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Sunday, Georgia Congressman and Alabama native John Lewis (D) announced that he has pancreatic cancer. The 79-year-old Lewis is a civil rights movement legend who worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on both the 1963 March on Washington and the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. Lewis has received the Presidential Medal of … Continued

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a statewide directive to fly flags at half-staff on the day of interment of Tuscaloosa Police Investigator Dornell Cousette. Cousette was killed in the line of duty attempting to apprehend an armed and dangerous felon Monday night. “Monday evening, I was devastated to learn of the news that Alabama … Continued

Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon announced on Friday that he has been hospitalized with a heart issue and expects to be released following treatment over the weekend. “Deb and I appreciate the prayers of healing that so many have made on my behalf, and I am well on the road to recovery,” McCutcheon … Continued

A few minutes before 8 on Wednesday evening, an urgent press release from Gov. Kay Ivey hit my email inbox. Subject line: “Governor Kay Ivey responds to Mobile teacher being prevented from wearing ‘Just Pray’ shirt.” Before blacking out from the unstoppable stupidity of such an email, a realization hit me. It’s pander season. It’s … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, who had sworn loyalty to ISIS, rented a truck from Home Depot and used it to run over pedestrians in a park in New York City’s lower Manhattan. Eight people are dead, including several Argentinians, and another eleven have serious injuries. The terrorist, Sayfullo … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 20, 2017, Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) on Thursday released the following statement in response to reports that US Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) has been diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Rep. Ledbetter said, “Sen. John McCain served his country with bravery and valor as … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 8, 2017, Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) called for prayers for the victims and families of persons involved in a tragic bus accident in Atlanta involving members of Huntsville’s Mount Zion Baptist Church, which is located in McCutcheon’s Legislative district. Speaker McCutcheon said, in … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama has had more tornado deaths than any state in the country since World War II. Oklahoma was struck by monstrously big tornadoes on Monday similar to the storms that struck Alabama in April 2011. Over 50 Oklahoman s were listed as dead on Monday, including many in an … Continued