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Inside the Statehouse: More analysis of GOP runoff

Currently, congressmen/women win reelection at a 98 percent rate. The communist politburo does not have that high of a reelection percentage. Maybe we have more in common with the Russians than Washington CNN reporters think. It is hard to get beat as an incumbent congressman. Martha Roby tried but even though she was the most vulnerable Republican incumbent … Continued
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August 1, 2018

Roby, Agriculture Committee Chairman Conaway Address Farmers

U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Alabama, and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, met with farmers in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District to discuss agriculture policy, the farm bill and growing trade concerns. At the beginning of the day, Roby and Conaway addressed a packed crowd of farmers in Troy at the Pike County Cattleman’s Association … Continued
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July 6, 2018
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BCA, ALFA and PCI support candidates with a history of misogyny

In the era of the #MeToo movement, it should be shocking that the Business Council of Alabama, the Alabama Farmers Federation and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are supporting men for statewide office who have either protected sexual predators or are themselves accused spouse abusers. The popular novel, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” … Continued
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May 14, 2018

Managing timberlands for healthy turkey and quail populations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, March 12, 2018, Brandon Bobo with the National Wild Turkey Federation addressed the St. Clair County Farmer’s Federation about improving turkey and quail habitat in the state of Alabama. “I have been with the NWTF for five years,” Bobo said. “The first two years in Mississippi and the … Continued
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March 15, 2018

Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Roby for another term

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, the Alabama Farmers Federation endorsed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, for re-election and cited her support for the agriculture community in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell praised Roby’s work on behalf of Alabama’s farmers in Congress. “The Alabama Farmers Federation is fortunate to have … Continued
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February 16, 2018

Farmers Federation endorses Kay Ivey, Will Ainsworth, Alice Martin

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Farm PAC, a political action committee of the Alabama Farmers Federation, announced their endorsements for the 2018 primary election for three key statewide races. FarmPAC spokesman Jeff Helms wrote that the endorsements followed a full day of meetings, during which Republican and Democratic candidates for statewide office met with … Continued
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February 13, 2018

Candidates appeal to St. Clair County Farmers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, January 15, 2018, the St. Clair County Farmer’s Federation held a political forum in Ashville, Alabama.  Candidates spoke to the farmers about the issues facing St. Clair County and the state of Alabama. “I have served one term in the Senate and three terms in the House,” state … Continued
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January 16, 2018

Alabama Forestry Association endorses Strange

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Monday, the Alabama Forestry Association urged their membership to vote for U.S. Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. “The headline in the Montgomery Advertiser on October 6, 2014 read ‘U.S. Supreme Court rejects Alabama school-funding case.’ We can (and should) thank Luther Strange for this victory,” the group wrote in a … Continued
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September 19, 2017

Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Strange

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 22, 2017, The Alabama Farmers Federation announced that Senator Luther Strange (R) has received the endorsement of FarmPAC, their political action committee. Farmer’s Federation President Jimmy Parnell said in a statement, “Sen. Strange has proven his commitment to Alabama farmers and forest owners by seeking and securing … Continued
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May 23, 2017