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Municipal runoff elections today in Auburn, Gadsden, Bessemer, Montgomery

Voters go to the polls for municipal runoff elections today in Auburn, Gadsden, Bessemer, and Montgomery. In the City of Auburn, there are municipal runoff elections for the offices of Mayor and for city council in Wards 2,4,5, and 6. For Mayor of Auburn, City Councilman Ron Anders Jr is in a runoff election with … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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October 9, 2018

Ivey addresses Etowah County Republican Party

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) addressed the Etowah County Republican Party Tuesday at their Martin-Reagan dinner in Gadsden. “I can remember coming to an Etowah County Republican Party meeting and if we had 25 we though we had a full crowd,” Gov. Ivey said addressing the crowd of six hundred there for the dinner at … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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October 4, 2018

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Moving to a better Alabama

I have spent my working life – a mere four plus decades – with a simple philosophy: The stronger we make Alabama, the stronger the RSA will be in the future. I wish I could say all my attempts were home runs, but that would be incorrect. A few years ago, the Arnold Foundation, the … Continued

David Bronner

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October 2, 2018

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Walt Maddox has lost his mind

Walt Maddox is nuts. That’s the only explanation I have for what the man’s doing — going around the state and trying to engage voters on the issues. Holding press conferences talking about health care and offering plans for increasing Medicaid coverage. The guy’s got an infrastructure plan. He’s got an education plan. He’s got … Continued

Josh Moon

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September 25, 2018

DeVos: School districts can use federal money to arm administrators, teachers

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says that she believes that school districts can use federal ESSA dollars to purchase weapons for teachers or school administrators. Sec. DeVos said that she believes that Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants under Title IV money of the ESSA law can be used for weapons; but that is … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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September 19, 2018

Alabama Arise sets Medicaid expansion, end to grocery tax as priorities

Arise Alabama, a liberal-leaning statewide non-partisan group that works to better policy for low-income individuals, chose Medicaid expansion and working to end the state grocery tax as two of its top policy priorities going into the general election season and ahead of next year’s legislative session. More than 200 Arise members chose those priorities and … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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September 14, 2018

Alli Summerford launches campaign video

Wednesday, Alli Summerford, D-Mountain Brook, officially launched a campaign video, “A Better Alabama,” highlighting her campaign to represent District 48 in the Alabama House of Representatives. The video can be found on YouTube. “I want to be the kind of representative for District 48 that is available,” says Summerford in her video. “I want to … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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September 14, 2018

State Senate candidate Johnny Mack Morrow calls for a State Lottery

Wednesday, State Senate candidate and current state Representative Johnny Mack Morrow, D-Red Bay, is calling for the state legislature to pass legislation that would allow the people of Alabama to vote on a state lottery. Morrow said that if he is elected to the state Senate he will personally sponsor a lottery bill in the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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September 6, 2018

Shelby announces passage of third appropriations package

Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, praised the Senate’s passage of HR6157. This bill packages the eighth and ninth Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations measures to be processed by the full Senate this year. It funds the money for the Department of Defense; and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. “Passage of this … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 27, 2018