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Aviation Opens New Facility in Auburn

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday GE Aviation opened its new Auburn facility creating 100s of new jobs for people in East Alabama. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) said on Facebook, “It was exciting to be in Auburn today for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the GE Aviation Factory. We worked … Continued
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April 30, 2013

Bolin Expected to Resign from Alabama Supreme Court to Accept Position as Jefferson County Lead Attorney

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday the Jefferson County Commission’s Administrative Services committee is expected to consider a resolution Thursday to hire Bolin as lead county attorney. AL.com is reporting that the Jefferson County Commission is supporting the hiring of Republican Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin to fill the vacant county attorney position, … Continued
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April 25, 2013

Alabama Leaders Respond to Boston Bombings

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday a terrorist or terrorists reminded all of us that the global war on terrorism continues and that they can still hit us at home.  Two bombs ripped into the City of Boston along the Boston Marathon route.  As of press time three people are dead, including an … Continued
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April 16, 2013

Bentley Visits Moody Miracle League

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) visited the Miracle League Field in Moody, AL on their tenth anniversary. Miracle League Field is a special baseball complex designed exclusively for children with disabilities.  Miracle League Field is covered with a custom designed, cushioned synthetic turf that accommodates wheel chairs … Continued
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April 15, 2013

Bentley Signs RAMP Bill to Help Poor Rural Communities Improve Roads

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed Senate Bill 192 into law.  SB 192 creates the Rural Assistance Match Program (RAMP), which will help more counties participate in the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP).  ATRIP is the largest road and bridge improvement program in Alabama’s history … Continued
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April 12, 2013

Commercial Jet Brings 500 Jobs to Dothan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, it was announced that Commercial Jet is invest $12 million to open a new 400,000 square-foot facility at Dothan Regional Airport in Dale County.  The facility will employ hundreds of people and  will triple the company’s capacity to provide freighter conversion and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) … Continued
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April 8, 2013

Bachus Announces $120 million in Tornado Aid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia said that Alabama’s recovery from the devastating tornadoes in April 2011 will be aided by the release of nearly $120 million in additional federal disaster assistance. U.S. Representative Bachus said, “Alabama and the communities in our part of the state have made great … Continued
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April 2, 2013

Alabama Receives $120 Million HUD Grants for Disaster Recovery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced on Wednesday in a written statement that the state of Alabama will receive nearly $120 million in community development block grant disaster recovery funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Sewell announced that $49.1 million will be awarded to … Continued
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March 28, 2013