Tuskegee

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the Delta Regional Authority had awarded over a million dollars in seven awards. The Delta Regional Authority, together with their federal and local-based partners, will support public and private partnerships and bring $7.1 million in new investments to Alabama. “The Delta Regional … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 29, 2017, it was announced that Tuskegee, Alabama has been selected by DRS Technologies as the potential site of an aircraft production facility to build the T-100 trainer creating up to 750 jobs. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced today that Leonardo, a global aerospace and defense firm … Continued

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Democratic Party is splintered in many ways. Last weekend’s regular organizational meeting of the body proved, though, that a commitment to voting rights – and gambling – is not one of those ways. During the meeting, Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford came before the body to ask that … Continued

By Johnny Ford Mayor, City of Tuskegee As Mayor of the City of Tuskegee, I join President Obama in ordering flags to be flown at half mast, in honor and remembrance of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, who passed away today, December 5, 2013. Mandela is dead at 95, but freedom and democracy in … Continued

Staff Report MONTGOMERY — Today at 10:00 Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford will hold a press conference on the steps of the Alabama State House to praise the Obama administration for its efforts to reinstate the Voting Rights Act. The following is a statement from Mayor Ford: “I want to publicly commend the U.S. Attorney General … Continued

By Johnny Ford Mayor, The City of Tuskegee, Alabama It is hard to imagine, that 50 years after our civil rights struggle in 1963, we are still having our voting, and economic rights violated in the State of Alabama by the closing down of our gaming industry, which we voted for in a State Constitutional Amendment.  … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Forbes Magazine came out with its’ rankings of the nation’s universities and colleges.  Most of the names in the top twenty (with a couple of exceptions) were what most of us would expect.  Princeton took the top college title this year.  They were followed by Princeton, Williams College, Stanford, … Continued