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Democrats Introduce Legislation for Taxpayer Funded Abortions

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 10, US Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) announced in a statement, that he was opposed to a controversial proposal to make states pay for abortions with their Medicaid dollars. Congressman Rogers wrote, “This week, House Democrats introduced an extreme liberal proposal that would force taxpayers to pay … Continued
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July 17, 2015

Alabama Congress Members Comment on Iran Nuclear Deal

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  On Tuesday, July 14, Congress members Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose), Martha Roby (R-Montgomery), and Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) issued statements in response to the announced nuclear agreement between the United States, Iran, France, China, United Kingdom, Russia, and Germany. US Representative Bradley Byrne said: “From the start of these talks I have … Continued
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July 15, 2015

Byrne Says BP Money Shouldn’t be Used to Fix Budget Mess

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 7, US Representative Bradley Byrne has been widely critical of the settlement that Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) and Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced last Thursday. The South Alabama Congressman is now saying that the settlement is only $1.9 (not $2.3 billion) and that the … Continued
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July 9, 2015

McMillan Calls for BP Settlement Money to Go To Trust Fund

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 7, the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan (R) called on state leaders to put the BP settlement money in the Alabama Trust Fund instead of using it to shore up the troubled State General Fund (SGF): which funds the courts, Medicaid, … Continued
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July 8, 2015

Strange, Byrne Applaud Supreme Court Ruling on EPA

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 29, the US Supreme Court, in a controversial 5-4 ruling, sided with the energy companies and 23 states including Alabama, against restrictive new mercury emission rules by President Obama’s US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) said that the US Supreme Court’s … Continued
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June 30, 2015

Alabama Leaders React to Church Slayings in South Carolina

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  Thursday, June 18, the nation was shocked by the terror attack on a predominately Black Church in Charleston, South Carolina pastored by South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney. Reverend Pinckney’s slaying, apparently by a racist White youth, brought up memories of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King … Continued
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June 19, 2015