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Frances Taylor Addresses Shelby County Republican Women

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, October 8, the Republican Women of Shelby County held their anniversary celebration in Indian Springs. Frances Taylor, the President of the Alabama Federation of Republican Women, addressed the group. President Taylor said that it was an honor to be Speaking to the Shelby Country group and said, “I … Continued
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October 10, 2016

Court Decision Could Make Ballot Access Easier for Third Party Candidates

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter There are two major political parties and three significant minor political parties in this country. In theory, voters get to choose between the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green and Constitution Parties, plus Independent candidates when they vote. Alabama doesn’t really work that way. The way districts are gerrymandered based on … Continued
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October 3, 2016

Confusion at End of House District 79 Race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) announced that Republican Primary winner Joe Lovvorn will be certified as the winner of the House District 79 (HD79) seat after the Secretary of State’s office determined that Libertarian candidate Gage Fenwick failed to get enough signatures … Continued
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September 26, 2016

Presidential Debate Watch Parties Tonight

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, September 26, 2016, with the race essentially tied the two presidential candidates meet for the first debate. A surging Donald Trump faces former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Hofstra University. The Alabama Constitutional Conservatives, the Jefferson County Republican Party, and the Minority GOP are hosting a debate … Continued
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September 26, 2016

Survey Says: The People Don’t Love the Luv Gov

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Gov. Robert Bentley is fond of saying, “ I love the people of Alabama and they love me.” But, this Bentley oft-repeated declaration rings hollow, given new polling that shows the people who he claims love him, has dwindled to a paltry 35 percent. Morning Consult surveyed 71,900 registered … Continued
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September 21, 2016

Bentley’s “Great Victory” Cause For Worry, Warning, Broken Promises

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Shortly after passage of legislation to raid BP settlement funds to cover Medicaid funding, Governor Robert Bentley, who has largely been absent from the process, praised it as a bipartisan “victory.” Obviously, the Governor failed to hear the Democrat’s pleading for more Medicaid funding and to expand its availability … Continued
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September 8, 2016

Governor Announces Grant to Establish Shoals-Based Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 24, 2016, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that nearly $1 million in grant funds will be used to jump start a joint effort to develop new businesses, expand existing businesses and create jobs in northwest Alabama, which has been hit hard in recent years from the … Continued
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August 26, 2016

Some Republicans Claim Lottery Could Hurt Republican Candidates

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A growing chorus of GOP insiders are urging the members of the House of Representatives to reject a controversial constitutional amendment, to vote on a lottery on the November 8, Presidential election ballot. They argue that a lottery vote will only bring a disproportionate number of Democrats to the … Continued
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August 23, 2016

Governor Bentley Announces Alabama’s July Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.7 percent 

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 19, 2016, according to the latest numbers from the US Department of Labor, Alabama’s unemployment rate is the lowest that it has been in eight years. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate is 5.7 percent. A big drop from June’s … Continued
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August 23, 2016

Corley Ellis Appears to Be Next Representative in District 41

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, August 15, the Alabama Republican Party closed candidate qualifying for Alabama House of Representatives District 41 at 5:00 p.m. CDT. The only candidate who qualified to run for the vacant District 41 seat was Corley Ellis. Corley Ellis represents Shelby County Commission District 1. He is from … Continued
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August 17, 2016