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Democratic candidates attempt to take back State House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter November 2010 was an earth shattering moment for Alabama Democrats. They lost every statewide race and more importantly they lost control of the Alabama legislature and the pending redistricting.  In 2014, they lost more House seats.  Friday was the final day of qualifying and Alabama Democrats have recruited candidates … Continued
February 12, 2018

Republicans finalize field of State House candidates

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Qualifying for state house races ended for the 2018 election on Friday. The Republican Party is hoping that they can hold on to their super majority in the Alabama House of Representatives.  Democrats are challenging the Republicans in 77 of the 105 House of Representatives seats (almost 74 percent). … Continued
February 12, 2018

Preview of who has qualified as Republicans in State House Races

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today is the last day to qualify for political office in the 2018 election as a major party candidate. Since the Republican wave election of 2010, the Republican Party has had a super majority in the Alabama House of Representatives.  Democrats have recruited a large slate of candidates to … Continued
February 9, 2018

House passes bill to allow family therapists to diagnose mental illness

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 166 allowing trained marriage and family therapists to diagnose mental illnesses. HB166 was sponsored by state Representative Randy Davis, R-Daphne. Rep. Davis said that the bill allows marriage therapists to diagnose and treat mental illness. It does not allow them … Continued
February 7, 2018

Congressional races are starting to set up

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter There are five days left in major party qualifying for the 2018 elections, and already politicos are looking at the Alabama congressional field. All seven Alabama congressional incumbents have qualified for another term. There is no U.S. Senate race this year.  U.S. Senator Doug Jones faces re-election in 2020. … Continued
February 5, 2018

Roby campaign boasts of fundraising success

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Alabama U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, who is running for re-election in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, announced that she has raised $826,000 in 2017, as reported on the campaign’s Federal Election Committee (FEC) year-end report released today. The numbers in this report position her campaign well for the 2018 election … Continued
February 2, 2018

The politics of deflection, distraction

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter With everything going on in Washington, D.C., it’s difficult to predict the result of the midterm 2018 elections. All indications are that Democrats will have a good year, perhaps even taking over the House of Representatives or the Senate or both. Let’s learn our lesson, though. Predictions during this … Continued
February 2, 2018

House passes bill setting scrapping distinct special elections for US Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 17, which would mandate that future special elections for U.S. Senator would coincide with the next regularly scheduled election. The bill was sponsored by state Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark.  Clouse said that this was the first vacancy in 39 years … Continued
January 24, 2018

Poarch Creek have major legislative victory in Congress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act by a voice vote. The bill was sponsored by U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne. This legislation would address a legal technicality that, in theory, could potentially have legally jeopardized the tribe’s reservation status. This … Continued
January 22, 2018

Longtime Opelika lawmaker Rep. George Bandy dies at 72

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislature announced that state Rep. George Bandy, D-Opelika, died in a Macon, Georgia, hospital Tuesday at the age of 72. Bandy was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1994 and represented House District 83, which includes parts of Lee and Russell counties. The House … Continued
January 17, 2018