Gov. Robert Bentley

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman (R) announced that she was resigning her position as Alabama’s Secretary of State to accept a job in the private sector. Republican leaders were quick to praise the outgoing Secretary of State. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said in a … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in a 5-4 decision on Tuesday. Alabama’s own Shelby County challenged the nearly 50 year old Voting Rights Act as a good idea whose time has clearly passed. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Friday announced in a written statement that Alabama’s preliminary May unemployment rate is down to just 6.8%. This marks a drop from April’s rate of 6.9% and is well below last year’s rate of 7.5%. Gov. Bentley said in a written statement, “We … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R), Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield (R), and team are at the Paris Air Show to promote the state of Alabama and recruit more jobs to the state. Gov. Bentley addressed almost 100 economic development officials and local elected officials at a breakfast at the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) is traveling to Paris for the Air Show there in search of more aerospace jobs for the state of Alabama, particulary Airbus suppliers. Traveling with Gov. Bentley is Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield and the Commerce Department’s Assistant Director of Business Development Bob … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Thursday, Alabama Governor Bentley (R) signed Executive Order 40 which establishes the Alabama Medicaid Pharmacy Study Commission. According to the Governor’s announcement the commission members will review the Alabama Medicaid pharmacy delivery and reimbursement system. The commission is tasked with comparing Alabama’s handling of Medicaid pharmaceutical benefits with … Continued

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The Republican Super-Majority functioned with much more party discipline than it has in the previous two sessions and that allowed them to dictate terms on the budgets and numerous pieces of legislation, some of them like the Alabama Accountability Act were controversial. Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R) from Madison commented on … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama has had more tornado deaths than any state in the country since World War II. Oklahoma was struck by monstrously big tornadoes on Monday similar to the storms that struck Alabama in April 2011. Over 50 Oklahoman s were listed as dead on Monday, including many in an … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday is the last day of the Alabama 2013 Legislative Session and Alabama’s Republican Leadership is very positive about the results of this session. Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn said on Facebook, “While President Obama and liberal Democrats continue to expand the size and reach … Continued