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Walker County has no easy answers for financial mess

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 21, 2017, State Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and State Representative Connie Rowe (R-Jasper) met with the Walker County Commission six days after voters went to the polls and rejected a sales tax that the Commission had billed as Walker County’s only way to avoid bankruptcy.  The voters … Continued
August 24, 2017

Voters reject tax vote, Walker County on verge of bankruptcy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Walker County officials, stunned by voters rejection of a massive tax increase, now are not sure what to do. February 2017, former Governor Robert Bentley (R) set the special election for the US Senate seat formerly held by Jeff Sessions for November 2018.  Three months later, the law finally caught … Continued
August 21, 2017

Carrington is running for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday May 8, 2017, Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington (R) announced officially that he was running for Governor of Alabama. Carrington gathered with over 200 friends, family, community leaders, supporters, and Alabama’s political reporters, and journalists at Vulcan Park to officially announce that he was launching his campaign for … Continued
May 9, 2017

Hillary Clinton Accuses Walter Energy of Shirking its Obligations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, December 30, former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released a statement attacking Walter Energy’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy by renouncing collective bargaining agreements with unions to honor commitments to coal miners and retirees. Secretary Clinton said, “Walter Energy is attempting to shirk its … Continued
December 31, 2015

Brooks Says, “ I Fight Because America’s Future Depends on It.”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville took to the floor of the to explain his position on the government shutdown, the debt ceiling, and the debate on the unpopular Affordable Care Act and how those things relate to America’s future. Rep. Brooks said, “As bad as government shutdown and … Continued
October 8, 2013

Brooks Voted NO on Raising Debt Ceiling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. House voted today to lift the debt ceiling until May to avoid a debt crisis that would have dominated the month of February. U.S. Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville refused to support the bill as written.  Rep. Brooks said on Facebook, “This morning, I stated on the … Continued
January 24, 2013

Mike Hubbard and Craftmaster Printing, Part One: Failure at the Door

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since revelations about Craftmaster’s bankruptcy first came to light in 2006, its owners have tried to paint it as a non-event. No one characterized the bankruptcy, “nothing to see here,” more than company co-owner and current Republican Speaker of the Alabama House, Mike Hubbard. Hubbard has gone so far … Continued
December 16, 2012

Time Running Out For Jefferson County’s Proposed Massive Tax Increase

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM–On the last full week of the Alabama 2012 legislative session, SB567, a Senate Bill introduced by Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R) from Vestavia, giving bankrupt Jefferson County massive new powers to raise taxes virtually across the board, including on every payroll in the financially embattled county, … Continued
May 15, 2012

Editorial: Republicans Should Stand on Principles

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today, the House will vote on the Jefferson County Tax Increase Package, SB567, which would give the Jefferson County Commission vast new powers to saddle people that work, do business, or shop in Jefferson County with a whole host of Draconian new taxes, because the Jefferson County Commission is … Continued
May 10, 2012

Republican Senate Votes for Tax increase on Jefferson County Workers, Businesses, and Consumers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed SB567 by a margin of 16 to 11.  The bill, titled the Alabama Financially Distressed Counties Act, was authored by Senator Jabo Waggoner (R) from Vestavia.  Sen. Waggoner has issued a written statement on the Senate’s passage of the massive new tax increase … Continued
May 4, 2012