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Medicaid work requirements struck down for NH, still pending for Alabama

On July 29 of this year, a federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s Medicaid work requirements. In 2018, Alabama proposed a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver to the federal government to institute similar work requirements.  Alabama’s work requirements have yet to receive necessary federal approval to and have thus not been put into practice, unlike New … Continued
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August 7, 2019

Alabama is the 19th most patriotic state

A new analysis by Wallethub determined that Alabama is the 19th most patriotic state in the nation, according to the author’s metrics. To determine where Americans have the most red, white and blue pride, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 13 key indicators of patriotism. The data set ranges from an average number of military … Continued
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June 26, 2019
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Abolishing the death penalty requires morality

In “How to Convince Americans to Abolish the Death Penalty,” Amherst College Professor Austin Sarat asserts “important lessons about how abolitionists can be successful around the country” can be learned from New Hampshire – which just last month became the twenty-first state to abolish capital punishment – including: “The moral argument doesn’t work.”   Acknowledging New … Continued
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June 18, 2019

Kamala Harris to campaign in Alabama

Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, announced Tuesday she will campaign in Alabama and South Carolina later this week. This is her first campaign swing through Alabama. Harris will focus on engaging women and African-Americans in Birmingham and Montgomery. On Friday night, she will hold a women’s meet and greet in the Birmingham … Continued
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June 5, 2019

Report: Alabama is 11th most impacted state by shutdown

A new report says that Alabama is the 11th most impacted state by the partial federal government shutdown. The report was prepared by the personal-finance website WalletHub to add some hard data to all the rhetoric. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of five key metrics, ranging from each … Continued
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January 4, 2019

Trump and Sanders Win the New Hampshire Primary

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont delivered a crushing defeat to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) in the New Hampshire Primary.  As of press time, Sanders had 60 percent of the Democrat vote and Clinton had just 38 percent. In the Republican Primary, New York City … Continued
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February 10, 2016

New Hampshire Primary is Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter This time last week, the whole country was watching to see what Iowans were going to do.  This week, the candidates are in New Hampshire.  Some are hoping that this is the spark that elevates them towards their goal.  For some, this will be the end of their presidential … Continued
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February 8, 2016

No More Frontrunners Coming Out of Tight Iowa Races

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, February 1, US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) won the Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) essentially tied. The Alabama Constitutional Conservatives and Alabama Minority GOP watched the returns come in at John’s City Diner in Downtown Birmingham. Sen. … Continued
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February 2, 2016

Palin Endorses Trump

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 19, popular former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin endorsed Republican presidential front-runner, New York City businessman, and reality TV star Donald Trump. Only two women have ever been nominated for Vice-President by a major American political party: Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 by the Democrats and Palin in … Continued
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January 25, 2016

Clinton Campaign Says that Hillary Can Stop Republicans from Stripping Away the Progress Democrats Have Made

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday. January 4, the campaign of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton (D) issued a statement following the Alabama Democratic Party’s certification that Hillary for America submitted the requisite number of signatures needed for Hillary Clinton’s name to appear on the March 1st Primary Ballot in Alabama. Hillary for America’s … Continued
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January 5, 2016