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There is a Democrat in the Kentucky’s governor’s mansion.  Or there will be in a few weeks.  Kentucky voters shocked the country on Tuesday, giving Democrat Andy Beshear a slim victory over incumbent Matt Bevin in the governor’s race. It was a devastating result for Donald Trump, who visited the state in recent days to … Continued

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a bill to restore funding for pensions, Social Security and Medicare.  The Rescue United States’ Trusts Act introduced Tuesday would create individual congressional committees for each endangered trust fund, which would be tasked with drafting legislation to bring those funds back into … Continued

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones told members of the Alabama AFL-CIO, “You have a friend in the United States Senate.” The Alabama AFL-CIO was holding their biennial convention in Montgomery at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center. “We need to support the people who support us,” Alabama AFL-CIO President Bren Riley said. “He does not … Continued

After a brief stint with no representation on the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, Alabama is back in the mix. U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has been appointed to the influential committee tasked with overseeing the nation’s armed forces, national security and military research and development. Jones will assume his position on the committee when the … Continued

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, who recently took office as the state’s junior senator, received his committee appointments Tuesday, which include positions on the health and homeland security committees, among others. Senate leadership appointed Jones, who was sworn in Jan. 3, to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter         On Monday, June 8, Alabama Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey (R) commented on the recent legislative session in a statement on Facebook.  Lt. Gov. Ivey said that despite the many challenges progress was made, but that a special session will be need to deal with the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday night, Boeing union machinists in Washington State voted 51 to 49 to agree to give up future pension benefits and accept a 401k plan.  The move means that the new version of Boeing’s popular 777x jetliner will be built at the existing factory in Washington.  Boeing officials … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Red Mountain Republicans met at Salvatore’s in Mountain Brook on Monday night.  The Speaker at the event was  Gary Palmer, President of the Alabama Policy Institute (API).  According to Palmer, API is Alabama’s version of the conservative Heritage Foundation. Palmer said that API is not opposed to any … Continued