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Hillary Clinton at Miles College

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, February 26, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in the greater Birmingham area at a, “get out the vote” rally at Miles College, ahead of the Democratic Party Primary on Tuesday, March 1. The former Secretary of State, former US Senator from New York, former First Lady … Continued
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February 29, 2016

Clinton to Open Birmingham Headquarters on Saturday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) essentially tied in Iowa with Mrs. Clinton getting the technical victory from a series of fortuitous coin tosses.  Senator Sanders is expected to win Tuesday’s New Hampshire Primary because the small New England state borders Sanders’ Vermont. Sec. … Continued
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February 5, 2016

Jefferson County Delegation Nixes Traffic Cameras for Midfield

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 19, the Jefferson County House Delegation met to consider a request from the City of Midfield to supplement speeding enforcement by installing traffic cameras. The local bill, H.B. 567, was sponsored by State Representative Merika Coleman Evans (D) from Midfield.  Rep. Evans said last year I … Continued
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March 25, 2014

Religious Liberty Bill Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Religious Liberty Act, HB 108. The bill promises to protecting the freedom of conscience rights of small Alabama employers from paying for federally mandated contraception coverage in their insurance plans when doing so would violate their religious conscience. The bill … Continued
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February 20, 2013

Red Tape Reduction Act Passes Alabama House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Another plank in the Alabama House Republicans Caucus’s ambitious “We Dare Defend Our Rights” Agenda passed the Alabama House on Tuesday when the Red Tape Reduction Act was passed by a 92 to 0 vote. Alabama State Representative April Weaver (R) from Shelby County is the sponsor of the … Continued
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February 13, 2013