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Shelby announces $4 million in critical opioid treatment grants for Alabama community health centers

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) announced that 15 community health centers located in Alabama have received a total of $4,038,000 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support increased treatment and prevention for opioid and substance abuse. “It is of the utmost importance that we work to … Continued
September 21, 2018

City elections are today in many municipalities

Many Alabama cities and towns have municipal elections and voter referendums today. The City of Montgomery is holding a special municipal election for city council District 4. The City of Gadsden is holding its regular municipal election. The City of Huntsville is holding its regular municipal election for city council. The City of Opp is … Continued
August 28, 2018

Robert McKay sues to have Lipscomb removed from the ballot

On Thursday, Republican Primary House District 30 candidate Robert McKay filed suit in Etowah County asking the court to have his Republican primary runoff opponent, Brandon Craig Lipscomb removed from the November 6 general election ballot and that he be placed there instead. Lipscomb beat McKay in the July Republican primary runoff election. McKay is … Continued
August 17, 2018

Republican Party will not remove candidates from the ballot

Candidates are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests form with the Alabama Ethics Commission. It has been recently reported that certain candidates did not file their 2017 statements by the deadline. Under Alabama law failure to file a Statement of Economic Interests means removal from the ballot. The Republican Party told the Alabama … Continued
August 13, 2018

Washington Post reportedly continues investigation of Roy Moore

Thursday, a spokesman for former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore released a statement alleging that The Washington Post’s investigations of Roy Moore has not ended. The Moore campaign released an email that Moore received at the Foundation for Moral Law from Washington Post reporter Shawn Boburg. Boburg wrote in an email to Moore: “Hello, I’m … Continued
March 23, 2018

Craig Lipscomb qualifies for State House District 30

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Craig Lipscomb, a Gadsden area architect, recently formally filed paperwork with the Alabama Republican Party to qualify as a candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in District 30. “I am honored to run for the Republican nomination for House District 30,” Lipscomb said. “This decision is the result … Continued
January 19, 2018

GOP Steering Committee flees meeting without announcing a decision about Moore

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Republican Party’s Steering Committee met for three hours in a closed meeting Wednesday night at the Embassy Suites Hotel to decide the fate of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, who has been deluged by national criticism after allegations of misconduct in the late 1970s were first … Continued
November 16, 2017

Ginny Shaver running for House District 39

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, Ginny Shaver announced that she is running for the Republican nomination for the Alabama House of Representatives District 39. She made the announcement amidst a crowd of supporters, friends and family in her hometown at Leesburg Day. Shaver said, “I’m proud to be a 5th generation Alabamian, and … Continued
September 12, 2017

Rep. Mac Butler running for State Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, State Representative Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to District 10 of the Alabama State Senate. Rep. Butler said in a statement, “Our community has been blessed for the past seven years to have conservative leadership in the Alabama Senate, because I’ve been … Continued
September 4, 2017

Former House Minority Leader Craig Ford will not run for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) announced Thursday that he will not be a Gubernatorial candidate in 2018.  State Rep. Ford had been openly considering a run for Governor for the last year. Rep. Ford said, “Over the last several years, I have been asked by people from all over … Continued
August 25, 2017