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I love living in Birmingham. It’s the progressive city in Alabama, a blue island in a very red state. A friend in northeastern Virginia once told me I should move to a blue state, that it would add 10 years to my life. I don’t know about that. But, really, if I can’t live in … Continued

Tuesday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan congratulated the candidates who won and said that now Alabama Republican will come together as one great team to keep America great. “Congratulations to our candidates who won their races in Tuesday’s runoff election,” Lathan said. “We are grateful to over one thousand of our Alabama Republican patriot … Continued

There is hope. It is thin and fragile and has 4th-and-18 odds, but make no mistake about it, there is hope in Alabama for a better future. For better leadership from better leaders who don’t dwell on scare tactics or divide us with racism — leaders who value ethics and who want to serve the … Continued

Thank you, Alabama Republicans. For folks like me, a progressive living in this regressive state, the uphill climb towards electing a good number of forward-thinking, intelligence-valuing lawmakers in this state often seems roughly equivalent to scaling Everest with asthma. Then there are days like the final ones of the 2018 legislative session, when you guys … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Randall Woodfin defeated incumbent William Bell on Tuesday in Birmingham’s mayoral runoff. As of 6:45 a.m., Mayor William Bell had just 17,353 votes (41 percent) while challenger Randall Woodfin had 24,910 votes (58 percent). While Bell’s re-election effort was seen by many as being the more old guard traditional … Continued

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s largest city has passed a housing and employment ordinance that will, for the first time in the Yellowhammer State, protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Birmingham City Council passed the ordinance Tuesday. “It’s really taking this idea that all citizens … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, August 12, 2017: Over the past few days, neo-Nazis and White supremacists fought in a series of clashes with Black Lives Matter and Antifa members. On Saturday, an alt-right protestor drove a car into a crowd of leftist protesters killing one and injuring several. US Senate candidate Michael Hansen … Continued