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Common Core Politicly Hot

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers March 11, 2015 The Common Core education topic is not only a hot political issue in Alabama, it has become a political football nationwide and it appears to be a hot potato in the looming 2016 GOP presidential contest. As soon as Jeb Bush announced that he would “actively … Continued
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March 11, 2015

Professor Addresses Common Core Activists

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, March 7, Dr. Duke Pesta, a University of Wisconsin Professor, addressed a crowd of over 100 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Hoover on what he felt were the negatives of the controversial Common Core Curriculum currently being implemented across the state of Alabama. The event was hosted by … Continued
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March 9, 2015

Legislature Finishes Busy First Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislature went back into session on Tuesday, March 3, and immediately began work on new legislation for 2015. The legislature generally meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays and does a lot of work in committee on Wednesdays. House Rules Committee Chairman Mac McCutcheon (R-Capshaw) wrote on Facebook: “Finished … Continued
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March 9, 2015

Alabama Legislative Session Starts On Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 3, both Houses of the Alabama Legislature will return to Montgomery for the start of the 2015 legislative session. During the day there will be a number of events. At 9:30 am in the Joint Briefing Room (popularly called the Star Wars room) on the seventh … Continued
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March 2, 2015

New Year Promises To Be Interesting

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Both Alabama and Auburn play in bowl games on Thursday to start the New Year off right…with football and more football.  That said, 2015 is already shaping up to be a huge year in Alabama politics and your Alabama Political Reporter is already hard at work covering the stories … Continued
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December 29, 2014

Mary Scott Hunter’s Censure Rescinded

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, December 15, the Madison County Republican executive committee to rescind its controversial decision to censure incumbent Alabama State School Board member Mary Scott Hunter (R from Huntsville) in a 32 to 14 vote. Hunter has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Alabama College & Career Readiness education … Continued
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December 16, 2014

Marsh Tells Voters He Will Not Be Indicted

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, October 29, an overflow crowd packed the Lurleen Wallace School of Nursing auditorium at Jacksonville State University to hear the Senate District 11 debate between incumbent Senator Del Marsh (R from Anniston) and his opponent, attorney Taylor Stewart (D from Anniston).  The event was a heavy weight slug … Continued
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October 30, 2014

Freeman Urges Rainy Day Patriots to Oppose Amendment Four

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 16, Ken Freeman spoke to the Rainy Day Patriots at Hoover Tactical Firearms about the five amendments on the Alabama ballot. Freeman denounced Amendment Four and urged everyone to vote No on the controversial measure that would limit the legislature’s authority over education issues in the … Continued
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October 23, 2014

Jeb Bush Addresses Business Council of Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 7, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was in Birmingham for a fundraiser for the powerful Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and its influential ProgressPAC. The former Florida Governor has been mentioned as a possible GOP Presidential contender. His brother, former President George W. Bush (R) told Fox … Continued
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October 9, 2014

Armistead Discusses Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In his weekly column on September 2, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said that many in the State of Alabama are anxiously awaiting what the Alabama Legislature will do about Common Core, when it reconvenes next Spring. Chairman Armistead wrote, “Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal took a bold step … Continued
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September 3, 2014