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Court allows Birmingham minimum wage lawsuit to move forward

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals made a decision yesterday to allow plaintiffs to proceed in their endeavor to bring a lawsuit that challenges Alabama’s actions to nullify a City of Birmingham minimum wage ordinance that claims intentional racial discrimination. The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Partnership for Working Families weighed in on the … Continued

July 26, 2018

Tom Parker claims victory over SPLC

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker on Tuesday claimed a final victory in his battle against the Southern Poverty Law Center after federal Judge Keith Watkins gave final approval to an order protecting judicial free speech rights. The Court found that Canon 3A(6) as presently constituted facially violates the First Amendment to the United States … Continued

June 13, 2018

When liberals help the poor they do more harm than good

On my Scott Beason Radio program this past Monday, a regular contributor mentioned that a bill to eliminate payday lending had passed the Alabama Senate, and I was surprised. Having dealt with the issue back when I was in office, I think payday lending gets a bum rap out in the mainstream media. These short … Continued

March 19, 2018

Court grants Tom Parker injunction in his case vs the JIC

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, federal district judge Keith Watkins court in Alabama issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker. This injunction grants all Alabama judges the freedom to publicly comment on cases pending outside of Alabama, and judges may also comment on a pending case in … Continued

March 6, 2018

Bill to “ban the box” from state job applications gets favorable report in committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to a bill that would remove the box asking, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime,” from state job applications. The bill is supported by Alabama Appleseed and the Southern Poverty Law Center. “SB198 ensures that the … Continued

January 26, 2018

Tom Parker qualifies for chief justice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker was at Alabama Republican Party headquarters filing papers to qualify to run for chief justice. “I am known as a strong social conservative,” Parker told reporters. “With President Trump leading the fight to decentralize the federal regulatory state and restore our Tenth … Continued

January 9, 2018

Gov. Ivey addresses state challenges, including prison construction

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spoke to the Workforce Development Council meeting in Montgomery. Afterward, the governor spoke to the Capital Press. Gov. Ivey said that since she was elevated to the governorship, unemployment has dropped from 5.4 percent to just 3.8 percent – the lowest number in the … Continued

November 8, 2017

Prison healthcare contract attracts suitors: cheap date or a lasting relationship?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The state of Alabama is in the process of determining a new contract for providing medical care and mental health services to state inmates in the prison system. Evaluating mental and general healthcare providers is a result of federal Judge Myron Thompson’s judgment that state-provided psychological healthcare services within … Continued

October 26, 2017

Prison healthcare plan proposed

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Quality Correctional Health Care and the University of Alabama at Birmingham will present to the Alabama Department of Corrections a comprehensive plan to provide enhanced healthcare services for the 21,000 inmates housed in the state prison system. In June 2017, a federal judge ruled that the mental health … Continued

October 10, 2017

Court rules in favor of Judge Tom Parker

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker (R) won a major Federal court victory in his case challenging the Alabama judicial canons of conduct, which prevent a judge from exercising his free speech rights. In a ruling issued by Judge W. Keith Watkins of the Middle District of … Continued

September 5, 2017