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Justice Department launches National Public Safety Partnership with Anniston, Oxford police departments

Officials from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Alabama, and the Anniston and Oxford Police Departments met in Oxford, Alabama, Thursday to formally initiate the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program with the Anniston and Oxford Police Departments. “Today our team is on-site in Oxford, … Continued
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August 9, 2019

Alabama Supreme Court temporarily blocks Jefferson County court’s Confederate monuments ruling

The Alabama Supreme Court has granted the state of Alabama’s motion to stay a recent Jefferson County Circuit Court judgment that declared the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 to be unconstitutional. “I am pleased that the Alabama Supreme Court has granted the State’s motion to stay the Circuit Court’s ruling,” Attorney General Steve Marshall … Continued
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February 18, 2019

Ivey signs Memorials Preservation Act into law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed the Memorials Preservation Act, SB60, into law. The bill protects Alabama’s many monuments and memorials from being destroyed or removed by local governments. The City of New Orleans recently destroyed century old Confederate Memorials for political correctness. The State … Continued
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May 25, 2017

Legislature passes confederate monuments preservation bill

By Brandon Moseley
 Alabama Political Reporter Friday, May 19, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to accept changes to the Memorials Preservation Act. Senate Bill 60 was sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). Sen. Allen said in a statement, “The Alabama Legislature gave final approval to the Memorial Preservation Act, which will protect historic … Continued
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May 20, 2017

Democrats ask Ivey to stop Memorials Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, April 28, 2017, Alabama House Democrats called on Governor Kay Ivey (R) to reject Senate Bill 60, which is sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). The Memorial Preservations Act is designed to protect Alabama’s cultural and historical heritage from the emotional whims of the mayors and city councils … Continued
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May 1, 2017

State Continues to Deal with Insurance Legacy of Katrina

  By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Ten years ago, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were rocked by the most costly hurricane in our Nation’s history. The Hurricane left a trail of suffering, death, and destruction across the Southeast.  A decade after Katrina, however, home and business owners in Baldwin, and Mobile Counties are still paying exorbitant … Continued
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September 7, 2015