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Alabama Democratic Party Stonewalls Proposed Diversity Amendment (w/video)

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Last Saturday, February 1st, the State Democratic Executive Committee – the governing body of the Alabama Democratic Party – met in Montgomery at the Renaissance Hotel for their regularly scheduled organizational meeting. The meeting, presided over by recently-confirmed chairwoman Nancy Worley, had been anticipated as a possible resolution point … Continued
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February 3, 2014

Special Elections Will Be Tuesday, February 4th

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama House District 31 was scheduled to have a Special Republican Party Runoff on Tuesday.  Prior to the election, Governor Robert Bentley announced a state of emergency late Monday and postponed the Special Runoff until Tuesday, February 4th.  Similarly Gov. Bentley postponed the Special Democratic runoff in House District … Continued
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January 31, 2014

No Special Elections Will Be Held on Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday will see severe cold and in many parts of the state there will be snow and ice.  Due to the likelihood of frigid temperatures and the possibility of winter precipitation Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) has declared a state of emergency and has postponed House of Representatives Special … Continued
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January 28, 2014
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Alabama Progressives Plan Organizational Meeting in Mobile

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The last four years have not been good for Democrats in Alabama. Governor Robert Bentley’s election in 2010 has meant 11 straight years of Republican control of the Alabama Governor’s office. Democrats in the the Alabama Congressional delegation have decreased from three to just one, Rep. Terri Sewell from … Continued
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December 11, 2013

Sewell Appointed to Serve on House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma was appointed by the U.S. House Democratic leadership to join the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Representative Sewell said.  “I am honored to be appointed by Democratic Leadership to join the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.  The issues … Continued
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December 5, 2013

Humphryes Challenges Boman

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Democrats are attempting to break the Republican Super Majority in both the Alabama House and Senate, but for any effort to hope to succeed they will need to hold on to their incumbents’ seats. On Thursday, that got more difficult when former State Representative Bobby Humphryes (R) announced … Continued
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November 8, 2013

Sewell Votes to Re-Open Government and Raise Debt Ceiling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma issued a written statement after voting in favor of a bi-partisan deal to end the controversial government shutdown, raise the debt ceiling, and fund the government until January. H.R. 2775 is the House version of a deal that was crafted in the … Continued
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October 17, 2013

Roby Says She Never Wanted A Government Shutdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said that she never wanted a government shutdown and expressed hope that the passage of the Pay our Military Act shows that Congress can work together even during a government shutdown. In an email to constituents over the weekend, Representative Roby wrote, “As … Continued
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October 9, 2013

Roby Says Senate Must Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, the House passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) which defunds both the mandatory and discretionary portions of the unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. If passed by the Senate and signed by the President the CR would keep the government open and would … Continued
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September 24, 2013

Young Democrats Announce New Chapter in River Region

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Young Democrats announced on Monday that they have established a new chapter in the Montgomery area. The Alabama Young Democrats announced that their board has accepted the charter of the River Region Young Democrats. The President of the River Region Young Democrats, Charnell Davis said in a … Continued
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September 13, 2013