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Bills to Rewrite State Constitution Carried Over Amidst Questions Over Constitutionality

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 5, the Alabama Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Elections Committee voted to carry over controversial bills that would have rewritten parts of Alabama’s 1901 Constitution. Last week, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) was asked to review the legality and constitutionality of revisions to the … Continued
March 6, 2014

AL Disability Advocacy Network Rally in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Over 130 members of the Alabama Disability Advocacy Network (ALDAN), many of them in wheel chairs, rallied in front of the Alabama State Capital Building on Wednesday. The members of ALDAN are asking that the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services receive their $49.6 million budget request from the Education … Continued
February 21, 2014

Shelby County Legislative Delegation Says State Faces Many Challenges

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Shelby County Legislative Delegation met with constituents and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce in Pelham. The 2014 Chamber Chair is Regions executive, Bill Keller.  Keller said that the Chamber is planning to hold candidate forums in both the 2014 primary and general elections. The town … Continued
January 13, 2014

Cam Ward Addresses Shelby County Chamber of Commerce at Legislative Town Hall

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Shelby County Legislative Delegation met with constituents and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce in Pelham.  The town hall meeting occurred just days prior to the 2014 State Legislative Session. Each legislator present was given a few minutes to introduce themselves and then the event was … Continued
January 9, 2014

The Shelby County Legislative Delegation Holds Town Hall With Chamber of Commerce

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Greater Shelby County Governmental Affairs Work Group is hosting a town hall meeting with the Shelby County Legislative Delegation in Pelham.  The town hall meeting provides Shelby County businesses and residents with the opportunity to meet with the County’s State Legislative Delegation prior to the 2014 … Continued
January 8, 2014

Alabama Prisoner’s Strike Continues

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Brian Corbett acknowledged to the Associated Press that since New Year’s Day, at least some prisoners have refused to work in kitchen and laundry areas and perform other jobs. Corbett said that some of the prisoners want to be paid for the … Continued
January 7, 2014

Opponents of Republican By-Law Take to Social Media to Lobby Public for Support

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, Alabama Republicans will decide, among other issues, whether to give the party steering committee unprecedented powers to remove steering committee members that publicly stray from the party platform. The closing hours before the awaited Summer meeting showdown have been filled with last minute appeals by opponents in … Continued
August 23, 2013

Senate Passes Bills Aimed at Curbing Prescription Drug Abuse

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States. Teens, between the ages of 12 and 17, abuse prescription drugs more than any other drug other than marijuana. American have more prescriptions than any other people in the world and Alabamians have more prescriptions for … Continued
May 3, 2013

Senate Works the Nightshift

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter With just days left in the 2013 Alabama legislative session, Alabama Senators are sacrificing sleep to get work done.  Senators were up till midnight to pass a bill allowing the Governor to deal with developers to build a luxury beach resort at Gulf State Park. Republicans in the Alabama … Continued
April 24, 2013

Senators Beason and Ward to Address Rainy Day Patriots in April

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Senators Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and Cam Ward (R) from Alabaster will speak with the Rainy Day Patriots at their monthly meeting in April. The Rainy Day Patriots will meet on April 22, 2013 from 6pm to 7pm at the Homewood Library.  The Homewood Library is … Continued
April 8, 2013