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Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg visits Alabama

Former New York City Mayor, billionaire, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg made a campaign stop in Montgomery on Monday. Bloomberg met with healthcare experts and providers to discuss his plans to lower infant mortality. Alabama has one of the highest infant mortality and maternal mortality rates in the country, especially among Black women. … Continued

January 22, 2020

Alabama Epstein? It happens here all the time

As the nation learns more about the salacious life and mysterious death of billionaire and serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, it’s important to remember his crimes are far from uncommon. In fact, they happen all the time. Even in Alabama. It’s a problem that experts agree is growing, though exact numbers are difficult to quantify, … Continued

September 10, 2019

Texas billionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot has died

Tuesday, Texas billionaire and one of the most significant third party presidential candidates in the last 100 years, Ross Perot, died. He was 89. “With deep sadness, I am letting you know that Mr. Perot passed away early Tuesday at his home, surrounded by his family,” said family spokesperson James Fuller in a statement to … Continued

July 10, 2019

Obamacare and boogeyman hit the campaign trail in final days

In the final days of the 2018 general election, the Alabama Republican Party says in a mail piece it strongly supports ending Obamacare, while Gov. Kay Ivey’s team is trotting out a boogeyman in a fundraising effort. Current public opinion polls show that most Americans favor Obamacare, AKA the Affordable Care Act. Especially popular is … Continued

November 5, 2018

DC’s political pornography keeps voters distracted

While Alabama’s voters breathlessly bask in the bodice-ripper soft porn that is the daily press coverage of the President Donald J. Trump administration here at home, some elected officials are disregarding and dismantling the very laws that Republicans rode to victory in 2010. Ethics reform and the Fair Campaign Practice Act are under attack, not … Continued

August 8, 2018

Milton McGregor lied to me

One of the first things Milton McGregor ever told me was that he wouldn’t lie to me. That was in March 2014, several months before I wrote an in-depth series on the history of gambling in Alabama and McGregor’s role in it. It was the first of many interviews, and McGregor wanted to set the … Continued

March 26, 2018

Walker Endorses Cruz

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 29, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) announced that he was endorsing US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to be the next President of the United States. Gov. Walker said, “After eight years of the failed Obama-Clinton Administration, Americans are looking for real leadership and a new direction. … Continued

March 30, 2016

Palmer Calls Trump a Megalomaniac

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) spoke to a crowd of 38 members of the Republican Women of Shelby County (RWSC) on Saturday, July 18. While Congressman Palmer did not get into which Republican Presidential candidate he preferred, he did blast GOP Primary contender Donald Trump, the billionaire developer/television … Continued

July 20, 2015