Puerto Rico

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., voted against ending debate on HR 2266, the “Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017.” Sen. Shelby opposed the $36.5 billion disaster aid package because it includes $16 billion for National Flood Insurance Program debt forgiveness. “While I support emergency … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, U.S. Reps. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, and Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., introduced HR3966, the Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act, providing a five-year moratorium of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, more commonly known as the Jones Act. The Jones Act requires any goods shipped to Puerto Rico from a U.S. … Continued

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Tropical Storm Nate left behind it a series of power outages as it moved relatively fast across the state on Sunday. As of midnight Monday, Alabama Power reported thousands of statewide outages with the plurality being in the Mobile area. Mobile had 10,900 outages, and even Birmingham Metro reported … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 21, 2017, Dr. Randy Brinson talked with The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) about his campaign to be the GOP nominee for the US Senate seat vacated when Sen. Jeff Sessions became US Attorney General. APR: Mo Brooks has introduced legislation allowing members of Congress to carry firearms in … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 13, 2017, Republican US Senate candidate Dom Gentile spoke with The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) about a variety of policy issues likely to come before the Senate. APR : the VA scandal exposed the fact that most Federal employees can not be fired, even for incompetence. Should that … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 7, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced that he had proposed an amendment to legislation on Puerto Rico that would exempt the island from the Jones Act. The Jones Act is also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. It requires that ships which transport goods … Continued

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The last four days have seen lots of troubling economic news.  On Thursday, July 2, new job numbers are out showing that unemployment has decreased to 2008 levels. Normally this would be good news but much of the improvement is actually attributable to people dropping out of the work force. … Continued