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Legislature Passes Stolen Valor Law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 16, the Alabama Legislature passed HB2, the Stolen Valor bill, sponsored by State Representative Steve Clouse (R-Ozark). The Alabama House of Representatives passed the bill early in the session. On Thursday it also passed the Senate with some changes. The House then voted 100 to 0 to … Continued

April 21, 2015

McCutcheon Victorious as Supreme Court Strikes Down Campaign Limits

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Fox News is reporting that today, April 2, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that limits on the total amount of money individuals can give to candidates, political parties and political action committees are unconstitutional. The ruling removes the cap on contributions, which was set at … Continued

April 3, 2014

Armistead Comments on McCutcheon v. FEC Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead, issued a statement regarding the oral arguments heard earlier in the week before the Supreme Court in the case of McCutcheon v. FEC. Prominent Alabama engineer and noted Republican activist, Shaun McCutcheon, is suing the Federal Elections Commission because he … Continued

October 11, 2013

Strange Set to Investigate Claims that IRS was Used to Target Alabama Groups

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Multiple media sources including the cable news site FoxNews and the website al.com are reporting that Alabama residents are among the persons who were wrongfully targeted by U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The IRS subsequently has apologized for a pattern of abuse that apparently started in 2010 and ran until … Continued

May 16, 2013