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Alabama’s October unemployment rate falls to record low 3.6 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate is just 3.6 percent, down from September’s previous record-tying rate of 3.8 percent, and well below October 2016’s rate of 6.1 percent. “Today, I’m thrilled to announce Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October … Continued
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November 21, 2017

Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 4.2 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 4.2 percent, down from July’s rate of 4.5 percent, and well below August 2016’s rate of 5.9 percent. “After hovering near the national unemployment rate for several months, Alabama’s rate has … Continued
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September 18, 2017

Ivey orders changes to Amber Alert guidelines

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, one hour and forty minutes after an incident in which a vehicle was stolen with a child inside, Bessemer police requested the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to issue an AMBER Alert for the child. Based on the criteria in place at that time, the … Continued
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April 25, 2017

Bentley Announces Unemployment Dropped to 5.4 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, August 16, 2016, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate has fallen to just 5.4 percent. The lowest rate of Gov. Bentley’s time in office. That is down from July’s rate of 5.7 percent and below August 2015’s rate of 6.1 … Continued
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September 20, 2016

Governor Bentley Announces Alabama’s July Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.7 percent 

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 19, 2016, according to the latest numbers from the US Department of Labor, Alabama’s unemployment rate is the lowest that it has been in eight years. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate is 5.7 percent. A big drop from June’s … Continued
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August 23, 2016

Auditor Jim Zeigler Addresses BamaCarry

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 13, the State Auditor addressed the Second Amendment group, BamaCarry, at their annual “Alabama Firearms Freedom Rally” in Bessemer. The conservative state Auditor quoted President Jefferson: “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” Zeigler said, “That saying is often quoted and attributed to Thomas Jefferson. But … Continued
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February 16, 2016

Foster Wants to Put Bessemer Back to Work

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 3, Darius Foster, candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in state House District 56, announced that he was sponsoring a job fair on October 7 at the Bessemer Civic Center. Darius Foster said in a written statement, “No candidate in the history of this district … Continued
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September 4, 2014

Bentley Welcomes 50 New Jobs at Dayjon Inc. In Bessemer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley was in Bessemer Monday along with company, state and local representatives for a ribbon cutting to celebrate Dayjon Inc’s expansion.  The $2.8 million expansion will create up to 50 new Alabama jobs over the next two years. Governor Bentley said, “I am excited to join … Continued
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October 30, 2012

Hueytown brothers arrested for violent sex crimes in 2009

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced in a written statement that two brothers from Hueytown were arrested for violent sex crimes.  Jason Lee Campbell (age 31) and David Wesley Campbell (age 36) were both charged with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, first-degree robbery and attempted murder.  According to … Continued
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June 12, 2012