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By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Thursday, the lottery bill SB11 (including video lottery terminals) sponsored by Jim McClendon (R-Springville), was carried over after a cloture vote in the Senate. “It is not usual for someone to cloture themselves,” said McClendon. After explaining his bill and answering questions for two days, the Senate responded … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—“Not just about a lottery,” Gov. Bentley began, as he announced the August 15, 2016 Special Legislative Session, “This is about our people.” In a short video, Bentley said he wanted the legislature to work together to solve the decades-old budget problems, to protect the “Most vulnerable and helpless” … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter   Update: In what is being described as a bizarre video press release, Gov. Robert Bentley spoke for over five minutes about a Special Session without ever once mentioning the date of the call. Bentley says he will be traveling the State to gather support for a Lottery to … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 1, over 867,000 voters came to the polls and voted in the Alabama Republican Primary shattering the previous GOP record. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan said, “Tuesday saw a record-breaking day for the Alabama Republican Party when over 867,000 individuals voted in our primary. That … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 16, Ken Freeman spoke to the Rainy Day Patriots at Hoover Tactical Firearms about the five amendments on the Alabama ballot. Freeman denounced Amendment Four and urged everyone to vote No on the controversial measure that would limit the legislature’s authority over education issues in the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The political world was shocked by the outcome of the Republican Primary Runoff in Mississippi on Tuesday, June 24.  Longtime incumbent Mississippi U.S. Senator Thad Cochran appeared to be outmatched against the younger, more fiery State Senator Chris McDaniel, who had the support of the national Tea Party movement. … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead has repeated his call for Alabama to have closed party primaries. Chairman Armistead wrote to Republican faithfuls, “When I ran for Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party I vowed to seek ways to ensure that Republicans voted to select their candidates in the … Continued