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House to Consider Excise Taxes on Sexually Explicit Businesses

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 9, the House Ways & Means General Fund Committee voted to give a favorable report to House Bill 17, sponsored by Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia).  HB17 would levy an excise tax on the receipts from the sale of sexually-oriented materials and certain charges related to … Continued
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September 10, 2015

State Rep. Dan Williams Has Passed Away

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, July 1, the Alabama House of Representatives lost one of it’s own when House Member Dan Williams (R-Athens) died from his months long struggle with leukemia. The Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) announced in a statement, “Today, the state of Alabama and the … Continued
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July 2, 2015

UAB Football is Back

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 2, University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) announced that the football was getting the axe along with the women’s rifle and bowling teams. University President Ray Watts said in a statement at the time, “More than a year ago, UAB began the largest, most comprehensive … Continued
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June 2, 2015

Human Trafficking Legislation Introduced in Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, April 7, Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force Chair and State Representative Jack Williams (R-Vestavia) introduced the Alabama Human Trafficking Safe Harbor Act, HB433.  This bill will add a Safe Harbor provision to current law for a child who is engages in the act of prostitution.  The bill … Continued
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April 13, 2015

UAB Making Waves Both in Basketball Tournament and in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, March 19 UAB Athletics made national headlines with its men’s basketball team’s shocking closing seconds victory 60 to 59 over highly ranked Iowa State in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament.   UAB athletics super fan and State Representative Jack Williams (R from Vestavia) submitted a … Continued
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March 20, 2015

UAB Basketball Win Provides Encouragement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporters On Saturday, March 14, the UAB Men’s basketball team won the Conference USA basketball tournament and an automatic trip to the NCAA Basketball Playoffs. The win gave momentum to the UAB supporters who are campaigning for the State legislature to reform the University of Alabama Trustee to give the … Continued
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March 17, 2015

Wheeler Elected ALGOP Treasurer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On February 21, the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee met to vote on new leadership and elected former Alabama Power executive David Wheeler as the new Alabama Republican Party Treasurer. Following his election, David Wheeler said in a statement on Facebook, “I am humbled by the trust that … Continued
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February 23, 2015

Wheeler Announces Candidacy For ALGOP Treasurer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On February 21, the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee will meet to vote for new leadership.  While Chairman is the most publicly interactive position, there are a number of other important positions being voted upon as well.  Former Alabama Power executive David Wheeler has announced that he is running … Continued
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February 3, 2015

“Big Luther” Addresses Human Trafficking

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, January 31, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) spoke to the Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force meeting held at the First Baptist Church of Montgomery. Rep. Jack Williams (R-Alabama) who heads the Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force introduced Alabama’s State Attorney General and chief law enforcement officer … Continued
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February 2, 2015