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Alabama Leaders Welcome RAPA Jobs to Auburn

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Automotive supplier RAPA celebrated their decision to locate in Lee County on Tuesday and they are bringing 105 jobs with them.  RAPA (Rausch and Pausch LP) will locate their U.S. headquarters as well as a production facility in Auburn.  The company is investing $18 million into the facility which … Continued
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December 19, 2012

Today is the Last Day to Qualify to Run in Senate District 35

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Candidates to run for the Alabama Senate as a Republican or as a Democrat need to qualify with their party no later than 5:00 on Wednesday December 12th. Independent and third party candidates have until Thursday to produce the required number of signatures and file their petitions for ballot … Continued
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December 12, 2012

Bentley Announces Grant Awards for Tornado Shelters

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that three north Alabama communities have been awarded funding to build community safe rooms. Gov. Bentley announced that hundreds of residents in six north Alabama communities will find be able to find safe harbor in future storms with help from a total of … Continued
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December 4, 2012

Bentley and McMillan Praise Tide and Coach Saban for Winning SEC Championship

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, the University of Alabama football team defeated the University of Georgia (32 to 28) in the South Eastern Conference Championship Game (SEC CG) to win the South Eastern Conference. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan joined thousands of other Alabamians in … Continued
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December 4, 2012

Bentley Appoints Jeremy Oden to PSC

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley appointed State Representative Jeremy Oden (R) from Eva to fill the position on the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) vacated by the election of PSC Commissioner Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R) to the Presidency of the PSC on November 6th. Gov. Bentley said, “I’ve … Continued
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December 3, 2012

October Job Numbers Improve For Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Preliminary October jobs numbers show for the month of October show that Alabama’s unemployment rate has fallen to 8.1%. That is down both from September’s 8.2% and from 8.5% a year ago in October 2011. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) said in a written statement on Friday, “These numbers show … Continued
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November 20, 2012

Alabama Secession Petition Achieves 25,000 Signature Goal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama secession petition has received 26,022 signatures, easily surpassing the 25,000 siqnatures goal needed for the White House to respond to the citizen’s petition, according to the White House website. The petition initiative was established by the Obama White House so that the federal government could be more … Continued
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November 14, 2012

Bentley Rejects Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In a speech on Monday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the state of Alabama would not be setting up a state health insurance exchange to implement Obamacare in Alabama and that the state would not expand Alabama Medicaid for an estimated 304,000 additional beneficiaries. Governor Bentley said, … Continued
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November 14, 2012

Alabama Secession Petition Collects Over 17,000 Signatures

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama created his petition initiative for the federal government to be more responsive to the needs and wishes of the American people. Some Americans are so dissatisfied with his November 6th reelection that they apparently don’t want to be Americans anymore and are using the White House’s … Continued
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November 13, 2012