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Sewell applauds UAB for America’s Promise Job Driven Grant

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 29, 2016, US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma) congratulated UAB for receiving an America’s promise grant. The grant will fund the Innovate Birmingham Consortium, a regional workforce partnership to establish a sustainable pipeline of talent for Birmingham’s growing IT sector. Congresswoman Sewell “Innovate Birmingham’s consortium partners are among … Continued
December 3, 2016

Boeing to bring 400 new jobs to Huntsville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 15, 2016, aviation giant, Boeing announced that it will add 400 jobs in Huntsville, Alabama, and will make an expected capital investment of $70 million in the state by 2020. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R from Alabama) said in a statement, “Boeing’s expansion in Huntsville is great … Continued
November 17, 2016

State Auditor Claims He Is Being Punished for Outspoken Conservatism

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, September 11, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a budget which raises taxes in order to continue to feed the troubled Medicaid program and avoid the specter of a federal takeover of the long neglected Alabama Corrections System. Most other General Fund agencies took modest cuts … Continued
September 14, 2015

Economic Incentives Package Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 10, the Alabama Jobs Act sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton) was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate. This bill is reportedly designed to improve the state’s economic development efforts by revamping the incentives offered to companies … Continued
March 11, 2015

Senators Unveil Bill To Address Currency Manipulation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 10, US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) introduced the Currency Undervaluation Investigation Act. Sen. Sessions introduced the legislation along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Charles E. Schumer (D-New York), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Debbie Stabenow (D-Minnesota), and Richard Burr (R-North Carolina). According to information from Sessions’ office … Continued
February 12, 2015

Bentley Announces 200 New Barrel Factory Jobs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The national and international economic numbers increasingly appear like a second recession is possible.  Governor Robert Bentley’s economic development team however keeps working hard to grow and expand employment in Alabama.  On Thursday, Gov. Bentley announced that Brown-Forman was expanding for the second time bringing 200 new jobs to … Continued
June 15, 2012

Sessions Applauds ITC Decision Against China

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a statement supportive of the recent United States International Trade Commission (USITC) vote to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties against Chinese high-pressure steel cylinders. Sen. Session said, “I applaud ITC’s decision to counter the unfair and abusive trade practices … Continued
June 12, 2012