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Another chapter in the ‘We Dare Defend Our Wrongs’ files

Alabama is so often on the wrong side of history that one has to wonder if that’s intentional. Are we doing it on purpose, like a bratty child who is bad just to get attention? The federal courts had to make Alabama do the right thing during the Jim Crow years and civil rights movement. … Continued
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January 10, 2020
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Going all Big Ikey in la-la land

Nobody was surprised this week when a federal court blocked Alabama’s draconian anti-abortion, anti-choice law. And if anybody, including supporters of the dead law, believes the U.S. Supreme Court is going to take up Alabama’s law, they’re living in la-la land. We have more than our fair share of la-la land legislators in Alabama, and … Continued
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November 1, 2019
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The Legislature’s abortion ban is a disgraceful political stunt that will cost Alabamians

For years, the Alabama Legislature has been passing laws that push abortion out of reach. Now politicians have finally shown their true colors and are trying to ban abortion outright. On Wednesday, Governor Ivey signed HB314 – one of the most extreme attacks on the right to abortion in recent memory – into law. HB314 … Continued
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May 20, 2019

Baldwin County School System Defends Actions

  By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 10, officials with the Baldwin County Board of Education responded to allegations that they acted inappropriately in the recent school property tax referendum. Director of Communications with the Baldwin County Schools System Terry Wilhite said, “The state requires that a school district have a minimum tax … Continued
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June 11, 2015

Tax Increase Package Pulled at Last Minute: Could Come Back

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 12, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives opened the legislative day with a calendar featuring tax increases – something most Republican House members have pledged to voters never to vote for.  In the hours before the session began though a number of sources were saying … Continued
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May 13, 2015

Bentley Releases Details On Controversial Tax Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In November, Governor Robert Bentley was reelected by the vast majority of the voters in Alabama easily outclassing his Democratic opponent. But was Gov. Bentley reelected because the people of Alabama trust him implicitly to lead them, or were they voting for his first term policies of rightsizing Alabama … Continued
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March 2, 2015

Opposition Voiced Against Bentley Tax Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, February 16, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was in a closed meeting with Alabama’s Republican legislators promoting his plan to pass massive tax increases on the people of Alabama to pay for expansions in State government. Meanwhile, a growing number of conservatives are coming out against the … Continued
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February 18, 2015