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5 reasons why Republicans are going to pot on March 8

By Sam McLure Alabama Political Reporter On March 8, 2017, at 1:30 the Alabama Legislature will be considering a bill that would decriminalize possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. The House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee will be holding a public hearing on HB 269 in Room 617 at 1:30 pm. HB 269 stands … Continued
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March 7, 2017

2017 Legislative Session preview

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 7, the Alabama 2017 regular legislative session begins. Almost anything can happen when the Alabama legislature is in session and this session is no different. Here are a few of the issues facing our State Legislators. 1) Medicaid needs more money. Anybody who has been paying … Continued
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February 2, 2017
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Early picks show priorities of Trump administration

By Congressman Bradley Byrne Over the last few weeks, reporters with television cameras have stood watch in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City to see who is coming and going from meetings with President-elect Donald Trump. Most of the visitors are there to talk to the President-elect about opportunities to serve in … Continued
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December 12, 2016

Palmer congratulates Thompson students in SKY program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, November 21, 2016, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) praised high school teacher Brian Copes and his students in the SKY program. Congressman Gary Palmer said in a statement, “Congratulations to Thompson High School teacher Brian Copes and his students and the many volunteers with the SKY (Skilled Knowledgeable … Continued
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November 29, 2016

Reaction to Federal officials questioning State’s high graduation rate while academic performance lags

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Multiple media sources report that almost 90 percent of Alabama students now graduate from high school on time. This is tremendous improvement in a short period of time and ranks third in the country. Student achievement in Alabama however is among the nation’s worst. In one recent math achievement … Continued
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November 22, 2016

Reaction to Bentley Slamming Alabama Schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 2, 2016, WSFA reported that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) told the Alabama Association of Regional Councils Conference (AARC), “Our education system in this State sucks.”   “I don’t use that term very much, but let me tell you. I wanna tell you this: When we are 51st on our NAEP scores in … Continued
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November 3, 2016

Byrne Votes for Career and Technical Education Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, September 13, 2016 US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) spoke on the floor of the US House of Representatives in favor of legislation to HR5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act which Byrne says will boost and reform our nation’s career and technical education … Continued
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September 14, 2016

Peters Defends Decision to Hire Sentance

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 8, 2016, the Alabama State School Board approved the contract of Michael Sentance of Massachusetts to be Alabama’s next State School Superintendent. The decision on August 8 to make Sentence, who has never actually been a school superintendent anywhere before, has been wildly controversial. On Friday, … Continued
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September 12, 2016

Lottery Passes the House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 25, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to amend Alabama’s state Constitution to allow a lottery. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Senator Jim McClendon (R-Springville), has been sent back to the Senate to see if they concur with the many house amendments to the Senate bill. State … Continued
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August 26, 2016