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McClendon Launches July Massacre Out-Raising Opponent 10-to-1

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter 
MONTGOMERY—An unexpected battle is brewing in Senate District 11 as veteran republican lawmaker, Rep. Jim McClendon,(R-Springville), takes on newly-minted GOP Senator Jerry Fielding (R-Sylacauga). But if early campaign contributions are an indication of the final results, this will not be a heated conflict but a bang and then a … Continued
August 5, 2013

Alabama Republican Leaders Respond to Supreme Court Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in a 5-4 decision on Tuesday. Alabama’s own Shelby County challenged the nearly 50 year old Voting Rights Act as a good idea whose time has clearly passed. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority … Continued
June 26, 2013

Democrats Respond to Landmark Shelby County Supreme Court Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in favor of Shelby County in the Shelby County Versus Holder ruling striking down Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Leaders of the Alabama Democratic Party were quick to respond to the ruling. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell … Continued
June 26, 2013

Shelby County Wins Challenge of Voting Rights Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled largely in favor of Shelby County’s challenge of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and section four of the Voting Rights Act that requires that states like Alabama must obtain pre-approval of all changes in election procedure especially redistricting … Continued
June 25, 2013

Shelby Versus Holder Ruling Likely this Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The state of Alabama has a long history of losing cases in the U.S. Supreme Court. The recent rulings upholding the Constitutionality of Obamacare and striking down state immigration laws like many of the provisions in Alabama’s HB56 are just the more recent examples of the Supremes siding with the … Continued
June 25, 2013

Matt Fridy files to run for House District 73

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Matt Fridy has filed to run for house district 73, a new district in Shelby County. Fridy, a Montevallo attorney, was endorsed to replace Bill Armistead as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party by Governor Robert Bentley, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) and Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey. … Continued
June 20, 2013

Fridy Announces Campaign For State Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday Matt Fridy (R) from Montevallo announced that he was running to represent Alabama House District 73 in Montgomery. The former Shelby County Republican Party Chairman and recent challenger for the Alabama Republican Party Chairmanship is seeking to represent the new seat in Shelby County. Rapid growth in … Continued
June 4, 2013

Supreme Court Hears Shelby County Challenge of Voting Rights Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter 1965 in Alabama was a very different place. Whites used a complex system of poll taxes, literacy tests, threats, and sometimes actual violence to keep the Black minority from exercising their right to vote. The state legislature of the day was literally all White. Whites even represented majority black … Continued
March 1, 2013

Alabama Unemployment Drops to 7.1 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was elected promising to do whatever it takes to cut the state.  It has been a slow process, but the state of Alabama continues to see positive improvement in the unemployment rate. Governor Bentley said, “We are encouraged to see our unemployment rate drop … Continued
January 21, 2013

Bentley Awards Grants to Fight Drug War

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) has announced a series of grants to Shelby, Talladega, and Chambers Counties help local communities fund drug task forces to fight the trafficking and sale of illegal drugs. Gov. Bentley said in a written statement, “Illegal drugs are a dangerous and destructive force.” “Illegal … Continued
November 30, 2012