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ADC endorses attorney Fred Bell in Senate District 26 race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Democratic Conference convened a screening committee in Montgomery and voted to endorse Attorney Fred Bell in the Democratic primary special election for Senate District 26 on Tuesday. Bell is a Montgomery city councilman representing Council District 6 in southeast Montgomery. Chairman of the ADC, Joe Reed, said … Continued

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December 7, 2017

Worley opposes the Cassidy-Graham-Heller-Johnson repeal bill

 By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, the Alabama Democratic Party released a statement in which they said that, “The Cassidy-Graham-Heller-Johnson bill would sabotage our health care system, gut Medicaid, increase costs, and strip health care away from millions of Americans.” “Democrats believe health care is a right, not a privilege,” Nancy Worley, chairwoman of … Continued

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September 20, 2017

Former House Minority Leader Craig Ford will not run for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) announced Thursday that he will not be a Gubernatorial candidate in 2018.  State Rep. Ford had been openly considering a run for Governor for the last year. Rep. Ford said, “Over the last several years, I have been asked by people from all over … Continued

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August 25, 2017

Alabama votes on Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama voters go to the polls on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, to decide who they want to represent them in the US Senate seat vacated when Jeff Sessions (R) was confirmed as US Attorney General. There are nine Republicans and seven Democrats vying for the position. The seven Democratic … Continued

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August 14, 2017

Hansen says he’s an “unapologetic progressive”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 1: Democratic Candidate for US Senate Michael Hansen told The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) that he is the candidate in the Democratic Primary with real energy and shared polling data with APR showing the Democratic race to be very competitive. Hansen said, “Democrats in Alabama have a … Continued

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August 4, 2017

Alabama Democratic Conference endorses Doug Jones for Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, July 29, 2017, the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) met in a Special Session on Saturday and screened all the candidates for US Senate in the August 15, Democratic Primary.  The ADC announced that they are endorsing former US Attorney Doug Jones. The ADC said in their statement that … Continued

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August 2, 2017

Opinion

The worst thing Robert Bentley did

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A few weeks ago, the Alabama House Judiciary Committee dropped a report detailing a bunch of awful things former Gov. Robert Bentley did. There were tales of affairs, of intimidation, of misusing power, of misusing State resources, of acting above the law and of flaunting his overreach of power. … Continued

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May 3, 2017

Montgomery County Democratic Conference announces new leadership

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 23, 2017, Emerging from trusteeship, the Montgomery County Democratic Conference (MCDC) elected a new slate of officers and executive committee members on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The group elected Janet May as its Chairperson. Joe M. Reed was chosen as Vice Chairperson. Other officers elected include: Mary … Continued

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March 23, 2017

Can Joe Reed save Gwendolyn Boyd at ASU?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A week prior to the annual Turkey Day Classic football game last month at Alabama State University, ASU employees discovered that someone had broken into the school’s football stadium and cut a fiber optic wire – a costly act that threatened some of the activities planned for the game. … Continued

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