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Canadian government warns Alabama would be impacted if trade negotiations break down

The Canadian Government warns that Canadian trade and investment has created 111,200 jobs across Alabama, but the future is uncertain if trade negotiations breakdown between the United States and Canada. “The United States and Canada enjoy one of the closest relationships between any two countries in the world,” said Ashante Infantry, the Communications officer for … Continued
August 3, 2018

Canfield says Trump tariffs slowed timeline on big manufacturing investments in the state

Tuesday, Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield (R) told Bloomberg’s John Lippert that the state of Alabama is seeing delays in big manufacturing investments in due to President Donald Trump’s (R) trade policies and is urging a more conciliatory approach. “We’ve seen a couple of projects that we’ve been actively working where their timeline has slipped,” … Continued
July 5, 2018

Ivey says Trump Administration import tariffs would harm Alabama economy

Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) warned the Trump Administration that import tariffs could harm the Alabama economy. “Import tariffs and any retaliatory tariffs on American made goods, will harm Alabama.” Ivey said in a statement critical of proposed new tariffs on foreign imports by the Trump Administration. Donald J. Trump (R) was elected President … Continued
June 19, 2018

Board of Registrar member accused of taping voter information to aid candidates, harm others

An ethics complaint was filed against a county board of registrar member in February after it was allegedly discovered that he was using his personal computer to tap into voting records. According to the ethics filing obtained by APR, Autauga County Board of Registrars’ Keith Kuzma, on several occasions, was witnessed linking his laptop directly to … Continued
April 2, 2018

House passes Legislation strengthening whistleblower protections

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, October 16, 2017, U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, wrote in an email to constituents that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill protecting federal whistleblowers from retaliation. Congresswoman Roby wrote, “I’m proud to report that last week the House unanimously passed legislation that will strengthen penalties … Continued
October 18, 2017

Roby supports Whistleblower Protection Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of legislation that would secure greater protections for federal whistleblowers and increase penalties against those who retaliate against them. S.585, the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act, strengthens penalties for those … Continued
October 13, 2017

Nixonian plots, half-wit schemes

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The scheme to defame the State’s former top law enforcement officer, Spencer Collier, is very similar to the New Jersey “Bridgegate” trial that has seen two of Governor Chris Christies’s allies convicted of using state resources and personnel for political retribution. Now, an investigation by Senators Gerald Dial and … Continued
November 14, 2016

Alabama is a Hot Mess, and Getting Hotter

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Well, Alabama is a hot mess, isn’t it? Where do we start, listing all the troubles and challenges facing our sad, pathetic state? And all this under a supermajority of Republicans — in the House and Senate, in the constitutional offices of the state, on the state courts. We’re … Continued
April 20, 2016

Roby Angry: “No More Excuses”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, April 13, 2015 U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) said that she wants to hear, “No more excuses” from the troubled VA Health Care System that serves Montgomery and Central Alabama. Congresswoman Roby wrote to constituents, “Last week, the Associated Press reported that our VA hospitals in Montgomery and … Continued
April 14, 2015

Sessions’ Immigration Subcommittee Investigation Reports Retaliation Against Immigration Officers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 31, 2015, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) announced that he and other members of his Immigration Subcommittee were investigating instances where the US Department of Homeland Security (DHA) were retaliating against Immigration Officers for doing their job and actually enforcing American Immigration Law. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is … Continued
April 2, 2015