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Vietnam Veterans of America Holding District 5 Candidates Forum

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On August 11, the Vietnam Veterans of America in Limestone County have announced a Candidate Meet and Greet for the State House District 5 special election. The event will be held on August 11th from six to eight pm at the Vietnam Veterans Building, 17915 Elm St. in … Continued
August 5, 2015

July 27 Deadline to Qualify for House District 5 Special Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 14, the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee, acting on behalf of the Alabama Republican Party, announced a resolution opening candidate qualifying and accepting 5:00pm Monday, July 27, as the deadline to qualify as a Republican to fill the vacancy in Alabama House District 5, created by the … Continued
July 16, 2015

Zeigler Urges Churches to Arm Parishioners in Wake of Attack on South Carolina Church

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Around 9:00 pm on June 17, 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof assassinated South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney (D) and eight parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, which was pastored by Sen. Pinckney. In response to the tragedy, State Auditor Zig Zeigler recommended on Facebook that people should go to … Continued
June 19, 2015

Byrne Says Iran Should Release All American Prisoners Before Any Deal

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Monday, June 15, the US House of Representatives voted unanimously for a resolution calling for the release of Americans being held as political prisoners by Iran.  US Representative Bradley Byrne said that the US should not make any deal with Iran until these Americans are released from their captivity. … Continued
June 17, 2015

Republicans Respond to Supreme Court Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 25, Alabama Republicans were stung by a US Supreme Court ruling that potentially could lead to a redo of the legislative redistricting process. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced in a statement that the US Supreme Court decided Alabama’s redistricting case, Alabama Legislative Black Caucus and … Continued
March 26, 2015

Five Elected Officials Switch To GOP

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, March 6, the Alabama Republican Party announced that five elected officials from Lauderdale and Talladega Counties have decided to switch to the Republican Party. Alabama Republican Party Chairwoman Terry Lathan and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) welcomed the new officials to the Republican Party at a press … Continued
March 10, 2015

Roby Addresses Revelations Re: Hillary Clinton Personal Email

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) addressed revelations that former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a secret personal email account for official business as President Obama’s Secretary of State. Congresswoman Roby said, “Today, I joined Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and my other colleagues on the Benghazi Select Committee … Continued
March 6, 2015

Sewell Votes For CRomnibus

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, December 16 U.S. Representative Terri A Sewell (D from Selma) released a written statement to explain the reasons why she supported the Continuing Resolution (C.R.). H.R. 83 avoids a government shutdown and keeps the government funded until the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Both … Continued
December 18, 2014

Democrats Hope to Break Republican Super Majority in State Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter After a century plus of Democratic Party rule in the State legislature, Alabama voters gave Republicans control of both Houses of the Alabama Legislature. Not just control, but super-majority control. Alabama Democrats have spent the last four years planning to take back control and they get their chance on … Continued
November 3, 2014

Sewell Votes against Republican Immigration Bills

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 1, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, (D) from Selma, voted against H.R. 5230, the Republican appropriations bill to address the crisis on our country’s Southwest border and H.R. 5232, which eliminates the troubled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) problem. Congresswoman Sewell released a written following her … Continued
August 7, 2014