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People of Colbert County Send Emphatic Anti-tax Message

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 26, Colbert County voters went to the polls and voted down a proposed massive proposed tax increase to benefit Colbert County Schools.  The rejection of the tax increases follows similar votes by the people of Baldwin and Lawrence Counties. The Stop the Farm Tax Pac wrote … Continued
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May 27, 2015

Public Hearing on Marsh Gaming Expansion Plan Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 12, the State Senate will hold a public hearing on Senate President Del Marsh’s plan that would bring a lottery and Class III gaming to Alabama in order to bring new revenues to Alabama’s troubled General Fund. State Senator Harri Anne Smith (I-Slocumb) announced on Facebook, … Continued
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May 12, 2015

Conservative Opposition to Gaming and Tax Plans (Opinion)

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter GOP candidate after GOP candidate running for office in 2014 said that they were for limited government, rightsizing government, and no new taxes, yet here we are a few months later and now GOP leaders are telling us that we need new revenues.  Nobody much talked about the revenue … Continued
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May 11, 2015

Fridy Briefs GBYRs On Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Recently, State Representative Matt Fridy (R-Shelby County) addressed the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYRs) at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Rep. Fridy said at this point in the session, “A lot of things have been proposed and not a lot has passed.” Fridy said that the process, “Needs to … Continued
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April 13, 2015

Dr. Stephen McNair Dismissed: Zeigler Wants Portraits Returned

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, March 20 Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler is reporting that Alabama’s Director of Historic Sites has been dismissed. Dr. Stephen McNair, PhD had recently removed the portraits of Governors George and Lurleen Wallace (D) from the capitol rotunda in January in defiance of a legislative resolution that the … Continued
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March 23, 2015

State Weighs Budget Options

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 13, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) shocked everyone who follows Alabama politics when he announced in a speech in Birmingham that he plans to spend the next four years of his second term raising taxes on the people of Alabama. Gov. Bentley said that the State … Continued
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February 19, 2015

Bentley Says Tax Hike Inevitable

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, February 13, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced in a speech in Birmingham that he plans to spend the next four years of his second term raising taxes on the people of Alabama. Gov. Bentley’s controversial remarks were made to a luncheon of PARCA (the Public Affairs Research … Continued
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February 16, 2015

Sewell Blames GOP for Government Shutdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The federal government went into partial shutdown at midnight when the Democratic controlled U.S. Senate refused a compromise Continuing Resolution which would have kept the government funded but delayed implementation of the unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (popularly referred to as Obamacare). Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D) released … Continued
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October 1, 2013

Senator Sanford Joins Chorus of State Leaders Saying We Must Pay Back the Trust Fund

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Alabama voters voted in a resounding majority to plunder $437 million from the Alabama Trust Fund rather than face the stark fiscal crisis in the Alabama General Fund (which funds Medicaid, prisons, the court system, and most non-education related state government functions) today by either raising taxes … Continued
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September 24, 2012