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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, July 25 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) removed Alabama State University (ASU) Board of Trustees member circuit Judge Marvin Wiggins (D) after Wiggins refused to resign for the good of the school. ASU BOT Chairman Elton Dean resigned at the governor’s request on Thursday, July 24. In … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 22 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) sent letters to both Alabama State University (ASU) Board of Trustees Chairman Elton Dean and Board of Trustees member Marvin Wiggins asking them to resign from their positions for the good of the school. In the letter to Dean, the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Montgomery Advertiser reported on Sunday, April 27 that the state Attorney General’s office will take over an investigation into allegations of improper use of state dollars at Alabama State University. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Attorney General Luther Strange has recused himself from the investigation and has appointed … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Longtime Mike Hubbard media ally, and Birmingham area talk radio host, Matt Murphy, said on facebook, “Lee County grand jury is looking more & more like a Whitewater type situation. Can’t get big fish, get little fish for lying about big fish.” One member of the House Republican Caucus … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, April 25th, longtime Alabama State University Executive Vice President and State Representative John Knight (D) from Montgomery has retired from the historically Black college in Montgomery. Representative Knight’s retirement is just four months after the Alabama State University Board of Trustees (BOT) chose ASU alum, Dr. Gwendolyn … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, December 20 the Alabama State University Board of Trustees chose ASU alum, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd to serve as its new president. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) presided over the meeting at the historically Black college in Montgomery.  Gov. Bentley said in a statement afterwards that, “I think … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Report On Tuesday Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that both former State Senator Lowell Barron (D) from Fyffe, and Barron’s former campaign staffer, Rhonda Jill Johnson, have been arrested for violating Alabama’s Ethics Law and the Fair Campaign Practices Act. Senator Barron was long considered to be the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced that a Pike County Grand Jury has indicted Willie Toney, age 61, for multiple sex crimes against a child.  The recently retired Troy police officer was arrested Wednesday by agents of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Pike County Sheriff‘s Office. … Continued