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Alabama House passes Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 3, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a massive $6.417 billion Education Trust Fund Budget. The 72 page bill was sponsored by State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and was carried in the House by Ways & Means Education Chairman Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa). State Representative John Knight … Continued
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May 4, 2017

Legislature returns today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the Alabama Legislature returns after a two week spring break. The legislature has a number of issue to deal with. The first of these is the budgets. The Senate was debating the education trust fund (ETF) budget on the last day. Now it moves to … Continued
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April 4, 2017

Byrne supports Trump budget proposals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 16, 2017, US Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montorse) issued a statement in support of President Donald J. Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018. Congressman Byrne said: “I applaud President Trump and his administration for their commitment to scaling back the Federal government. It is critical that we … Continued
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March 17, 2017

Trump to address Congress tonight

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, President Donald J Trump will address a joint session of Congress for the first time. On Monday, February 27, 2017, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) said in an email to constituents, “As you may know, President Trump will address a Joint Sessions of Congress … Continued
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February 28, 2017

Obama passes the torch to Trump today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, January 20, New York billionaire and reality TV star Donald J Trump (R) will be sworn in as President of the United States. The controversial and divisive administration of President Barack H. Obama (D) has come to an end. Inauguration events begin as early as 8:00 am. The … Continued
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January 20, 2017

Roby joins Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, January 12, 2017, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) will join the US House of Representatives Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for the 115th Congress. This is a significant assignment for Roby, who has emphasized military issues while in the Congress. Both Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery and Fort Rucker … Continued
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January 19, 2017

Finance, Revenue officials suggest reforms for budget process

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Legislators are attempting to find a long-term fix for Alabama’s seemingly endless General Fund budgeting woes. But that long-term fix seems far in the distance. Today, officials from the executive branch offered their input to the Legislative Task Force on Budget Reform, a joint committee of the Alabama Legislature … Continued
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December 15, 2016

Ward Urges “Yes” Vote on Amendment 14

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Alabama voters go for to the polls to decide whether they want Donald J Trump (R) or Hillary R. Clinton (D) to be the next President of the United States and other races; but on the back of the ballot there are fourteen Alabama … Continued
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October 31, 2016

Rogers Looking to Protect the Homeland

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, US Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) emailed residents of the Third District with his thoughts about the growing threat from ISIS-inspired terror attacks in our country. Congressman Rogers wrote, “Here in the United States, this past weekend, the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City was rattled by a … Continued
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September 27, 2016

Butler Says He Will Likely Vote for the Lottery


By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 1, 2016, State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) joined the growing number of conservative Republicans who are tentatively backing a lottery proposal. Rep. Butler said to constituents on social media, “Governor Bentley has called the Alabama legislature into a special session beginning August 15th to consider a … Continued
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August 3, 2016