Jim McClendon

By State Senator Jim McClendon Medicaid and the entire health delivery system for the State of Alabama is a House of cards, and one of the integral cards is Medicaid itself.  If Medicaid falters, the entire system falters. Without Medicaid, hospitals will close, and the entire system will be jeopardized. Thousands,  no, hundreds of thousands … Continued

by Rep. Jim McClendon (R – Springville) How many fraudulent and dishonest votes are acceptable?  A hundred?  A thousand?  Ten thousand? Those are the questions I asked myself during a recent legislative session when my Democrat colleagues in the House argued that there was not enough voter fraud in Alabama to require citizens to present … Continued

By Rep. Jim McClendon (R – Springville) A new era in Alabama’s road and highway safety began last week when the TTYL – which is textspeak for “Talk To You Later” – Act went into effect.  This new and much needed law prohibits driving a vehicle on an Alabama highway or street while writing, sending … Continued

 By Sen. Jim McClendon As House Chairman of the Redistricting Committee, I was not surprised that the Democrats decided to abandon their plans to sue to stop the redistricting process.  They actually filed suit in Montgomery before the legislature approved the House and Senate plans, but that effort has apparently fizzled as well.  It is my … Continued