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Shelby Votes for Senate Budget Proposal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, March 27, 2015, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) announced that he voted in favor of the Senate Republican budget proposal which passed on a party-line vote.  Since the House passed its budget resolution on Wednesday, the Senate’s vote today is the next step towards Congress completing its first … Continued
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March 27, 2015

President Obama Comes To Birmingham

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday March 26, US President Barack H. Obama is coming to Birmingham to deliver a speech at Lawson State Community College. The President of the United States is expected to deliver a speech on the economy and call for greater government oversight on lending practices. In February, President Obama … Continued
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March 25, 2015

UAB Making Waves Both in Basketball Tournament and in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, March 19 UAB Athletics made national headlines with its men’s basketball team’s shocking closing seconds victory 60 to 59 over highly ranked Iowa State in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament.   UAB athletics super fan and State Representative Jack Williams (R from Vestavia) submitted a … Continued
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March 20, 2015

Merrill Briefs GBYR

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 12, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was in Birmingham briefing the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYR) on his first weeks in the Alabama Secretary of State office. Secretary of State Merrill said that he and his office have been looking at the campaign finance reports that … Continued
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March 17, 2015

UAB Basketball Win Provides Encouragement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporters On Saturday, March 14, the UAB Men’s basketball team won the Conference USA basketball tournament and an automatic trip to the NCAA Basketball Playoffs. The win gave momentum to the UAB supporters who are campaigning for the State legislature to reform the University of Alabama Trustee to give the … Continued
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March 17, 2015

Congress Members Visit Birmingham Civil Rights Museum

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, March 6, almost 100 members of the United States Congress visited Birmingham and the Civil Rights Institute as part of a three day pilgrimage to visit important sites in the civil rights movement. This weekend was the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery voting rights … Continued
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March 16, 2015

UAB Football Supporters Rally in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 10 an estimated 250 supporters of UAB football came to the state house in Montgomery to protest for the return of the sport to the Birmingham University. State Representative Jack Williams (R from Vestavia) led the crowd. Rep. Williams said that while he is happy for … Continued
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March 11, 2015

State Weighs Budget Options

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 13, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) shocked everyone who follows Alabama politics when he announced in a speech in Birmingham that he plans to spend the next four years of his second term raising taxes on the people of Alabama. Gov. Bentley said that the State … Continued
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February 19, 2015

Bentley Says Tax Hike Inevitable

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, February 13, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced in a speech in Birmingham that he plans to spend the next four years of his second term raising taxes on the people of Alabama. Gov. Bentley’s controversial remarks were made to a luncheon of PARCA (the Public Affairs Research … Continued
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February 16, 2015