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Roby supports Sessions’ crackdown on Sanctuary Cities

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter Monday, April 3, 2017, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) announced in an email that she supports Attorney General Jeff Sessions decision to deny Department of Justice grants to sanctuary cities. Rep. Roby called the decision by Sessions a, “Good move.” Congresswoman Roby wrote, “Sanctuary cities are municipalities that have … Continued
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April 5, 2017

Judiciary Committee Sets Rules for Impeachment

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 15, the House Judiciary Committee met in Montgomery to study how their impeachment investigation into alleged misconduct by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) will operate. State Representative Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) is an attorney. Rep. Wadsworth said in a statement, “The committee was assigned by the Legislature with … Continued
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June 16, 2016

Gerritson Calls Obama’s Gun Control Actions, “Twisted, Dangerous, and Utterly Unacceptable”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, January 7, congressional candidate Becky Gerritson (R), who is challenging Representative Martha Roby (R) in the March 1 GOP Primary, released a statement calling the announcement of President Obama’s executive actions tightening gun control on American citizens “twisted, dangerous and utterly unacceptable.” Ms. Gerritson said, “Among countless other … Continued
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January 8, 2016

Rep. Sewell Calls for DOJ Investigation into Alabama Driver’s License Closure Decisions

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, Oct 5, 2015 Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D) released a letter that she sent to Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the closing of 31 driver’s license offices in Alabama.  Rep. Sewell claimed that the decision will disproportionately impact residents of … Continued
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October 6, 2015

Rhino Poachers Indicted in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 23, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Montgomery announced 18 indictments against two South African nationals, Dawie Groenewald, 46, and his brother, Janneman Groenewald, 44, and their company Valinor Trading CC (doing business as: Out of Africa Adventurous Safaris). The pair were charged with conspiracy, Lacey Act … Continued
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October 28, 2014

Governor Bentley Addresses Prison Reform

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, June 10, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced in a press conference that he was launching the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), a comprehensive study of the State’s criminal justice system that the State hopes will identify ways to implement more cost effective criminal justice policies. The Council … Continued
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June 11, 2014

DOJ Report on Tutwiler Does Not Include Improvements

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A year ago last week, the Alabama Department of Corrections’ Commissioner Kim Thomas stood before a group of journalists, legislators, government officials and concerned citizens to release the findings from a study by the National Institute of Corrections, (NIC) into conditions at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in … Continued
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January 28, 2014