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Roy Moore Signs Papers to Run for Senate Seat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 9, 2017 former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was at Alabama Republican Party headquarters in Hoover in order to sign the documents officially making his a candidate for U.S. Senate. Chief Justice Moore said, “I am here to sign the qualification papers with the state. This is … Continued
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May 10, 2017

Carrington is running for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday May 8, 2017, Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington (R) announced officially that he was running for Governor of Alabama. Carrington gathered with over 200 friends, family, community leaders, supporters, and Alabama’s political reporters, and journalists at Vulcan Park to officially announce that he was launching his campaign for … Continued
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May 9, 2017

Ford will not run for Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 8, 2017, State Representative Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) announced that he will not be among the candidates running in the Special Election for the US Senate seat that was vacated when Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) resigned to assume a post as US Attorney General for the Trump Administration. Representative … Continued
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May 9, 2017

Ivey signs Adoption Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 3, 2017, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 24 into law. HB24, sponsored by State Representative Rich Wingo (R-Tuscaloosa) protects the religious liberties of faith-based adoption agencies. The bill protects the rights of the faith based organizations that they can not be forced to place … Continued
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May 4, 2017

Byrne will not run for Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 1, 2017, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced that he will not be among the candidates running in the Special Election for the US Senate seat that was vacated when Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) resigned to assume a post as US Attorney General for the Trump Administration. … Continued
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May 2, 2017

Battle Announces Run for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, April 27, 2017 Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle announced that he is running for the Republican nomination to be the next Governor of Alabama. WAFF reported that Mayor Battle told them, “We’ve told everybody that we’re gonna look end of April, first of May during that timeframe, making and … Continued
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May 1, 2017
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Alabama’s political candidates and their capacity to care for orphans

By Sam McLure Alabama Political Reporter “Oh I say the measure of a man Is not how tall you stand.” 4 Him, The Measure of a Man, 1995 Alabama has exciting days ahead of it.  Our next US Senator will likely be decided August 15, 2017.  Almost every other statewide elected official and every member … Continued
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April 25, 2017
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Staying Focused

By House Minority Leader Representative Anthony Daniels It’s hard to believe so much has happened in the past week. The former Governor’s resignation was long overdue. For months on end, the investigation of illegal conduct by the Governor and his administration caused a national embarrassment and an enormous distraction from the serious work of the … Continued
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April 20, 2017
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Only one week in, Kay Ivey making some good decisions

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Kay Ivey has been Governor for barely a week, but she’s already moved aggressively to correct some of the mistakes of recently disgraced Gov. Robert Bentley, who resigned Monday before last after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor corruption charges. Ivey immediately started rearranging the Governor’s staff, including accepting the … Continued
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April 19, 2017

Ivey has not ruled out running for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 13, 2017, new Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) addresses reporters for her first press conference as Alabama’s Governor. When pressed by reporters, Gov. Ivey would not commit to whether she would run for the office in 2018 or not. Ivey told reporters that she had months to … Continued
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April 17, 2017