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Rogers to take jobs tour across east Alabama

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Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, announced today he will embark on a "jobs tour" next week in an effort to focus on job creation across...

Legislature concludes ‘week of tax relief’

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The Alabama legislature got off to a slow start on Tuesday, with Democrats in the Senate beginning their filibustering literally five minutes into the...

VIDEO: Sessions butts heads with EPA Administrator over global warming claims

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(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions questions EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy) Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, just wanted EPA Head Gina McCarthy to answer a simple question for...

Fascinating maps illustrate areas of poverty, affluence in Alabama

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The New York Times undertook a project recently called "Mapping Poverty in America." The Times used data from the U.S. Census Bureau to create...

Another big number: DeMarco raised $360k in first congressional fundraising period

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State Rep. Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, will report raising $360,730 for his AL-06 Congressional bid in the first fundraising period when he files his financial...

Rep. Barry Moore introduces bill to render ObamaCare ‘null and void’ in Alabama

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Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, has introduced a bill that would render null and void certain provisions of ObamaCare and prevent Alabama state employees and...

So what does Congress’s trillion dollar spending bill mean for Alabama?

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Negotiators on Capitol Hill unveiled a giant 1,582 page, $1.1 trillion government funding bill this week, which would fund the government for the remainder...

Former Alabama QB Bart Starr won Super Bowl I for the Packers 47 years ago today

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It was officially known at the time (1967) as the AFL-NFL World Championship, but would later be called Super Bowl I -- the first...

Education experts to debate Common Core’s impact on students on Alabama Public TV tonight

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New national “Common Core” education standards have been a hot button issue in recent months, stirring up tremendous debate in the education community and...

National pro-life group ranks Alabama 20th ‘most pro-life’ state

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Americans United for Life, a national pro-life organization, yesterday released a report ranking the most pro-life and pro-abortion states in the country when it...

Bentley channels Reagan, shuns government dependency in State of the State address

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(Above: Gov. Bentley receives a standing ovation before delivering the 2014 State of the State address) Thinking back over the last couple of years, I'd...

Mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities huddle for two-day private retreat

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Mayors from Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa completed a two-day retreat yesterday in Clarke County that was designed to strengthen ties between Alabama’s...

Alabama’s Williams named to leadership board of national conservative group GOPAC

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Washington, DC (January 14, 2014) – GOPAC, a D.C.-based organization that prides itself on training up the conservative "farm team" around the country, today...

Saban brings back a familiar motivational tool after late season losses

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Winning three out of four BCS National Championships is already a distant memory in the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately atmosphere that surrounds University of Alabama football. Complacency...

Birmingham named one of America’s most affordable cities

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Birmingham, Ala. is the fifth most budget-friendly metro in the country, according to a recent study conducted by RedShift Research on behalf of Apartment...

Education reforms propel Alabama out of bottom 20% on StudentsFirst scorecard

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National education group StudentsFirst this morning published its 2014 State Policy Report Card. Instead of ranking states based on current student achievement levels, the...

New York Times details nationwide strategy that brought GOP control to Alabama

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The New York Times over the weekend published an in-depth report on the coordinated campaign that delivered unprecedented control to Republicans in state governments...

‘Lone Survivor’: A part of Marcus Luttrell died so that we can see how to live

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“Winning here is a conscious decision. Make up your mind whether you want to pass — or choose to fail.” … “Just prove to...

What to expect as Alabama’s legislature goes into its election year Session

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Agenda Bills Coming First Out of the Gate Republicans are going to come right out of the gate this week with bills from their "Commonsense...

SHOCKER: Mathis raised $350k in first AL-06 fundraising period

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Well, this will raise some eyebrows. Republican Sixth Congressional District candidate Dr. Chad Mathis will announce this morning that he raised over $350,000 in...

Former Gov. Bob Riley’s lobbying firm opens Montgomery office

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Seven months after former Alabama Gov. Bob Riley left office in 2011, he launched Bob Riley & Associates and registered as a lobbyist, along...

My first week in Washington as your Congressman

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By: Bradley Byrne Last month, the voters of Alabama’s First Congressional District entrusted me with a solemn responsibility: to be their voice in the United...

Court rules Alabama’s property taxes not discriminatory, don’t violate Constitution

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An appeals court ruled today that Alabama's property tax system, which was passed in the 1970s, was not created in an effort to hinder...

Rep. says Alabama House GOP’s 2014 agenda ‘focuses on taxpayer relief’

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Alabama's 2014 legislative session begins next week. Most insiders are predicting a fairly noncontroversial session. Legislators are anxious to avoid contentious issues in an...
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