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Sessions announces plan to fight violent crime

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) announced several Department of Justice actions to reduce the rising tide of violent crime in America. Foremost of those actions is the reinvigoration of “Project Safe Neighborhoods.” “According to the FBI, the violent crime rate has risen by nearly seven percent over … Continued
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October 11, 2017

Chess Bedsole top fundraiser in Attorney General’s race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Chess Bedsole’s campaign for attorney general led September finance disclosures in both funds raised and cash on hand. Bedsole raised a total of $121,750 in contributions for the month, more than any of the other four candidates in the race for Alabama attorney general combined. Bedsole’s strong September … Continued
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October 10, 2017

Sessions moves to protect religious liberties

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, the Trump administration reversed Obama-era policies with new legal guidance issued to the Department of Justice by Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding religious liberty. Sessions issued guidance to all administrative agencies and executive departments regarding religious liberty protections in federal law. “Our freedom as citizens has always been … Continued
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October 10, 2017

Senate Republican primary runoff is today 

By Brandon Moseley
 Alabama Political Reporter Republican voters across Alabama will go to the polls today, Tuesday, Sept. 26, to decide who will represent the Republican Party in the state’s general election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions when he was appointed to U.S. attorney general. A primary election for the position … Continued
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September 26, 2017

Recapping the US Senate race in 500 words

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate draws closer to its end on Tuesday, it’s important to reflect upon how exactly the race got here. When Jeff Sessions vacated the seat last year after his appointment as U.S. Attorney General, it was up to then Gov. Robert Bentley to … Continued
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September 24, 2017

Strange faces off against Moore in first and only debate

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, Roy Moore and Luther Strange finally faced in a debate in Montgomery. The Lincoln-Douglas style debate had no actual moderator and did not really have much disagreement on the actual issues.  The two Republican Senate candidates both enthusiastically support President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great … Continued
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September 22, 2017

Lathan is confident in the voters ahead of primary

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Alabama GOP Chairman Terry Lathan is confident that voters will get behind the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate left vacant by Jeff Sessions’ appointment to U.S. attorney general. On Thursday, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore faced off against former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange in … Continued
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September 22, 2017

Roby supports removal of criminal alien gang members

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, spoke in support of HR3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, and said that Congress’ first priority must be to keep Americans safe. HR3697 combats criminal alien gang violence by amending existing law to make a person’s history of … Continued
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September 20, 2017