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Parole board schedules nearly 180 hearings next week

The hearings will remain closed to public attendance because of COVID-19.

January 1, 2021

Trump tells Roy Moore that he cannot win Senate seat

President Donald Trump said on Twitter Wednesday that former Alabama Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore cannot win the Senate seat against incumbent Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama. “Roy Moore cannot win, and the consequences will be devastating….Judges and Supreme Court Justices!” President Trump said on Twitter. Moore afterward tweeted, “Ever wonder why the mere mention of … Continued

May 30, 2019

Senate committee OKs raise, bonuses for correctional officers

Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn and members of his team addressed the Joint Legislative Committee on Prisons Thursday about the chronic understaffing in Alabama’s prisons. The Joint Legislative Committee on Prisons is chaired by State Rep. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, and State Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville. Dunn told the committee that he has been … Continued

April 19, 2019

Anderton says that the opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us

Jefferson County District Attorney Mike Anderton (R) spoke at a town hall in Adamsville where he said that, “The opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us. Anderton spoke in Adamsville at the Victory Christian Fellowship. “The opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us,” Anderton said. “A lot of that is that the dealers … Continued

September 18, 2018

Roy Moore comments on his appearance on the Sacha Baron Cohen TV Show

Judge Roy Moore (R) recently commented in a written statement on Sacha Baron Cohen’s CBS/Showtime series, ‘Who is America?’ in which Moore was the subject of a practical joke by the comedian pretending to be an expert on Israeli security thanking Moore for his support for the state of Israel. “In February 2018, I was … Continued

July 25, 2018

Roy Moore speaks to reporters and supporters

Roy Moore: No reluctance to run for office — including governor — if opportunity arises

Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore opened the door on the possibility that he may again return to the political arena in the future on Thursday, contradicting an earlier report that Moore was done running for political office. Moore made a point of clarifying his position in a written statement released … Continued

May 4, 2018

Washington Post reportedly continues investigation of Roy Moore

Thursday, a spokesman for former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore released a statement alleging that The Washington Post’s investigations of Roy Moore has not ended. The Moore campaign released an email that Moore received at the Foundation for Moral Law from Washington Post reporter Shawn Boburg. Boburg wrote in an email to Moore: “Hello, I’m … Continued

March 23, 2018

Roy Moore v. Doug Jones: A contrast in candidates

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday evening in Montgomery, U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones stepped out of a downtown restaurant, where he was meeting with a group of local educators and lawmakers about “education issues,” to speak with reporters. It was endearingly uneventful. There were no threats. No cameramen were shoved. No one screamed … Continued

November 30, 2017

Roy Moore campaign denies newest charges

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore denied the newest accusations levied against him, “I want to make it perfectly clear, the people of Alabama know me, they know my character, they know what I have stood for in the political world for over 40 years,” Moore said in a press … Continued

November 14, 2017