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Today is Thanksgiving

Most Americans set aside this day to gather with friends and family to enjoy the bounty that many of us in the country enjoy and most of us aspire to. It is a day for football, food, preparing for the Christmas season in earnest, and most of all for thanking God for giving us another … Continued
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November 22, 2018

Today is Columbus Day

Today is a federal and state holiday honoring Christopher Columbus who om October 12, 1492 discovered “the new world.” Columbus was born on Oct. 31, 1451. In 1492, the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, landed on a small island in the Caribbean. Columbus was on a mission for the new unified kingdom of Spain to reach … Continued
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October 8, 2018

Today is Columbus Day

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today is a federal and state holiday honoring Christopher Columbus who discovered “the new world.” Columbus was born on Oct. 31, 1451. On Oct. 12, 1492, the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, landed on a small island in the Caribbean. Columbus was on a mission for the new unified kingdom … Continued
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October 9, 2017

Lottery Killed in Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Early on Friday, August 26, a jubilant Governor Robert Bentley (R) said, “We came out with a victory from the House, not us, but a victory for the people of this state.” That Bentley and Bentley’s staff have absolutely no idea what is happening in in the Alabama legislature, … Continued
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August 29, 2016

PCI Victorious: Gaming Here to Stay

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, September 3, the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals officially ended any last faint hopes by social conservatives that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ (PCI) casinos can ever be closed down by the State of Alabama.  Alabama Luther Strange said that he will not appeal. The … Continued
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September 4, 2015

Gaming Bill Receives Favorable Report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A plan being promoted by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) to use a lottery and casinos at the four existing dog tracks to provide funding for Alabama’s troubled General fund in lieu of tax increases received a favorable report from the Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee on … Continued
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May 15, 2015

Legislature Faces Several General Fund Options

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State General Fund agencies want more money than the General Fund is likely to have in tax receipts. By most accounts, the State needs $261 million to cover the needs of the various agencies and departments in the troubled Alabama General Fund. Most of this shortfall dates back to … Continued
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May 5, 2015

House GOP Caucus Announces Ambitious Agenda

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 25, the Alabama House Republican Caucus announced their 2015 legislative agenda. This year’s GOP agenda has been titled, the Alabama First Agenda. On Wednesday Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) was joined by the Chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee Representative Mac McCutcheon (R-Capshaw) … Continued
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February 26, 2015

Armistead Says Joe Hubbard Is Bought And Paid For By Casino Owners

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 23, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead blasted State Representative Joe Hubbard, the Democratic Party candidate for Attorney General, for running a campaign that is largely financed by the Poarch Creek Indians, who run a string of casinos in Atmore and Wetumpka. Chairman Armistead accused Hubbard … Continued
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October 27, 2014