Rep. Moore receives Trump endorsement for Senate bid
Moore, who’s been polling behind Attorney General Steve Marshall, said he was “truly honored and thankful” for Trump’s endorsement.
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Terri Sewell works to cut prescription costs for seniors
Speaking at a recent U.S. House Ways and Means Committee meeting Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, told the story of a constituent in Tuscaloosa who can’t afford her life-saving insulin medication. The single mother works full time as a nurse, Sewell said, and struggled for years to find an insulin that didn’t cause serious side effects. … Continued
National Children’s Advocacy Center in Huntsville receives $2 million in DOJ grants
By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Friday, U.S. Attorney Jay Town announced that the Department of Justice has awarded grants totaling $2.1 million to the National Children’s Advocacy Center for the 2017 fiscal year. Town and NCAC Executive Director Chris Newlin said that the Huntsville Center is receiving the funding through the Office of Juvenile Justice … Continued
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Alabama leaders react to Las Vegas mass shooting
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On the night of Sunday, October 1, 2017, a 64-year-old heavily armed gunman opened concentrated fire on an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, approximately 450 yards away. Alabama leaders responded to the tragedy, which is … Continued
Former Vice President Joe Biden joins Doug Jones in Birmingham on Tuesday
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 3, as the general election campaign begins in the U.S. Senate race, former Vice President Joe Biden (D) will join Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Doug Jones for a campaign rally in Birmingham at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). Jones said that he is honored that his friend, … Continued
US Rep. Mike Rogers supports Trump tax reforms
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Rep Mike Rogers, R-Saks, announced that he was supporting the Republican’s framework for tax reform that President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. “I strongly support the tax reform framework outlined today by President Trump and the House Republican Leadership. Tax reform is the single best way to grow our … Continued
Ben Carson, former Sen. Jim DeMint, Americans for Legal Immigration, Women for Trump all endorse Roy Moore
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Roy Moore continues to rake in endorsements both in Alabama and from outside of the state. Even though President Donald Trump has endorsed his opponent, U.S. Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala.; Trump’s Housing and Urban Development head, Ben Carson, announced his support of Moore on Friday. “Judge Moore is a … Continued
Huntsville Vietnam veteran to receive Medal of Honor
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, the U.S. Army announced that retired U.S. Army Captain Gary Michael “Mike” Rose will receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump at a White House ceremony on Oct. 23, 2017, for conspicuous gallantry while serving as a sergeant during the Vietnam War. “Rose, a resident of … Continued
Roby supports removal of criminal alien gang members
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, spoke in support of HR3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, and said that Congress’ first priority must be to keep Americans safe. HR3697 combats criminal alien gang violence by amending existing law to make a person’s history of … Continued
Alabama Forestry Association endorses Strange
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, the Alabama Forestry Association urged their membership to vote for U.S. Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. “The headline in the Montgomery Advertiser on October 6, 2014 read ‘U.S. Supreme Court rejects Alabama school-funding case.’ We can (and should) thank Luther Strange for this victory,” the group wrote in a … Continued