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Matthew Brown Appointed to State School Board

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 14, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) appointed Matthew Brown (R) to fill the remainder of Al Thompson’s term on the Alabama State Board of Education.  Brown represents the First Congressional District on the Board.  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) said, “Today I appointed Matthew Brown … Continued
July 17, 2015

Hearing on Zeigler Lawsuit in Court Thursday

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, June 28, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) announced that a hearing will be held in Montgomery on Zeigler’s suit to stop school boards from spending school funds in political campaigns for tax increases. The hearing is set for July 2, on a lawsuit to enjoin school … Continued
June 29, 2015

Strange Asks Court to Dismiss Zeigler Suit

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) has asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) and two other plaintiffs. Strange says the three plaintiffs do not have legal standing to bring the suit, have failed to state a legal cause of action, and argues … Continued
June 10, 2015

New Poll Shows that Support for Common Core Has Dropped Among Teachers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter It has not been a good summer for the controversial common core standards as more states have opted out of the unpopular new curriculum standards.  New polling came out over the summer by Rasmussen showing that parents with school age children now overwhelming oppose the Common Core Standards.  The … Continued
August 20, 2014

Hunter Explains Her Support of Massive Raise for Bice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama teachers did not get a pay increase this year. No one who has seen the projections for the 2015/2016 fiscal year budget is optimistic that a pay raise is likely in that coming year.  In fact, Alabama teachers have seen just one raise during this decade (the 2013/2014 … Continued
August 19, 2014

As Expected William Bell Re-elected in Birmingham Mayoral Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For the first time in a long time, the Birmingham Mayoral election did not involve powerful personalities knocking heads over who would lead the city. Birmingham voters gave incumbent William Bell an easy re-election versus a crowded list of challengers whose campaigns never really captured the hearts and minds … Continued
August 28, 2013

Mack Butler Is Drawing Support from Much of Alabama’s Republican Leadership in HD 30 Special Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday the Mack Butler campaign announced in a written statement that they have already amassed numerous endorsements in the Special Election to replace Representative Blaine Galliher in House District 30. Perhaps the biggest of these is the endorsement of popular U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama. Following … Continued
August 13, 2012

State BOE Member Mary Scott Hunter Calls Birmingham BOE Actions “Disastrous”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Board of Education member Mary Scott Hunter (R) from Huntsville talked exclusively with ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ about the ongoing drama unfolding in the Birmingham City Schools System and state efforts to help Birmingham get their school system operating on a sound fiscal footing. State Board Member … Continued
July 19, 2012