens School officials want to raise property taxes by 12 million and opponents allege that there has been improper use of school resources to pass that agenda in an August 25 referendum. Similar allegations were made in Baldwin County. There, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) issued an … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday June 27, a rally is scheduled to be held in Montgomery to protest the removal of the Confederate flags from Confederate memorials in Montgomery on the sole authority of Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R). Karl Andreas Bodenheimer wrote on Facebook, “This Saturday Rain or Shine (no not … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, May 4 State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) released the civil suit to stop school boards from spending taxpayer funds on referendum campaigns for tax increases. The Baldwin County School Board spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on propaganda promoting a recent referendum that would have dramatically raised … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, January 19, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and other statewide elected officials were sworn in to office on a sunny day in Montgomery. The Governor was sworn in by Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. For Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) this marked the official start of … Continued