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LaPoint warns of dangers of medical kidnapping

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, investigative journalist Terri LaPoint spoke to the Alabama Federation of Republican Women at their biannual convention in Prattville, Alabama.  LaPoint spoke about about abusive practices of government child protective services. LaPoint said that bank robbers have more rights than a parent under investigation by state … Continued
November 3, 2017

Remember the failed Daycare Regulation bill? Now a child has died

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter If Kamden Johnson lived in a better state, one governed by better people, he’d be alive today. Unfortunately, in his five short years on earth, Kamden found himself in Alabama, where people like Senators Larry Stutts and Shay Shelnutt and Representatives Jim Carns and Randall Shedd hold some power. … Continued
August 25, 2017

State Rep. Hollis holds town hall in Birmingham

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 1, 2017, State Representative Rolanda Hollis (D-Birmingham) held a town hall meeting to show voters how their government is working for them. The town hall was held in Birmingham’s Guiding Light Church on John Rogers Drive.  About 70 citizens were on hand to hear the panel on … Continued
August 8, 2017

Court Rules 12-Year-old girl in State custody can have abortion without parental consent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the Alabama Appeals Court upheld a lower court’s decision to grant a parental consent waiver for an abortion to an unidentified 12-year-old girl, who claims she become pregnant after being raped by a family member. This ruling occurred even though the local District Attorney objected … Continued
July 24, 2017

Ivey: Bye, Bentley task forces

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Now the gambling committee is officially dead. Governor Kay Ivey, on Wednesday, signed an Executive Order ending the work of 18 Bentley-era committees, councils, and task forces, including, as APR reported on Tuesday, the Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming. Also on the chopping block was the Grocery Tax Task … Continued
July 13, 2017

Terry LaPoint addresses Shelby County Republican Women

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, June 17, 2017, investigative journalist and family rights activist, Terri LaPoint, addressed the Shelby County Republican Women in their monthly meeting. Shelby County Republican Women President Dawn Ray said that Terri writes for Health Impact News and that Terri has a Bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology, is a … Continued
June 27, 2017

Response to Matthew J. Clark op-ed re: Faith Based Recovery Camps in Alabama

By Thomas L. Krebs Mr. Clark says he is telling the other side of the story about HB440 while seemingly not having a clue about why there was a need to protect children within these so-called “faith based recovery camps”. He claims that HB440 subjects faith-based camps to “possible takeover by the Alabama Department of … Continued
May 31, 2017

Takeaways from 2017 Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2017 Alabama Legislative Session is over, and these are some key points to take away. The biggest loser, by far, was former Governor Robert Bentley.  The Legislature got an awful lot of help from this newer, stronger, bolder version of the Alabama Ethics Commission. But, it was evident … Continued
May 22, 2017

Hypocrisy, injustice from the Alabama Legislature

By Rep. Craig Ford State Legislatures and the US Congress typically have the lowest approval ratings of any government branch or agency, and last week the Alabama Legislature showed exactly why that is. The same State Legislators who made their own pay raises part of the State Constitution, and are subsequently receiving more than a … Continued
March 22, 2017