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Reporter Sam Mattison has passed away

Rising political journalist Samuel “Sam” Mattison has passed away. Sam broke into the world of journalism as an intern with the Alabama Political Reporter in March 2017, where he covered the Alabama Legislature and most of the major events affecting state government in Alabama. After his internship, Sam was retained as a regular contributor because … Continued
September 8, 2018

Senate does not pass ETF after tensions with House

The Alabama Senate did not pass the Education Trust Fund and adjourn for the year on Wednesday after tensions between the House and Senate reached a boiling point. After surviving filibusters and delay tactics over the economic developer bill and the deer baiting bill, the Senate began to take up House bills that needed to … Continued
March 29, 2018

Hunting over bait bill flops on Senate floor

Feral hog and deer hunting over bait was nixed for this year after a long morning in the Senate that threatened to derail the chamber during what was supposed to be its pivotal last day this session. The bill’s trajectory has let it clear the House earlier this year, and a Senate committee gave its … Continued
March 29, 2018

Trump tacitly supports Moore, doesn’t want “liberal person” in Senate seat

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump commented on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday after staying silent on the matter personally. Trump was walking across the White House lawn when reporters asked him to comment on Moore and the impending election less than three weeks away. “We don’t need a … Continued
November 22, 2017

Trump deleted pro-Strange tweets during election night as Moore won

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump deleted three pro-Strange tweets from his Twitter account on the eve of the U.S. Senate Republican runoff. Four tweets, cataloged by ProPublica, were deleted the night of the election after it was clear the Trump-backed Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., would lose. Strange lost the election to … Continued
September 28, 2017

Irma’s Wake: Power outages across Alabama, evacuees’ futures uncertain

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter As Tropical Depression Irma exits Alabama, it leaves behind a bruised state with power outages, downed trees and Florida evacuees uncertain of their future. The storm caused tropical-like winds across Eastern Alabama Monday as it moved northwestward from its landfall in Southern Florida Sunday morning. It made landfall as … Continued
September 12, 2017

Rep. Pebblin Warren to refile day care bill next session

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The bill which would regulate day care centers in Alabama will come back for the next Legislative session. State Rep. Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee, told The Alabama Political Reporter in an email on Friday, that the bill would be filed next year at the beginning of the next Legislative session … Continued
September 4, 2017

Governor Ivey replaces office formerly headed by Jon Mason

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Governor Kay Ivey signed an Executive Order that would replace the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Volunteer Service on Thursday. Ivey’s new Executive Order establishes the Office of Volunteer Services within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The new office will replace the Office of Faith-Based and … Continued
August 18, 2017

New report finds Alabama ranks ninth in household usage of food stamps

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama ranked 9th in the nation for the percentage of households that use the government food stamps program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) according to a new report by the Food Research and Action Center. Alabama tied with West Virginia for the 9th rank with 16.1 percent of households using … Continued
August 3, 2017