Rep. Jack Williams

GBYRs Select Jack Williams Favorite Elected Official

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, December 18, the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYRs) met at the Wine Loft in Birmingham for their annual Christmas Party. While feasting, networking, and fellowship were the primary focus of the evening, the GBYRs also voted on their favorite (Republican) elected official of the year by secret … Continued

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December 24, 2014

Rogers Says UAB Decision to Kill Football Program will Fuel Effort to Separate School from UA System

By Brandon Moseley, Bill Britt, & Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 2, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced that the football was getting the axe, along with the rifle and bowling teams. University President Ray Watt announced in a Tuesday press conference that UAB’s football team has played its last game … Continued

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December 3, 2014

Opinion

The Good Germans said, “Ich Wusste Nicht Uber Es.”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In Matin Amis’s new novel, “The Zone of Interest,” the novelist explores the inner life of some the inhabitants of Auschwitz, in 1942, concentrating especially on the death camp workers. One of the narrators of the story is a middle-level German officer named Thomsen, who says of gassing Jewish … Continued

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November 4, 2014

Caucus Fealty Vote: Does Anyone Have The Numbers?

Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Currently, Republicans hold 66 seats in the Alabama House, with 37 Democrats, one vacancy and one independent. The November 6 Republican Caucus meeting is set in hopes of electing a new Speaker without input from House Democrats. Current Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, who is under a Special Grand Jury indictment … Continued

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November 4, 2014

Hubbard’s Rally a Disgrace

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, in what can best be described as a theater of the absurd, a small number of Republican House members and one sitting U.S. Representative took to a cramped stage in Auburn, to denigrate the State’s justice system, while lauding Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, a … Continued

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October 23, 2014

Williams and Farley Skip Jeffco Delegation Meeting to Attend Mike Hubbard Pep Rally

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Members of the Jefferson County Legislative Delegation were in Birmingham meeting with State Health Officer Dr. Don Williamson on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. to discuss a wide variety of health issues facing the state, including Ebola readiness and the enterovirus threat.  The meeting was chaired by State … Continued

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October 22, 2014

David Wheeler Addresses Republicans in Gardendale

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama House District 47 candidate David Wheeler (R) addressed Republicans at the Jefferson County Republican Party Straw Poll in Gardendale.  David Wheeler said that he was challenging a three term incumbent Rep. Jack Williams. Wheeler joined Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) who headlined the event.  Republicans present enjoyed barbecue … Continued

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May 30, 2014

Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force Meets for First Time

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week, the Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force held its inaugural meeting in the Alabama State House to study the growing problem of human trafficking in Alabama. The Joint House Resolution creating the Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force was sponsored by Representative Jack Williams (R) from Vestavia Hills. The … Continued

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May 21, 2014

Greater Birmingham Young Republicans Will Hold Meeting on April 10

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The monthly meeting of the Greater Birmingham Young Republican (GBYR) will be held in Thursday, April 10 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at Pale Eddie’s Pour House in downtown Birmingham. This month’s guest speakers will be the Republican candidates from Alabama House District 47 where incumbent Rep. Jack Williams … Continued

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April 9, 2014