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Groundbreaking of Birmingham’s Northern Beltline

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, Apr 21 2014 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R), Congressman Spencer Bachus (R), Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington (R), St. Clair County Commission Chairman Stan Bateman (R), and other dignitaries spoke at the official groundbreaking ceremony for Birmingham’s often delayed Northern Beltline. U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from … Continued
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April 23, 2014

Hillshire Farms Closing Big Blow to Florence Economy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, April 4 Hillshire Brands Co. announced that it will close its Florence plant, which employs 1,100 people, on December 30, 2014. Hillshire intends to move this production to other locations within the company’s operations network. Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville released a written statement following Hillshire’s … Continued
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April 8, 2014

Bentley Threatens to Veto Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) publicly announced that if the legislature passes an Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget that does not raise the pay of Alabama teachers then he will veto that budget. Governor Bentley said, “The Education Budget I presented is good and balanced. I’m asking … Continued
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March 7, 2014
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Medicaid Overdose: Bigger is not Better

By Brandon Demyan Much has been made about the continual refusal by Governor Robert Bentley to expand Medicaid. In the push to pass the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), President Obama explained in 2009 that “we can’t simply put more people into a broken system that doesn’t work.” Medicaid was originally created to … Continued
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March 4, 2014

Alabama Unemployment Drops to 6.1 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, January 24th Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Alabama’s official unemployment rate has dropped to just 6.1%. Gov. Bentley said in a written statement, “Alabama’s Unemployment rate is 6.1%, marking a five-year low. There are 59,400 more jobs today in Alabama than there were in January … Continued
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January 27, 2014
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Hubbard’s Client Makes Pitch for Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Management

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In June 2013, Governor Robert Bentley, established  the Alabama Medicaid Pharmacy Study Commission to gather information on how to best provide prescription drugs to the State’s Medicaid recipients. The finding of the commission suggested that the state could receive significant saving by utilizing a Pharmaceutical Benefit Management group (PBM). … Continued
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January 20, 2014

Camp Courage Participants Honor Memory of Helen Keller

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, dozens of hearing and visually impaired students were at the Alabama capital to be honored by Governor Robert Bentley (R) and members of the Alabama State Legislature for their participation in an educational program, Camp Courage, held at Ivey Green which is at the site of Helen … Continued
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January 17, 2014