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Feds pull out of I-10 Bayway project

Wednesday, the federal government rejected a $250 million grant application from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) necessary to continue the Mobile River Bridge and I-10 Bayway Project. State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) says the financial setback means “spending on the proposed duplicate Intercoastal Canal Bridge must be halted and redirected to the I-10 Bayway … Continued
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June 15, 2018
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Answering Alabama’s infrastructure needs in the 21st Century

Toyota/Mazda, Polaris,  Remington,  Hyundai,  Honda,  Airbus, Boeing… These are just a few of the dozens upon dozens of new and expanding industries that have chosen to locate in Alabama and provide jobs and opportunity to our citizens in recent years. It is no secret that Alabama continues to lead not only the southeast but the … Continued
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April 12, 2018

McLeod Software purchases new headquarters building in Hoover

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter McLeod Software has purchased a 140,000-square foot office building in Hoover for its new corporate headquarters. The company announced that it plans to move into it’s new facility in early summer 2018 at the completion of a major remodeling project. “One of the most rewarding opportunities McLeod Software offers our … Continued
December 5, 2017

Strange would make Sanctuary Cities pay for the wall

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 15, 2017, Senator Luther Strange (R-Alabama) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) introduced the Securing the Border and Protecting Our Communities Act. The bill would prohibit certain Federal Transportation Grant Funds from being made available to sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with the Department of Justice in upholding … Continued
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May 17, 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

Byrne Believes that I-10 Project will be on Final List of Trump Infrastructure Projects

By Brandon Moseley On Wednesday, January 27, 2017 sources within Trump Administration released a list of high priority transportation, energy, and infrastructure project which the new President is expected to ask Congress to fund in order to stimulate the economy and rapidly address national infrastructure shortcomings. No Alabama project was on the list, which is … Continued
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January 27, 2017

Byrne believes I-10 project will be on Trump infrastructure project list

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 27, 2017, sources within Trump Administration released a list of high priority transportation, energy, and infrastructure project which the new President is expected to ask Congress to fund in order to stimulate the economy and rapidly address national infrastructure shortcomings. No Alabama project was on the … Continued
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January 27, 2017

Mac McCutcheon is Selected as New Speaker

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, members of the Alabama House Republican Caucus met in Montgomery to decide which of them would replace disgraced former Representative Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) as the next Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. The House Republican Caucus unanimously affirmed Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-Madison) as … Continued
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August 3, 2016