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Governor appoints Attorney General Luther Strange as Alabama’s next US senator

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley will appoint Attorney General Luther Strange as Alabama’s next US Senator. Strange’s appointment comes after the Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions as the next US Attorney General last night. Sessions, who served as a Senator for more than two decades, delivered his resignation to Bentley late … Continued
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February 9, 2017

Jeff Sessions is confirmed as Attorney General

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Jeff Sessions was confirmed as US Attorney General in a 52 to 47 vote of the US Senate after a rare marathon session. Elected leaders from across Alabama congratulated Sessions on his confirmation. US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) said in a statement, “It is great … Continued
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February 9, 2017

Bentley narrows US Senate picks to six

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 1, 2017, The Decatur Times Daily’s, Mary Sell reported that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has narrowed his list of potential picks to replace US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) if Sen. Sessions is confirmed as the next US Attorney General, a vote that is expected today. According … Continued
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February 3, 2017

Pryor named as finalist for Supreme Court

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, January 24, 2017, former Alabama Attorney General William H. “Bill” Pryor Jr. (R), currently an eleventh circuit appeals court judge, was named as one of the finalists to fill the US Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of conservative jurist, Antonin Scalia Trump told reporters on Wednesday, … Continued
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January 26, 2017

Sessions vote delayed

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed voting on US Senator Jeff Sessions’ (R-Alabama) confirmation for US Attorney General after US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) invoked a Judiciary Committee rule allowing any member to delay a vote for a week. The vote is expected to occur on … Continued
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January 25, 2017

Obama passes the torch to Trump today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, January 20, New York billionaire and reality TV star Donald J Trump (R) will be sworn in as President of the United States. The controversial and divisive administration of President Barack H. Obama (D) has come to an end. Inauguration events begin as early as 8:00 am. The … Continued
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January 20, 2017

State Auditor questions Governor’s 2018 Special Election

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—State Auditor Jim Ziegler is questioning Gov. Robert Bentley’s decision to hold a special election in November 2018 for US Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Senate replacement. On Wednesday, Ziegler sent Bentley a letter highlighting his concerns. In his letter, Ziegler asked Bentley to reconsider the 2018 Special Election date, which … Continued
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January 12, 2017

Bentley to set Senate Special Election for 2018

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Gov. Robert Bentley will soon be appointing a replacement for Sen. Jeff Sessions, but his replacement will only be temporary. Mr. Bentley announced on Thursday that he would schedule the Special Election for Mr. Sessions’ former Senate seat to coincide with the 2018 statewide elections. Mr. Bentley told a pool … Continued
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January 6, 2017

APR’s Top Stories of 2016

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It is sometimes hard to find material for a top-stories-of-the-year piece. That is not the case for 2016. If anything, trimming this one down to just 10 – by way of carefully including a number of stories inside broad categories – was the trouble. It was no easy task, … Continued
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December 28, 2016