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Lathan Warns Against Complacency

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, April 9, Alabama Republican Party chairwoman, Terry Lathan warned against complacency. She asked party members to submit questions to the Alabama GOP that they could pose to the visiting Republican Presidential candidates, in preparation for the important 2016 Presidential Primaries.  Lathan urged Republicans to, “Keep their Eyes … Continued
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April 14, 2015

Public Hearing on SB 289 on Monday, April 6

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senate Bill 289 would repeal a 1998 law requiring that insurance companies pay for a 48 hour hospital stay following natural child births and longer for caesarian section.  Passage would allow insurance companies to send women and infants home sooner following deliveries and save money.  Critics warn that potential … Continued
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March 31, 2015

US Supreme Court Rules Retrial in Redistricting Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 25, the US Supreme Court ruled on behalf of the Alabama Black Legislative Caucus in their challenge of the GOP redistricting of the State. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ordered the Montgomery Court to retry the case. The majority wrote, “They asked how … Continued
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March 26, 2015

Democrats Respond to Court Decision on Alabama Redistricting Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 25, the US Supreme Court sent the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus’s case challenging the State’s 2012 legislative redistricting plan back to District Court in Alabama for a new trial. The Black Democrats argue that the redistricting plan passed by both Houses of the Alabama Legislature in 2012 … Continued
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March 26, 2015

Republicans Respond to Supreme Court Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 25, Alabama Republicans were stung by a US Supreme Court ruling that potentially could lead to a redo of the legislative redistricting process. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced in a statement that the US Supreme Court decided Alabama’s redistricting case, Alabama Legislative Black Caucus and … Continued
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March 26, 2015

Cavanaugh Says Montgomery Doesn’t Need More Money

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 19, Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R) said that she disagreed with Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) plan to raise taxes on the people of Alabama.  President Cavanaugh was speaking to the Rainy Day Patriots at the group’s monthly meeting at Hoover Tactical Firearms. … Continued
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March 23, 2015

Sen. Sessions Outlines Welfare Reform Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 18 U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) spoke in favor of a welfare reform plan introduced by Senator Mike Enzi (R from Wyoming) who chairs the Senate Budget Committee. Sen. Sessions said, “The federal government currently spends around $750 billion each year on means-tested welfare … Continued
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March 19, 2015

Charter School Bill Expected on House Floor Wednesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 17, multiple sources are reporting that the Alabama House leadership is expected to bring the controversial Charter Schools bill to the House floor in the Wednesday session of the Alabama House which begins at 3:00 pm. On Tuesday, the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives … Continued
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March 18, 2015

Merrill Briefs GBYR

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 12, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was in Birmingham briefing the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYR) on his first weeks in the Alabama Secretary of State office. Secretary of State Merrill said that he and his office have been looking at the campaign finance reports that … Continued
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March 17, 2015