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Confusion at End of House District 79 Race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) announced that Republican Primary winner Joe Lovvorn will be certified as the winner of the House District 79 (HD79) seat after the Secretary of State’s office determined that Libertarian candidate Gage Fenwick failed to get enough signatures … Continued
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September 26, 2016

Joe Lovvorn Wins House District 79 Seat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, September 22, 2016, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) announced that Joe Lovvorn will be certified as the winner of the House District 79 seat, formerly held by disgraced Speak of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). Lovvorn won the primary held on September 13, 2016. No other … Continued
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September 23, 2016

Bentley Says Committee Vote Was a Step in the Right Direction

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 24, the Alabama House of Representative Committee on Tourism and Economic Development passed Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) lottery plan out of committee with a favorable report. Afterwards, Gov. Bentley spoke to reporters. The Governor said that today’s committee vote in favor of the lottery, “Was a … Continued
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August 25, 2016

Jim Bennett has Died

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 18, 2016, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a Joint Resolution honoring the life of longtime Alabama Secretary of State James R. “Jim” Bennett (R) who passed away on Thursday. The resolution was sponsored by State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) who was a longtime friend and … Continued
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August 19, 2016

Under STAARS Agencies Not Paid

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Once again, the Alabama Board of Adjustment (BOA) was forced to adjudicate payments from one State agency to another, due to the continued failure of the STAARS accounting system. At the beginning of the last Legislative Session in 2015, Newton testified before a joint committee on budgeting, assuring lawmakers … Continued
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July 25, 2016

Republican Convention Concludes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 22, the Republican convention in Cleveland finally concluded. Donald Trump made his pitch to the Republican Party to unite behind him and Mike Pence. It will take time to find out if the people will unite behind him; but many party leaders have not. Trump said, … Continued
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July 22, 2016

Voters go to the Polls in 40 Alabama Counties Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, April 11, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) released details on the April 12 Runoff Election. On April 12, voters in 40 of Alabama’s 67 counties will go to the polls to decide Republican and/or Democratic Primary winners. On Tuesday, the Office of the Secretary of State … Continued
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April 12, 2016

Enormous Turnout on Republican Side

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 1, over 867,000 voters came to the polls and voted in the Alabama Republican Primary shattering the previous GOP record. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan said, “Tuesday saw a record-breaking day for the Alabama Republican Party when over 867,000 individuals voted in our primary. That … Continued
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March 3, 2016