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Reaction to shooting at Congressional baseball practice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 14, 2017, the entire nation was shocked when a lone gunman opened fire on US Congress members practicing for a charity baseball game. Five people including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) were shot. The shooter was killed by police. A number of leaders expressed their shock … Continued
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June 15, 2017

Tuesday committee vote to decide future of prison construction plan

 By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — An up-or-down vote in committee Tuesday will decide the future of the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative, an $845-million plan two years in the making that would authorize the construction of three new regional men’s prisons and a new women’s prison. The House Judiciary Committee will meet Tuesday morning … Continued
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May 16, 2017

Budget Reform Task Force to vote Tuesday on interim report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 16, 2017, the Alabama Joint Legislative Task Force on Budget Reform will meet on Tuesday morning at the Statehouse and vote on an interim report, which will be sent to Governor Kay Ivey (R) and the entire State Legislature. Committee Co-Chair Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) said in … Continued
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May 16, 2017

Prison Plan Opponents Hold Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 9, 2017 state Representative Johnny Mack Morrow (D from Red Bay) held a press conference where a bipartisan group of legislators and community groups expressed their opposition to former Governor Robert Bentley’s prison construction plan, SB302, which is sponsored by Senator Cam Ward (R from Alabaster). Representative … Continued
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May 10, 2017

Alabama House passes Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 3, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a massive $6.417 billion Education Trust Fund Budget. The 72 page bill was sponsored by State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and was carried in the House by Ways & Means Education Chairman Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa). State Representative John Knight … Continued
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May 4, 2017

Legislators call for resumed impeachment investigation after Bentley appoints Strange to Senate

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Before hopping on a plane to head to Washington, Gov. Robert Bentley and newly appointed US Sen. Luther Strange attempted to assuage concerns over possible conflicts of interest related to Strange’s appointment. Bentley announced Thursday that Strange would replace former Sen. Jeff Sessions as Alabama’s next senator after … Continued
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February 10, 2017

Committee Approves Special Counsel for Bentley Investigation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 15, the Alabama Judiciary Committee met in Montgomery at the State House to hire attorney Jack Sharman to be the special counsel to investigate the possible impeachment of Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R). Jack Sharman was the choice of the special counsel subcommittee, chaired by Judiciary Committee … Continued
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July 19, 2016

Farley Says He Can’t Support McCutcheon for Speaker

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 14, State Representative Allen Farley (R-McCalla) spoke to the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans at their regular monthly meeting at Sidebar on Birmingham’s Southside. When asked about the Speaker of the House race to replace disgraced former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, Rep. Farley said, “I cannot … Continued
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July 15, 2016

Judiciary Committee Sets Rules for Impeachment

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 15, the House Judiciary Committee met in Montgomery to study how their impeachment investigation into alleged misconduct by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) will operate. State Representative Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) is an attorney. Rep. Wadsworth said in a statement, “The committee was assigned by the Legislature with … Continued
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June 16, 2016