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Alabama Leaders Release Thanksgiving Wishes to Constituents

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, November 26, Americans across the country celebrated Thanksgiving with Turkey, football, and family. Many of Alabama’s leaders took to social media or email to share the holiday cheer with the people of Alabama. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) said on Twitter, “It is great to sit down and … Continued

November 27, 2015

Bill to Create New Board of Trustees for Two Year Colleges Gets Favorable Report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 11, the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee gave a favorable report to S.B. 191. The bill’s sponsor, state Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose), said that SB 191 is necessary to re-calibrate Alabama’s 2 year college system. The system is currently operating under the supervision of the … Continued

March 12, 2015

Mary Scott Hunter’s Censure Rescinded

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, December 15, the Madison County Republican executive committee to rescind its controversial decision to censure incumbent Alabama State School Board member Mary Scott Hunter (R from Huntsville) in a 32 to 14 vote. Hunter has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Alabama College & Career Readiness education … Continued

December 16, 2014

Bice to Tour Alabama to Explain Standards 2020 as Support for Common Core Drops

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama School Superintendent Tommy Bice has been charged with selling a skeptical Alabama public on the State’s controversial Alabama College and Career Ready Standards and the new standardized testing regime that Alabama’s public school students are facing. To this end the Alabama School Board is sending Bice on a … Continued

August 21, 2014

Hunter Explains Her Support of Massive Raise for Bice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama teachers did not get a pay increase this year. No one who has seen the projections for the 2015/2016 fiscal year budget is optimistic that a pay raise is likely in that coming year. In fact, Alabama teachers have seen just one raise during this decade (the 2013/2014 … Continued

August 19, 2014

Hunter Defends North Alabama Work Force

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The competition between states to land the Boeing 777x plant has become fierce. Part of competition is promoting the benefits of your state and sometimes competition sinks to tearing down the other states in the competition. Some of Alabama’s competitors have reportedly attacked North Alabama workers, saying that the … Continued

December 12, 2013

“A Time Such as This”

By Mary Scott Hunter Representative, Alabama Board of Education Recent news about the proposed 777x suggests the North Alabama workforce is somehow unprepared to build airplanes. However, I can assuredly say that the focus of Education from PreK through the Community College level and beyond has been on preparing a skilled and technically competent workforce, … Continued

December 11, 2013

American Dream 101

By Mary Scott Hunter Representative-Alabama Board of Education, District 8 Working for the Outcome – Prosperity: I came across a line in my Sunday School reading of Mike Slaughter’s book Shiny Gods, “Work is not primarily for the income; we work for the outcome.” Beyond mere income, the benefits of Work are spiritual, moral, and generational. Steady work in a good … Continued

November 13, 2013

Stay the Course

By Mary Scott Hunter Representative-Alabama Board of Education, District 8 In 1979 my father played his last NFL season as a quarterback for the Detroit Lions. My family moved to Birmingham, Michigan just outside of Detroit, and I entered the first grade of our local public elementary school. At that time, Michigan was … Continued

September 13, 2013

Mary Scott Hunter Sees the Light?

By Ken Freeman Chairman, The Alliance for Citizen’s Rights “I believe in the Republican Party, and I will not abandon it. I will join with those whose belief system will NEVER include censure.” Mary Scott Hunter, Alabama Political Reporter, August 26, 2013. I am delighted to see that Mary Scott Hunter has seen the light. … Continued

September 10, 2013