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Why are educators being cheated? A few thoughts…

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) sponsored a two-percent Alabama Teachers pay raise for the 2015 Fiscal Year Budget. This was the same as Governor Robert Bentley had requested. However, the Senate Education Budget Committee instead approved a one percent/one-time bonus for teachers. “So goes education, so goes Alabama,” Ward said. … Continued
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February 27, 2014

Mathis Responds to Obama’s State of the Union Address

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican candidate for Congress Dr. Chad Mathis released a statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. Dr. Mathis said, “President Obama’s State of the Union address was merely a deflection of a world gone awry – from his failed institution of Obamacare, to our stagnant … Continued
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January 30, 2014

Mathis Reports Successful Early Fundraising

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, Indian Springs orthopedist Dr. Chad Mathis became the first candidate to officially file his papers to qualify for the Sixth District Congressional Race.  Mathis also announced that his campaign had raised an impressive $356,097.82 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Dr. Mathis announced that his campaign has … Continued
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January 15, 2014

Tom Vigneulle Enters Crowded CD 6 Field

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Tom Vigneulle announced his candidacy for the United States Congress to a crowd of friends and supporters at the Aveda Institute, near the Galleria in Hoover.  Vigneulla is running to represent Alabama’s Congressional District Six. Vigneulle is a businessman and the President and owner of the Royal … Continued
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January 8, 2014
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DeMarco Receives Support from Birmingham Realtors, Award from Young Republicans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Birmingham Association of Realtors offered their support for Alabama State Representative, Paul DeMarco (R) from Homewood to represent Alabama’s Sixth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The President of the 3,200 member association, Chip Watts, said, “Paul DeMarco is interested in doing what’s right for … Continued
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December 20, 2013
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Former USS Cole Commander, Kirk Lippold, Endorses Mathis

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Dr. Chad Mathis’s campaign for Congress got welcome news when retired U.S. Navy Commander Kirk Lippold officially endorsed Dr. Chad Mathis for Congress in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. Commander Lippold was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when Al Qaeda, (then led by Osama bin Laden) attacked the … Continued
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December 13, 2013

Wheeler Challenges Williams in HD47

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House District 47 Republican Primary is already starting to get heated. Former Jefferson County Republican Party Chairman David Wheeler of Vestavia has been actively campaigning in House District 47, challenging Republican incumbent, Jack Williams also from Vestavia. Former Chairman Wheeler said in a written statement, “I am … Continued
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December 10, 2013

Brooke Enters CD 6 Race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the longtime Harbert Executive Will Brooke (R) announced that he was going to run for Congress in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. Mr. Brooke said on his website, “As a businessman, I know job one in Washington is to cut Federal spending and get our financial house in … Continued
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November 21, 2013

TEA Party Under Attack from Republicans?

By Bill Britt
 Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—One of the state’s most celebrated conservative organizations believes it is under attack, not by the liberal left, or the Obama administration, or the IRS, but by certain Republicans. According to a press release from the Wetumpka TEA Party (WTP), Representative Mike Ball (R-Huntsville) has publicly accused the group … Continued
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September 24, 2013