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Hammett Out of Governor’s Administration

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Friday, October 2, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced changes to a new leadership team for the Governor’s Office, with the goal of continuing to serve the citizens of Alabama, by creating jobs and making State government more effective and efficient. Governor Bentley said in a statement, “Each member of our … Continued
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October 5, 2015

Shelby Opposed Continuing Resolution that Funds Planned Parenthood

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 30, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) voted against a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would fund the government through mid-December, but which funds Planned Parenthood.  Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) also opposed the CR. Senator Shelby said, “While I believe that it is critical for the government … Continued
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October 1, 2015

Support for Common Core is Plummeting Among Teachers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For the last five years, supporters of the controversial Common Core educational standards have urged legislators to ignore the phone calls and emails from Common Core opponents and instead listen to the education professionals who support Common Core. On Tuesday, August 18, the 2015 Education Next Poll was released … Continued
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August 18, 2015

Roby Responds to New Developments in Clinton Email Case

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 22, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) announced that after years of legal wrangling, partial truths, and failure to disclose information to Congress that the US Justice Department has finally taken possession of the private home server of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) that was … Continued
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August 13, 2015

Shelby Comments on Failure of Planned Parenthood Defunding Legislation in Senate

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 3, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) released a statement following the Senate’s vote to move forward on S1881, legislation to defund Planned Parenthood. Sen. Shelby wrote, “The recent videos depicting Planned Parenthood’s practices are extremely disturbing and underscore why taxpayer dollars should not support this organization. … Continued
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August 4, 2015

AEA’s Former Leaders Chafing Under NEA Control

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The powerful Alabama Education Association (AEA) dominated Alabama politics for decades. Most state legislature candidates needed AEA support to win their Democratic Primary and AEA money and influence kept those Democratic incumbents in office in increasingly Republican leaning districts far longer than they probably deserved. At its heart, … Continued
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July 30, 2015

Ford Says Democrats Willing To Help Solve Budget Crisis

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, July 24, the House Democratic Caucus announced in a statement that they were willing to meet with the GOP House leadership to solve the State General Fund (SGF) budget crisis. House Minority Leader Craig Ford said in a statement, “We’re reaching out to the leadership in … Continued
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July 27, 2015

Drummond Talks to Republican Women of Trussville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 7, Alabama’s Republican National Committeewoman, Vicki Ann Drummond, addressed the gathered members of the Republican Women of Trussville. Drummond said that the Alabama Republican Party has three members that serve on the Republican National Committee: the Alabama Republican Party Chair (Terry Lathan), the National Committeeman (Paul Reynolds), … Continued
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May 11, 2015

SB89 Brings Reforms, Transparency to Birmingham Water Works Board

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 6, State Alabama Senator J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (R-Vestavia) thanked all of the legislators who were supportive of his efforts to reform the Birmingham Water Works Board and helped pass SB89, despite an enormous amount of paid lobbying to block the legislation. Senator Waggoner said in a statement … Continued
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May 8, 2015