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Trump Wins South Carolina

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 20, the voters of South Carolina went to the polls and said they wanted Donald Trump to be their President. The New York City businessman and reality TV star bested his closest rival, US Senator Marco Rubio by eleven percentage points. Trump said that running for … Continued
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February 22, 2016

Brewbaker Sponsor’s Historic Innocence Commission

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—State Sen. Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) has introduced a bipartisan-sponsored bill that would create an Innocence Inquiry Commission. In 2002, North Carolina was the first state to establish an Innocence Commission to rehear cases where the accused and their advocates claim wrongful conviction. North Carolina created its commission after several … Continued
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February 18, 2016

Unicameral Legislature Meets Opposition in Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 9, the Senate Government Affairs Committee discussed abolishing the Alabama House of Representatives and just going to unicameral system where the Senate is the only House. Senate Bill 119 was sponsored by Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose).  Pittman said that the Senate debates bills more than the … Continued
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February 16, 2016

Bill to Prevent School Boards from Spending Tax Dollars to Win Tax Referendums Passes Out of Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, February 10, the Senate Fiscal Responsibility & Economic Development Committee gave a favorable report to Senate Bill 86 to prevent school boards from using the people’s tax dollars to promote voters for ballot initiatives to raise taxes. State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) was pleased with the passage of … Continued
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February 16, 2016
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I Hear That Train A ‘Comin

By Graham L. Champion The first four Legislative Days of the 2016 Regular Session are history, and there have been a few surprises already. One of the major initiatives of the House Republican Caucus was to memorialize within the Alabama Constitution, language confirming that Alabama is a Right-to-Work state. That language is already found in … Continued
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February 15, 2016

Sewell Supports Abdul Kallon’s Nomination to 11th Circuit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, February 11, President Barack H. Obama (D) nominated US District Judge Abdul Kallon to fill a vacancy on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma) announced her support for the nomination. Rep. Sewell said in a statement, “I enthusiastically express my support of … Continued
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February 12, 2016