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Predicting the Presidential Race

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers Folks, we are in the midst of a presidential race. It has been ongoing for well over a year. We will select a new president in November. Barack Obama has served his eight year limit. Thus, the parade of candidates seeking to occupy the Oval Office has been long, … Continued
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January 6, 2016

Are White Democrats An Endangered Species?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—What was once an endangered species is now all but extinct, that being the elected, white Southern Democrat. Turning the “Solid South” Republican began in the Civil Rights era, and is all but complete under the presidency of Barack Obama. As recently as 1977, there was not a single … Continued
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April 21, 2015

Byrne Supports Honoring Voting Rights Marches

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 4, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced in a statement that a bipartisan resolution led by US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) commemorating the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution would call for the issuance of a … Continued
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March 6, 2015

Senate Passes Gold Medal Bill for Voting Rights Marchers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015, US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma), who grew up in Selma, applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of S517. The bipartisan bill Rep. Sewell introduced in the House awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the voting rights marchers who braved violence to march from Selma to Montgomery. Their courage … Continued
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March 5, 2015

Poll Indicates Sessions Speaks for a Majority of Americans

By Byron Shehee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—President Barack Obama’s plan to circumvent Congress by issuing an order of Executive Amnesty is being met with opposition from the nation and the Republican Party is unsure how to handle the issue. With the 2016 presidential primary right around the corner, some Republicans seem to be angling for … Continued
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February 5, 2015

Don’t Let Facts Influence The Vote

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter There will be no tanks on the streets, or soldiers with weapons locked and loaded as we go to the polls on Tuesday. The only weapon of war that will have been used against the voters of our State, will be propaganda. This killing machine poisons the mind and … Continued
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June 2, 2014

Alabama Association of Realtors® Endorse Beeker

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, May 12, Chip Beeker (R) announced that the Alabama Association of Realtors (AAR) has endorsed his candidacy for the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) Place 2. AAR President Pam Segars Morris said, “After reviewing the candidates for this post, AAR determined that Chip Beeker possesses the experience, … Continued
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May 16, 2014