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Shelby Responds to Obama’s Partisan Speech on the Economy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, President Obama (D) delivered a nearly 70 minutes long, highly partisan speech on the economy where he, defended his record on economic issues; defended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; dismissed the IRS, Benghazi, and domestic spying scandals as “phony scandals”; and challenged Republicans … Continued
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July 25, 2013

Donghee America To Invest $48 Million Creating 80 Jobs In Auburn

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Donghee America, Inc., plans to invest $48 Million in Auburn which will lead to the creation of 80 new jobs, many of them high paying engineering positions. Governor Bentley said in a written statement, “Alabama has a strong workforce and … Continued
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July 9, 2013

Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.8%

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Friday announced in a written statement that Alabama’s preliminary May unemployment rate is down to just 6.8%. This marks a drop from April’s rate of 6.9% and is well below last year’s rate of 7.5%. Gov. Bentley said in a written statement, “We … Continued
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June 24, 2013

Bentley In Paris to Promote Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R), Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield (R), and team are at the Paris Air Show to promote the state of Alabama and recruit more jobs to the state. Gov. Bentley addressed almost 100 economic development officials and local elected officials at a breakfast at the … Continued
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June 17, 2013

Bentley At Paris Air Show

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) is traveling to Paris for the Air Show there in search of more aerospace jobs for the state of Alabama, particulary Airbus suppliers. Traveling with Gov. Bentley is Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield and the Commerce Department’s Assistant Director of Business Development Bob … Continued
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June 14, 2013

Roby Warns about Jobs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about the poor jobs numbers from May. Representative Roby said on Facebook, “It probably got lost amongst the many scandals in D.C. right now, but the most recent jobs report had … Continued
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June 14, 2013

Aderholt, Roby, and Bachus Vote to Build Keystone XL Pipeline

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama has refused for years to permit America’s energy industries to easily access Canadian oil sands via the Keystone Pipeline. Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.R. 3) that if passed by the Senate would authorize construction of the pipeline without a presidential … Continued
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May 23, 2013

Aviation Opens New Facility in Auburn

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday GE Aviation opened its new Auburn facility creating 100s of new jobs for people in East Alabama. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) said on Facebook, “It was exciting to be in Auburn today for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the GE Aviation Factory. We worked … Continued
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April 30, 2013
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Anti-business advocates work to pass a bill that would cost Alabama thousands of jobs

By Charles Hunter There has been much debate in recent weeks in the media and among some legislators about the merits of short term lending and how to increase the regulation of these lenders. The debate stems from four pieces of legislation introduced in the Alabama House and Senate, primarily supported by “consumer advocates” who … Continued
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April 17, 2013