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Hubbard’s Attorneys Ask State To Identify Witnesses Mental Health, Drug Abuse and More

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s defense team is on a fishing expedition to find addicts, mental patients, criminals and anyone receiving payola. Hubbard, who is charged by the State with 23 counts of public corruption, is preparing his defense by asking the State to supply his legal team with … Continued
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November 13, 2014

Alabama House Passes General Fund Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Tuesday night the Alabama House of Representatives passed a $1.7 billion General Fund budget without raising taxes on the people of Alabama.  The House passed the budget by a comfortable margin of 75 to 27 after lengthy debate. The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard … Continued
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April 24, 2013

Hightower Elected To State Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Senate District 35 voters elected business consultant Bill Hightower to represent them in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday.  Hightower defeated State Representative Jim Barton in Tuesday’s special Republican Runoff. Rep. Barton conceded at 7:45 pm after Barton campaign poll workers reported polling place results show that his efforts … Continued
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March 13, 2013

Barton and Hightower Election Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The special Republican Runoff election for Alabama Senate District 35 is today.  District 35 includes much of Mobile County.  State Representative Jim Barton faces business consultant Bill Hightower. The winner of the March 12 runoff will be the State Senator as the Alabama Democratic Party was unable to recruit … Continued
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March 12, 2013

Barton and Hightower To Face Off Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Jim Barton faces business consultant Bill Hightower in Tuesday’s special Republican Runoff for state Senate District 35. In the primary Hightower took 46.5% of the Republican primary vote and Rep. Jim Barton (R) came in second with just 30% of the vote.  Former Marine Corps pilot, Nick … Continued
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March 11, 2013

Reaction to Common Core Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday a joint public hearing of the Alabama House and Senate Education Policy Committees was held on whether or not to overturn President Obama’s endorsed controversial new nationwide education standards, the Common Core Curriculum. The joint public hearing by the House and Senate Education Policy Committees was held … Continued
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February 28, 2013

Alabamians United for Excellence in Education To Fight Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday afternoon, a joint public hearing by the House and Senate Education Policy Committees will be held on whether or not to overturn President Obama’s endorsed controversial new nationwide education standards, Common Core. Two identical bills SB190 and HB254, would repeal Common Core over the objections of the … Continued
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February 26, 2013

Conservatives Urge Legislature to Defund Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, conservative activists gathered in Montgomery to welcome back the state legislators and demand that the state adopt a more conservative agenda in 2013.  High on their list of demands is that the legislature defunding the Common Core Standards written by education bureaucrats in Washington and adopted by … Continued
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February 11, 2013

Armistead Comments on Senate District 35 Race in Mobile

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Mobile businessman Bill Hightower will face Alabama State Representative Jim Barton in a Special Republican Primary runoff on Tuesday March 12th.  The winner of the Republican primary will be the next State Senator for District 35 because the Alabama Democratic Party was unable to recruit a candidate.  Former Marine … Continued
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January 31, 2013

Barton Narrowly Gets in Runoff with Hightower

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Shocking many Montgomery political insiders, in Tuesday’s special Republican Primary for state Senate District 35, business consultant Bill Hightower took 46.5% of the Republican primary vote.  Alabama State Representative Jim Barton (R) came in second with 30% of the vote.  Former Marine pilot Nick Matranga came in third with … Continued
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January 30, 2013