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Republican Assembly Endorses Bentley

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, March 29 the Alabama Republican Assembly met to hear from candidates and to make their official endorsements for the 2014 Republican Primary.  The Alabama Republican Assembly announced their decisions in a written statement on Sunday. The Republican Assembly endorsed Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) for another term … Continued
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March 31, 2014

Former AL Representative Announces Candidacy in SD17

By Brandon Moseley
 Alabama Political Reporter Former State Representative Jim Murphree announced on Thursday, March 27 that he is running for Alabama Senate District 17.  Jim was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1994-1998 as a Democrat.  Murphree has since changed political parties. Murphree said, “I am running because I want to help and … Continued
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March 28, 2014

Sixth District Congressional Candidates Forum on Friday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Seven candidates are running for Congress in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. On Friday, February, March 21 at 6:30 pm meet and hear all the Republican Congressional Candidates for the 6th District at a free forum at Oak Mountain Church.  The event is being sponsored by Eagle Forum and the … Continued
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March 18, 2014

Don’t Bring a Chart to a Gun Fight: Vote Trading on Goat Hill

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter News headlines flowing from Montgomery late this legislative session have focused on many controversial topics – something that some politicos had said was unlikely in an election year, but that is happening nonetheless. Chief among these has been a bill proposed by GOP lawmakers that would increase representation on … Continued
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March 17, 2014

Marsh Backs Down On Core Vow

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter The fight over what has become known as the Common Core educational standards has made its way into both the Education Trust Fund budget and into two Senate bills, one of which is scheduled for a public hearing tomorrow at the State House in Montgomery. The educational guidelines, also … Continued
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March 11, 2014

Republicans Eye Increasing Hold on AL Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The State Senate is locked firmly in the hands of a Republican Supermajority and the Alabama Republican Super-Majority hopes that it stays that way. Qualifying for the Senate and all other offices in the state of Alabama closed at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. To this point here is what … Continued
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February 10, 2014