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New Districting plans released

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 27, the Joint Committee on Redistricting released their proposed Alabama House and Senate Districts for the 2018 elections. The previous redistricting plan was approved by the Obama Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Despite this the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus and the Alabama Democratic Conference sued the State … Continued
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April 28, 2017
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An apology for it all

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I’m sorry. That’s what I’m supposed to say here, it seems. A bunch of other media outlets and columnists have apologized after last Tuesday’s election results, after they were so wrong and after they so misjudged the country and its anger. I guess I should offer an apology too. … Continued
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November 17, 2016

Felons Sue for Right to Vote

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, September 26, 2016, the Campaign Legal Center, the Voting Rights Institute, and the law firm of Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit in Alabama district court on behalf of US citizens with past felony convictions who have been denied the right to vote due to the State’s laws … Continued
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September 29, 2016

Democratic Debate Recap

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 11, the only two Democratic Party candidates for President of the United States, participated in a debate that was televised on PBS and CNN in the swing-state of Wisconsin. US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said that, “People are tired of establishment politics, People are tired of establishment … Continued
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February 15, 2016

Civil Rights Group Condemns Trump

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, November 23, the civil rights group, ColorOfChange, condemned Republican Presidential candidate and New York City billionaire Donald Trump for defending supporters allegedly “roughing up” a BLM (Black Lives Matter) protestor in Birmingham on Saturday and for sharing a graphic on Twitter presenting falsified crime statistics claiming that … Continued
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November 24, 2015

Democrats Respond to Court Decision on Alabama Redistricting Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 25, the US Supreme Court sent the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus’s case challenging the State’s 2012 legislative redistricting plan back to District Court in Alabama for a new trial. The Black Democrats argue that the redistricting plan passed by both Houses of the Alabama Legislature in 2012 … Continued
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March 26, 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

Troy Towns Elected Republican Senior Vice-Chairman

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 21, the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee elected optometrist Troy Towns as the new Senior Vice-Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party. Towns was recently the full time Alabama Director of Minority Outreach for the Alabama Republican Party. Towns defeated incumbent Senior Vice-Chairman George Williams as well … Continued
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February 25, 2015

Armistead Appalled by Janet May’s Comments on Ferguson

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead called recent comments by Janet May implying that the Ferguson, Missouri riots could help Democrats in the fall elections, “appalling” and called Janet May, “An embarrassment to the State of Alabama.” The GOP Chairman also urged Birmingham Mayor William Bell not to go … Continued
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August 25, 2014