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AG Marshall names Robertson as Chief Counsel

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 29, 2017, Alabama Attorney General Steven T. Marshall (R) announced that he has named Katherine Green Robertson as his Chief Counsel. Robertson previously served as Senior Advisor to the Attorney General. The Attorney General’s office announced that Robertson will continue to serve in an advisory capacity to … Continued
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March 30, 2017

Recent school shooting proves Montgomery’s fragility

By Josh Moon  Alabama Political Reporter For the city of Ferguson, Mo., it wasn’t the shooting of Michael Brown that caused widespread rioting and looting and brought scrutiny from the Department of Justice; Brown’s death Ferguson, Mo., it wasn’t the shooting of Michael  – later ruled a justifiable shooting – was simply the spark that … Continued
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March 27, 2017

Alabama’s failed redistricting plan could bring back preclearance

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Preclearance could be making a return to Alabama. Three years after the US Supreme Court struck down sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that required several states, including Alabama, to receive preclearance from the Department of Justice before making changes to State voting laws, Alabama Republicans might have … Continued
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February 17, 2017
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Prison central item for upcoming session

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers While the presidential race played out this year, several things happened in Alabama politics that went under the radar. First, a federal appeals court upheld the legislature’s banning PAC to PAC transfers. The new Republican legislative majority that marched into the Statehouse in 2011 set out to destroy and … Continued
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December 14, 2016

Bentley congratulates Sessions on nomination, asks GOP Executive Committee for recommendations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, November 18, 2016, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) congratulated US Senator Jeff Sessions (R) on his appointment to a cabinet position with the Trump Administration as the next US Attorney General. Governor Bentley said, “I wish to congratulate Senator Sessions on his appointment as United States Attorney … Continued
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November 22, 2016

Zeigler opposes $800 million no-bid contract to build prisons

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter Thursday, November 17, 2016, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) said that he opposes Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s (R) plan to borrow $800 million or more to build new prisons in an anticipated January special session. Auditor Zeigler said, “Gov. Bentley is threatening a $400,000 special session to push … Continued
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November 21, 2016

Justice Department Launches Investigation into Alabama Prison System

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 6, 2016, the US Justice Department opened an investigation into Alabama’s overcrowded and underfunded Department of Corrections. Governor Robert Bentley said that he welcomed the investigation. Gov. Bentley said in a statement, “I welcome an investigation by the Department of Justice into Alabama’s prisons. We both … Continued
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October 7, 2016

Shelby Supports DOJ Decision to Cut Funding for Sanctuary Cities

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, July 13, 2016, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) released a statement supporting the new updated guidelines by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding sanctuary cities receiving federal grant funding. Senator Shelby wrote, “For more than a year I have urged Attorney General Lynch to put an end to … Continued
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July 14, 2016

Shelby Letter to Lynch Demanding Clinton be Held to Same Standards as Other Americans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 5, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch after FBI Director James Comey’s press conference in which Director Comey announced that former Secretary of State and Democratic Party presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton would not be indicted for any crimes involving her … Continued
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July 6, 2016

Strange Announces Volkswagen and Audi Diesel Vehicle Settlement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 28, Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that Alabama is participating in an interrelated series of settlements with Volkswagen AG and its Audi and Porsche affiliates arising from Volkswagen’s violations of state consumer protection laws and emissions standards. In two related settlements, one with the United States … Continued
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June 29, 2016