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Moore addresses Etowah County Republicans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, August 19, 2017, Senate Candidate Roy Moore (R) was in Rainbow City for a breakfast meeting with the Etowah County Republican Party.  A packed crowd was on hand to hear from the Etowah County native following his first place finish in the August 15 Republican Senate special election … Continued
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August 22, 2017
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Tankersley Exit Interview: Final 

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “Somebody should do something.” After nearly five years of being rebuffed for his common-sense stance on the Ethics Commission, Dr. Stewart Hill Tankersley is doing something significant: Exposing institutional corruption and the particular failings of the Commission, sworn to hold every public official to the letter of the law. … Continued
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August 7, 2017

John Giles endorses Roy Moore

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 3, 2017, the Judge Roy Moore for US Senate campaign announced the endorsement of business leader, conservative activist, and past President of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, John Giles. Former Christian Coalition Giles said, “Judge Roy Moore is a proven, tried and tested principled man of character.  … Continued
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August 4, 2017

Strange allies launch attacks on Roy Moore

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) controlled National Republican Senate Leadership Committee (NRSLC) unleashed an ad attacking the ethics of Roy Moore (R) and his wife, Kayla. The ad was blasted as misleading by the Moore campaign. Moore campaign manager Bill Armistead said, “Mitch McConnell has failed … Continued
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August 3, 2017
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What kind of change will come?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter When the Alabama Republican Party swept into power during the November 2010 elections, they promised us change. In his book, Storming the State House, Mike Hubbard wrote of that November evening, “It would fundamentally change the direction of Alabama, and of my own life, forever.” Republicans have controlled Alabama’s … Continued
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July 10, 2017

Task Force examines budget and finds surprises

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislature is taking a serious look at the State’s budgeting process to make data-driven decisions on how best to address the reoccurring fiscal challenges facing our State. An Interim Report on Budget Reform prepared by the Joint Task Force on Budget Reform (JTF) released on May 11 … Continued
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May 31, 2017

Legislative Session is winding down

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter There are only six Legislative days left in the 2017 Alabama Legislative Session. There is still an awful lot of work to do however. The primary purpose of even having Legislative Sessions is to pass the budgets. The State General Fund (SGF) budget was passed in the Senate on … Continued
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May 8, 2017

Reports say House Leadership will resurrect Gas Tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Very powerful, very wealthy special interests support spending more taxpayer money on road construction projects and they spend a lot of money on elections so that they get their way in the Alabama Legislature. Two weeks, ago the Alabama House of Representatives carried over a controversial bill sponsored by … Continued
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May 5, 2017
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Who Will Be McCutcheon’s Wise Counsel?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Last week, intense debate over the lottery bill roiled the Senate Chamber. The State House, especially on the fifth floor, seemed to exude a new confidence; a possibility of change. Speaker Mac McCutcheon set the tone when he said, “the days of the Imperial Speakership are over” and pledged … Continued
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August 22, 2016