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HB 56 Critic: Vargas Goes to Work for White House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama drew national attention following the passage of House Bill 56, the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act. One of the many pro-immigrant groups which focused on the Alabama Law has been the National Immigration Forum. Their Director of Communications, Katherine Vargas sent numerous statements to ‘The Alabama … Continued
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April 30, 2013

Common Core Repeal Effort Dead in Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R) from Anniston defied the Republican National Committee, the Alabama Republican Executive Committee, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead, the Alabama Federation of Republican Women and tea party groups throughout Alabama when he announced that the Senate would not address the Common … Continued
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April 24, 2013

Common Core Repeal Passes out of Senate Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee passed Senate Bill 403 to repeal the controversial Common Core Standards that Alabama and 43 other states have adopted at the urging of President Barack H. Obama.  The effort to overturn Common Core was spearheaded by Senator Dick Brewbaker (R) from … Continued
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April 18, 2013

Alabama GOP Leaders Not Impressed with President Obama’s Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, President Barack H. Obama’s (D) administration finally presented their fiscal year 2014 budget.  Under Obama’s plan the federal government would continue to run deficits all the way past 2050, estate taxes would rise, new federal tobacco taxes would increase so that the federal government could implement national … Continued
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April 11, 2013

Alabamians United for Excellence in Education To Fight Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday afternoon, a joint public hearing by the House and Senate Education Policy Committees will be held on whether or not to overturn President Obama’s endorsed controversial new nationwide education standards, Common Core. Two identical bills SB190 and HB254, would repeal Common Core over the objections of the … Continued
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February 26, 2013

Sessions Critical of White House Immigration Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) issued a written statement following the leak of President Barack Obama’s (D) secret immigration reform plan. Sen. Sessions said, “The release of the President’s immigration plan is more than a misstep or clever political maneuver. It is a dramatic disclosure of his real immigration … Continued
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February 22, 2013

Sessions Introduces Bill to Adopt More Realistic Energy Policy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama introduced legislation to replace the Obama administration’s 5-year plan for energy production and leasing on the outer continental shelf with a 5-year plan that would increase oil and gas exploration and which would lead to many more jobs in the … Continued
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February 1, 2013

Sessions Response To GAO Report Showing Obama Lax on Border Security

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a statement regarding a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which he says demonstrates a breakdown in border security under President Barack H. Obama. Senator Sessions said, “This report demonstrates, despite the pleas of millions of Americans, the border is … Continued
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January 16, 2013