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Georgia celebrates lottery’s 25th anniversary, Gov. Ivey supports letting people vote

Last week, Georgia celebrated the 25th anniversary of its state education lottery, which has helped send more than 3 million Georgia kids to college and pre-K programs. At the recent recognition ceremony, Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal remembered the personal dilemma he faced when the state assembly needed a two-thirds majority to pass legislation to … Continued
June 26, 2018

Only 71 percent of Alabama high school seniors are college/career ready

A new report from Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama shows that there is still a sizable gap between Alabama’s graduation rate and the number of students who are considered college and career ready even though the gap has improved. The report looks at state educational statistics for last year’s graduating class of 2017. While … Continued
June 25, 2018

Inside the Statehouse: A look at our current congressional delegates

There are dramatic differences between our congressional delegation of the 1940’s-1960’s and our group on the Potomac today.  Obviously, their partisan badges have changed, as have Alabamians. There is also a tremendous difference in power and seniority of that era versus today’s group. That bygone era of Alabama congressmen were very progressive New Deal Democrats; whereas, our … Continued
April 11, 2018

Doug Jones makes appeal to students on college affordability

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Doug Jones will need the support of college students across the state to win the special election next month, and the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate made an appeal Monday night to organizers and college voters to get out the vote. On a conference call with Alabama college students … Continued
November 28, 2017

US Rep. Bradley Byrne introduces Innovation in Accreditation Act

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, introduced legislation to allow for greater innovation in higher education on Monday. Byrne’s bill, the Innovation in Accreditation Act would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to waive requirements if accreditors can demonstrate the waiver is necessary … Continued
October 3, 2017

Alabama Republican Assembly Demands Bentley Be Impeached

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 29, the Alabama Republican Assembly released a statement announcing that it has passed a resolution, calling for both Houses of the Legislature to impeach the embattled Governor Robert Bentley (R). Alabama Republican Assembly President Jennifer Montrose said that the resolution was in response to the allegations … Continued
March 30, 2016

Some in GOP Want Bentley Out

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As first reported last week by the Alabama Political Reporter, State and Federal investigators are reportedly continuing their separate probes into the conduct of embattled Governor Robert Bentley (R) and the generous financial compensation he has paid over the course years to his top advisor, and alleged mistress, Mrs. … Continued
March 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton at Miles College

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, February 26, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in the greater Birmingham area at a, “get out the vote” rally at Miles College, ahead of the Democratic Party Primary on Tuesday, March 1. The former Secretary of State, former US Senator from New York, former First Lady … Continued
February 29, 2016

Legislature Passes Fostering Hope Scholarship Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed the Fostering Hope Scholarship bill, SB157.  SB157 has already passed the Senate and is now headed to the Governor’s desk. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced in a statement that he supports the bill and will sign it.  Gov. Bentley wrote, “The Legislature has … Continued
April 30, 2015

Bentley Says that Education Should be About Getting a Job

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s unemployment has been dropping, but the numbers of the unemployed and underemployed remain stubbornly high in an economy that officially came out of recession four years ago. Yet when Alabama Governor Robert Bentley came to Pell City on Thursday to meet with business leaders, Charles Browning (owner of … Continued
September 9, 2013