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Group Rallies for Raising Minimum Wage, Expanding Medicaid, Proper Funding for Schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week, the Alabama NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), SOS (Save Ourselves – Support Our Students), the Birmingham Bus Riders, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) held a rally at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, demanding that the Alabama Legislature expand Medicaid, raise the … Continued
February 10, 2016

Tea Party Groups Welcome Back Legislators

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 2, conservatives held their annual “Welcome Back” rally in front of the Alabama Statehouse to welcome legislators back for the 2016 Legislative Session and to campaign for their conservative agenda. Dr. Lou Campomenosi with the Common Sense Campaign of Alabama praised the grassroots movement in Iowa … Continued
February 4, 2016

Martin Luther King Day Remembered

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, January 18, was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is set aside to remember his legacy and the Civil Rights Movement much of which was played out in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell released a statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, … Continued
January 19, 2016

Today is Martin Luther King Day

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is set aside to remember his legacy and the Civil Rights Movement much of which was played out in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell released a statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, … Continued
January 18, 2016

Shelby, Roby: Maxwell-Gunter May Become Illegal Alien Warehouse

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, January 6, 2016, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) both released statements in response to an announcement that unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors could potentially be housed at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery. Senator Shelby said in a statement, “This Administration has once … Continued
January 7, 2016

Roby To Meet with New VA Southeast Regional Director

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, January 4, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) will meet with new VA Southeast Network Director Leslie Wiggins Monday, January 4, and the two will address the media about the issues that have plagued the US Veterans Department health care facilities for our Nation’s Veterans. Director Wiggins previously … Continued
January 4, 2016

Clinton, Sewell Support NAACP Lawsuit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) and Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) both announced in separate statements that they support the new federal lawsuit from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) challenging Alabama’s photo voter ID law, which the NAACP claims is discriminatory.  The … Continued
December 4, 2015

Hillary Clinton to Speak in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 1, former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, will make her second campaign stop in Alabama, this time to headline the National Bar Association’s 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s Commemoration Tour. Mrs. Clinton will speak at a public event titled, “The … Continued
November 26, 2015

Man Sentenced for Dealing Firearms

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, November 24, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck, Jr,  announced that Michael Albert Focia, age 48, of Montgomery, Alabama was sentenced on Monday to 51 months in prison for dealing in firearms without a license and two counts of selling guns … Continued
November 26, 2015

Heidi Cruz Event in Montgomery Moved to Bigger Venue

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Nov 4 the wife of U.S. Senator from Texas and Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz, Heidi Cruz, will be in Montgomery for a free meet and greet event at 4:00 PM.  The event had been scheduled for the back room of Wintzler’s Oyster House; but has been … Continued
November 4, 2015