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Politics, Inaccurate Claims Plague Intro to Troy Medicaid Study

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Troy University Professor and recent Medicaid expansion analysis coauthor Scott Beaulier has been out in the media – on television and in print – defending his research, which directly challenges two previous studies done by UAB and UA examining the potential economic impact expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care … Continued
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March 12, 2014

Troy University Medicaid Study: Following the Money

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Troy University’s Johnson Center for Political Economy recently released a study examining the legitimacy of two previous analyses done by UAB and Alabama considering the economic impact of Medicaid expansion in the Yellowhammer State. The Troy study’s conclusions fly in the face of those of the earlier studies, which … Continued
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March 11, 2014

Marsh Backs Down On Core Vow

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter The fight over what has become known as the Common Core educational standards has made its way into both the Education Trust Fund budget and into two Senate bills, one of which is scheduled for a public hearing tomorrow at the State House in Montgomery. The educational guidelines, also … Continued
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March 11, 2014

Bill Would Remove Individual Cap on Accountability Act Tax Credits

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Alabama House Representative Chad Fincher has introduced a bill that would remove the individual cap on tax credits available through the Alabama Accountability Act and allow some corporate entities to donate as “individual taxpayers.” The tax credit cap, which is currently set at $7,500 per individual taxpayer, would be … Continued
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March 4, 2014

Strange Tries to Avoid Testifying in Lowell Barron Trial

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Attorney General’s office has said that they will soon make preliminary motions to quash a subpoena sent to Attorney General Luther Strange at the request of former State Senator Lowell Barron’s defense in his upcoming trial on campaign finance charges. Lowell Barron, who was an Alabama Senator … Continued
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March 4, 2014

House Committee Pulls Teeth from Revolving Door Bill

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Last week, the House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee considered SB36, the so-called “revolving door” bill spearheaded by Senator Del Marsh. The bill passed the full Senate earlier this session after a chaotic fight over an unwanted amendment proposed –successfully– by veteran Democratic Senator Hank Sanders. Although it was … Continued
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March 3, 2014

ASU Funding Cuts Become Focus of Higher Ed Day (w/video)

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Yesterday was Higher Education Day at the State House, a day when students from colleges and universities across the State come together for a rally at the Capitol to lobby for their share of the Education Trust Fund budget. Hundreds of students attended the event, with crowds filling not … Continued
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February 28, 2014