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Drummond Talks to Republican Women of Trussville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 7, Alabama’s Republican National Committeewoman, Vicki Ann Drummond, addressed the gathered members of the Republican Women of Trussville. Drummond said that the Alabama Republican Party has three members that serve on the Republican National Committee: the Alabama Republican Party Chair (Terry Lathan), the National Committeeman (Paul Reynolds), … Continued
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May 11, 2015

State Still in General Fund Budget Chaos

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In February, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the State faced a general fund budget shortfall and his answer to that would be to raise taxes. Gov. Bentley said then, “We have to face the problems and we have to do it with boldness. I am going to … Continued
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April 29, 2015

Brooks Critical of IRS, Would Replace it with Fair Tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) says that the American people no longer trust the IRS, and that he supports reform efforts. US Representative Brooks wrote on Facebook, “American taxpayer trust in the IRS is at an all-time low. Who can blame them? On National TaxDay, the House passed eight bills … Continued
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April 17, 2015

Hubbard Says Tax Increases Would Be A Last Resort

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 9, Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) addressed the Alabama Political Reporter as well as the other members of the Montgomery press corps after the House took a lunch break. Speaker Hubbard said that while it appears that not a lot has happened this week … Continued
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April 10, 2015

Shelby Votes for Senate Budget Proposal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, March 27, 2015, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) announced that he voted in favor of the Senate Republican budget proposal which passed on a party-line vote.  Since the House passed its budget resolution on Wednesday, the Senate’s vote today is the next step towards Congress completing its first … Continued
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March 27, 2015

Bentley Revenue Announcement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 27 at 11:00 am Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) spoke to reporters about his plan to increase state revenues to deal with expected shortfalls in the state’s general fund. Gov. Bentley began, “Good morning! As we begin the 2015 Legislative Session, the most serious issues we … Continued
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March 4, 2015

Bentley Releases Details On Controversial Tax Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In November, Governor Robert Bentley was reelected by the vast majority of the voters in Alabama easily outclassing his Democratic opponent. But was Gov. Bentley reelected because the people of Alabama trust him implicitly to lead them, or were they voting for his first term policies of rightsizing Alabama … Continued
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March 2, 2015

State Weighs Budget Options

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 13, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) shocked everyone who follows Alabama politics when he announced in a speech in Birmingham that he plans to spend the next four years of his second term raising taxes on the people of Alabama. Gov. Bentley said that the State … Continued
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February 19, 2015

Opposition Voiced Against Bentley Tax Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, February 16, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was in a closed meeting with Alabama’s Republican legislators promoting his plan to pass massive tax increases on the people of Alabama to pay for expansions in State government. Meanwhile, a growing number of conservatives are coming out against the … Continued
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February 18, 2015

Bentley Says Tax Hike Inevitable

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, February 13, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced in a speech in Birmingham that he plans to spend the next four years of his second term raising taxes on the people of Alabama. Gov. Bentley’s controversial remarks were made to a luncheon of PARCA (the Public Affairs Research … Continued
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February 16, 2015