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State conservation officials warn hunters not to panic after CWD confirmed in Mississippi Deer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Chronic Wasting Disease is continuing to spread across the country with Mississippi being the latest state to test positive for the disease that has killed thousands of deer across the country and spread to 25 states and two Canadian provinces. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has … Continued
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February 26, 2018

A Brief Comparison of Medicaid Services in Four Southern States

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama lawmakers often hear that the State’s Medicaid program only provides the most basic services to its people. Comparing the most recent data on Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee, collected by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation for FYI 2012, three of these southern states are similar in their … Continued
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September 20, 2016
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Did The Tea Party Get Beat At Their Own Game?

Education Matters By Larry Lee My friends involved with Tea Party politics in Alabama decidedly favored either Michael Sentance of Massachusetts or Bill Evers of California as the next school superintendent. The reason? They said both were against Common Core standards. Sentance was selected. On Aug. 10 board member Matt Brown sent an email across … Continued
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August 16, 2016
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Six Years Later And Still No Jobs

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That also happens to be a pretty good description of our state leadership for the last six years. For six years, Alabama’s leaders have talked about “jobs, jobs, jobs” … Continued
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June 9, 2016

Hubbard Trial: Day Two “100,000 Reasons”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—”A bad day for the defense” is how one prominent defense attorney described Day Two of the Mike Hubbard felony trial. Hubbard’s former chief of staff, Josh Blades, was the State’s star witness on this second day of testimony. Blades revealed Hubbard’s actions regarding the adding of 23 words … Continued
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May 26, 2016

Institute Will Promote Job Creation, Clean Reliable Energy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The newly formed Energy Institute of Alabama (EIA) promises to promote reliable, affordable, and clean energy to help grow Alabama’s economy, create high-paying jobs, and build public support for Alabama’s energy industry. “Our group intends to be a clearinghouse for strong research that will separate political fancy from reasonable … Continued
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April 25, 2016

New Group Say’s Voters Should Decide Republican Nominee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 9, members of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Alabama campaign held a press conference at the Alabama Statehouse denouncing efforts by GOP insiders to try to snatch the Republican presidential nomination from Trump’s populist campaign at a brokered GOP convention. Former State Representative Perry Hooper Jr. … Continued
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March 11, 2016

Trump Wins Mississippi and Michigan: Cruz Takes Idaho

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 8, Republican voters in Michigan and Mississippi went to the polls and gave New York City businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump crushing victories over his remaining GOP Primary opponents. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz did manage to score one victory in the Idaho Caucuses. Donald … Continued
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March 9, 2016

Author, Activist Dies After Addressing Southern Heritage Rally

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, July 18, hundreds of protestors waving Confederate flags and wearing pro-confederate apparel came to rally for their Southern heritage and the Confederate Veterans monument in Linn Park that the Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board wants to remove from the heart of Birmingham’s largest city.  Black pro-Confederate flag … Continued
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July 21, 2015