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Jones, Cruz bill to release civil rights cold case records passes Senate

U.S. Sens. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced that their bipartisan Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act has passed the Senate with unanimous bipartisan support. Jones and Cruz introduced the legislation in July to require the review, declassification, and release of government records related to unsolved criminal civil rights cases. Even though … Continued

December 19, 2018

U.S. Attorneys say Project Safe Neighborhoods is making Alabama safer

Friday, Alabama’s three U.S. Attorneys released a statement detailing their efforts over the last year to combat Alabama’s violent crime problem. One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is … Continued

October 8, 2018

Pringle to co-chair state joint committee on reapportionment

State Representative Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, was elected Tuesday to serve as co-chairman of the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment. The committee oversees the process of redrawing the boundaries of the 105 House districts and 35 Senate districts, as well as the state’s seven congressional districts and eight State Board of Education districts. “I’m looking forward … Continued

September 27, 2018

Haleyville pharmacy employees indicted

Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced that five employees of a Haleyville compounding pharmacy company have been indicted for allegedly conspiracy to defraud health insurance companies. The conspirators allegedly included a district and an operations manager. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town announced the charges against employees of Northside Pharmacy, … Continued

July 2, 2018

We’re perfecting the “art” of being mean

My mother, Patricia Ann Harper Kennedy, has been dead more than 21 years now. She died young, in 1997. She had cancer. She did not have health insurance. Mom couldn’t get health insurance because she had a “pre-existing,” non-malignant tumor a decade before her fatal cancer. She wanted insurance. She could have paid for insurance. … Continued

June 14, 2018

Sessions says he’ll stay Attorney General as long as it is appropriate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The public rift between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently continues to grow. At a Department of Justice press conference on Thursday, July 20, 2017, Attorney General Sessions said, “We love this job, we love this department and I plan to continue to do so as long … Continued

July 21, 2017

Strange would make Sanctuary Cities pay for the wall

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 15, 2017, Senator Luther Strange (R-Alabama) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) introduced the Securing the Border and Protecting Our Communities Act. The bill would prohibit certain Federal Transportation Grant Funds from being made available to sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with the Department of Justice in upholding … Continued

May 17, 2017

Unpacking Black Districts May have Little Effect on Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, January 20, 2017 a three judge federal court panel ruled that the state of Alabama violated the U.S. Constitution when it drew three Alabama Senate Districts and nine House Districts following the 2010 census and are barred by the court from using those districts as presently drawn in … Continued

January 23, 2017

Sessions comments on the death of US Marshall in Georgia

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, November 21, 2016, US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) issued a statement regarding the passing of Deputy US Marshall Commander Patrick Carothers. Sen. Sessions said, “I am saddened by the tragic news that Deputy Commander Patrick Carothers, US Marshall’s Service, was killed in Georgia while trying to arrest a … Continued

November 22, 2016

Grand Jury Clears Officer Hurst

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter Tuesday, November 1, a criminal grand jury in Mobile has decided that no criminal charges will be filed against Mobile Police Department Officer Harold Hurst in the shooting death of Michael Moore. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said in a statement, “Today marked another point in this tragic situation. Our … Continued

November 4, 2016