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House Committee Approves Charter Schools Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Providing Alabama families with choices in education has been stated as a priority for the Republican super-majority in this legislative session. This week, Alabama’s first charter school bill moved rapidly through the legislature. On the second day of the legislative session, a public hearing was held on charters. It rapidly … Continued
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March 16, 2015

Legislature Finishes Busy First Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislature went back into session on Tuesday, March 3, and immediately began work on new legislation for 2015. The legislature generally meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays and does a lot of work in committee on Wednesdays. House Rules Committee Chairman Mac McCutcheon (R-Capshaw) wrote on Facebook: “Finished … Continued
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March 9, 2015

Roby, Byrne, Palmer Disappointed By President’s Veto

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 25, President Barack Hussein Obama vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have authorized construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would carry Canadian tar sands oil to the United States for refining creating thousands of new high paying jobs. Many in Congress were stung by the President’s decision … Continued
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February 25, 2015

Chris Brown Elected GOP Chairman Of District 6

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, January 29, the members of the Alabama Republican State Executive Committee from the Sixth Congressional District voted to make Chris Brown the Chairman of Congressional District. Brown said in a statement on Facebook, “I am humbled and honored to announce that I was elected as the Chairman … Continued
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February 2, 2015

Byrne Bill To Repeal ObamaCare Could Be Voted On This Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) introduced legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, popularly known as Obamacare, and replace the controversial healthcare reform legislation with a plan that Rep. Byrne says will actually lower costs and increase competition. Representative Byrne … Continued
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February 2, 2015

New Congress Goes Into Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 6, the new Congress met for the first time. New Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) was sworn in, as well as a new Republican Majority in the US Senate. The Republican Party controls both Houses of the US Congress for the first time since 2006. Congressman Mo … Continued
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January 7, 2015

What To Do About Alabama’s Overcrowded Prisons

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama houses a lot of dangerous criminals and it is struggling to come up with a plan to lower prison overcrowding without seeing a massive spike in crime.  In a perfect world, we would simply double our number of prison beds. But, with a projected $25 million gap in … Continued
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December 29, 2014

Byrne Critical of Jeh Johnson’s Defense of Obama Amnesty Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, December 3, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R from Mobile) issued written comments in which he was critical of President Obama’s recently announced Executive amnesty program for millions of undocumented immigrants. Congressman Byrne said in a written statement on Facebook, “Secretary Johnson struggled to defend President Obama’s executive … Continued
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December 5, 2014

Stutts Up After Provisional Ballot Count

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to original reporting by WAFF Channel 48, Republican Larry Stutts is unofficially up 65 votes over incumbent State Senator Roger Bedford (D).  All the provisional ballots have been counted and Stutts is now un-officially ahead by 65 votes. On Wednesday afternoon, Roger Bedford released a statement regarding the … Continued
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November 14, 2014

Bedford and Stutts Prepare for Recount

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—Will the Alabama State Senate have 8 Democrats or 9? That question remains undetermined as local officials prepare to count provisional ballots on Tuesday in the race between longtime Senator Roger Bedford (D from Russellville) and Dr. Larry Stutts (R from Tuscumbia). With 95 of 95 precincts reporting, Dr. … Continued
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November 10, 2014