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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Senate candidate Dom Gentile has announced that he supports medical marijuana. Gentile said in a statement, “I have recently met with dozens of people who are stricken with medical conditions such as epilepsy, seizures, severe autism, Alzheimers and MS. Many of them have symptoms that can be relieved … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 5, 2017, Alabama candidate for US Senate, Dom Gentile announced his plan to give consumers more health insurance choices in states that are currently dominated by one large insurance company, such as Alabama where Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBS) has over 90 percent of the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Birmingham businessman Dom Gentile, 51, has qualified to run for the US Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions. Gentile is kicking off his campaign by traveling the State and talking to business owners, first responders, veterans, active military and citizens. Gentile says that he believes that it is time … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 29, 2016, US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma) congratulated UAB for receiving an America’s promise grant. The grant will fund the Innovate Birmingham Consortium, a regional workforce partnership to establish a sustainable pipeline of talent for Birmingham’s growing IT sector. Congresswoman Sewell “Innovate Birmingham’s consortium partners are among … Continued

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter College students in Alabama can now reverse transfer credits from a four-year college or university to a two-year school in order to obtain an Associates degree, thanks to a new partnership among State colleges signed on Wednesday. The change could immediately affect thousands of students in Alabama, allowing them … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The promised dream of Regional Care Organizations (RCOs) saving the State’s underfunded and overburdened Medicaid system continues to unravel. Just recently, the University of Birmingham Medical Systems and Viva Heath Inc., abandoned their programs indefinitely, citing the instability of State funding. Last month, The Alabama Political Reporter obtained a … Continued

By Larry Lee Education Matters Unbelievable as it may seem, according to Alabama law, the requirements for someone to be the superintendent of a local school system are much tougher than those to be state superintendent, which is about like saying an operating room nurse needs more training than the surgeon she is assisting. Alabama … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 2, a public hearing was held by the Senate Finance and Taxation Education committee on allowing the University of North Alabama to give new hires the option of opting out of the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) pension plan, and instead putting their pension contributions and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporters On Saturday, March 14, the UAB Men’s basketball team won the Conference USA basketball tournament and an automatic trip to the NCAA Basketball Playoffs. The win gave momentum to the UAB supporters who are campaigning for the State legislature to reform the University of Alabama Trustee to give the … Continued