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Joffrion calls on Mo Brooks to return “corrupt” contributions

Democratic congressional candidate Peter Joffrion has refused corporate PAC contributions and calls on his opponent, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, to return $30,000 in money he took from PACs associated with Drummond Company, Birmingham based law firm, Balch & Bingham and convicted felons David Roberson and Joel Gilbert. David Roberson and Joel Gilbert were convicted of … Continued
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August 24, 2018

Peter Joffrion challenges Mo Brooks to debates

Thursday, Democratic Congressional candidate Peter Joffrion is challenging incumbent Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) to a series of debates across Alabama’s 5thCongressional District. This is the second time that Joffrion has offered to discuss the terms of a debate with Brooks, to include location, ticketing, and security. Joffrion has proposed holding that first debate the week … Continued
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August 17, 2018

Alabama Wheelmen to hold races on Saturday

The Alabama Wheelmen Race Weekend gets will be Saturday at Grissom High School in Huntsville. The races will be held there from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event is called the “Dr. Stephen M. Gilbert Memorial Criterium” as a tribute to the co-founder of Dynetics who passed away last December after a battle with … Continued
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August 9, 2018

Committee passes Brooks Amendment

Tuesday, Congressman Mo Brooks’, R-Huntsville, bipartisan amendment was approved by a committee. The amendment passed a substitute to S. 141, the Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act by the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in a voice vote. Rep. Brooks partnered with Congressman Ed Perlmutter, D-Colorado, to offer this amendment, which replaces and Brooks … Continued
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July 27, 2018

Business Facilities Magazine awards Alabama its best business climate ranking

Tuesday Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that Business Facilities Magazine, an economic development-focused publication, ranked Alabama’s business climate at the top among the states in a new analysis that examined performance in several key economic categories. The publication cited Alabama’s successful recruitment of the Toyota-Mazda joint venture automobile manufacturing plant to illustrate the state’s … Continued
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July 25, 2018

BAE Systems to expand in Huntsville, creating new jobs

Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that global defense contractor BAE Systems will launch a major expansion that will create a substantial number of jobs and add new capabilities at its operations in Huntsville. The announcement coincided with the start of the Farnborough International Airshow near London. BAE Systems revealed the $45.5 million project … Continued
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July 17, 2018

America’s Run for the Fallen arrives in Huntsville

Saturday night, the runners with America’s Run for the Fallen arrived in Huntsville. The next leg of the run was through Jackson and Dekalb counties. “This opportunity to honor our fallen heroes is a powerful and meaningful way that I can challenge myself mentally and physically to salute those who came before me and gave … Continued
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July 10, 2018

House passes Brooks bill designating Marshall as NASA’s rocket propulsion lead

Last Wednesday afternoon, on a unanimous bipartisan voice vote, the U.S. House passed Congressman Mo Brooks’, R-Huntsville, bill, HR5345, the “American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act” or “ALSTAR Act.” The bill formally designates Alabama’s Marshall Space Flight Center as NASA’s lead center for rocket propulsion. In addition, the ALSTAR Act directs Marshall … Continued
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July 5, 2018