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Byrne speaks to Mid-Alabama Republican Club

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, spoke to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club on Saturday at the Vestavia Hills Public Library. Byrne is a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones. “I have been looking at the votes of your senator, my senator,” Byrne said of Doug Jones. “Voting against Judge Brett Kavanaugh … Continued
July 15, 2019

Trump launches second-term campaign

Over 20,000 people crowded into an Orlando, Florida, arena Tuesday to hear President Donald Trump announce he will seek a second term as president of the United States. In Homewood, nearly a hundred Republicans gathered for a barbecue and watch the president as he extolled the accomplishments of his first 29 months in office and … Continued
June 20, 2019

46,330 more Alabamians had jobs in November than in 2017

The Alabama Labor Department announces that the state continues to break employment and job records. In November 2018, 2,128,082 people were counted as employed, an increase of 46,330 from November 2017. Wage and salary employment, which measures the number of jobs our economy is supporting, grew to 2,069,800, representing a yearly increase of 35,400 jobs. … Continued
December 26, 2018

Jay Mitchell campaigns in St. Clair County

Republican nominee for the Alabama Supreme Court Jay Mitchell addressed the influential St. Clair County Republican Party at City Market Grill in Pell City Thursday. Mitchell said that he wants to go to Montgomery and be part of, “Restoring confidence in what we do in Montgomery.” Jay Mitchell said that he was born in Mobile … Continued
September 21, 2018

Alabama’s October unemployment rate falls to record low 3.6 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate is just 3.6 percent, down from September’s previous record-tying rate of 3.8 percent, and well below October 2016’s rate of 6.1 percent. “Today, I’m thrilled to announce Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October … Continued
November 21, 2017

State unemployment down to 3.8 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 20, 2017 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally-adjusted September unemployment rate is down to 3.8 percent, a big drop from August’s rate of 4.2 percent and well below the September 2016 rate of 6.0 percent. The last time Alabama’s unemployment rate was this … Continued
October 23, 2017

Bank robber sentenced to 7 and a half years in federal prison

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. announced that a federal judge has sentenced a Birmingham man to more than seven years in prison for three bank robberies in 2014. Patrick Dexter Jones, age 49, pleaded guilty to the three bank robberies … Continued
October 9, 2017

Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 4.2 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 4.2 percent, down from July’s rate of 4.5 percent, and well below August 2016’s rate of 5.9 percent. “After hovering near the national unemployment rate for several months, Alabama’s rate has … Continued
September 18, 2017

Jay Mitchell running for Alabama Supreme Court

By Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 5, 2017, Jay Mitchell announced today that he will run as a Republican for Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court place 4 in 2018. Mitchell said in a statement, “I have a strong commitment to the rule of law. The people of Alabama deserve to have … Continued
June 6, 2017