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Bentley to Announce Voluntary Buyout Programs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley(R) announced that he will hold a news conference in Huntsville Monday to provide details of a proposed Voluntary Retirement Incentive program for eligible state employees. Joining Governor Bentley will be joined by Speaker of the Alabama House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn, Alabama Senate President … Continued
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October 15, 2012

AEA Calls Amendment Four: “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” Senator Ward Says AEAs Fears are Not Based in Fact

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Education Association is asking voters to vote “NO” on a measure that is ostensibly designed to remove racist language from Alabama’s 1901 Constitution.    The AEA is saying that removing that language from the Constitution would weaken or eliminate the state of Alabama’s commitment to provide a … Continued
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October 15, 2012

Job Creation Act HB160 is Passed Out of Committee in the Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Job Creation Act, of 2012, sponsored by Alabama Senator Phil Williams, passed out of committee last week. The bill, HB160 would allow new and existing companies to retain a percentage of state income taxes withheld from eligible employees. Sen. Phil Williams, who is sponsoring the legislation in … Continued
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April 24, 2012

Bentley Response to AEA Rally

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) issued a written statement in response to the Capitol rally organized by the state of Alabama’s largest education union, Alabama Education Association (AEA). Gov. Bentley said, “The AEA has criticized the budget I recommended without providing a better alternative.  My budget proposals protect funding … Continued
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April 16, 2012

AEA, Democrats Question Charter School Bill

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter A bill known as the Education Options Act of 2012, HB541, will appear in Ways and Means Education Committee again on Tuesday. Several amendments and changes had been made to the bill before it passed committee on Thursday. According to Chairman Jay Love (R-Montgomery) the committee decided to include … Continued
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April 10, 2012

Congress Investigating AEA/NEA Fundraising for Political Action Committees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has held hearing about possibly inappropriate fundraising efforts that the National Education Association (NEA) and its Alabama affiliate, the Alabama Education Association (AEA), have conducted to fund their political activities. Claire Waites is a teacher in Baldwin County that alleges that … Continued
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April 5, 2012

Teacher Testifies to Congress About Improper AEA Conduct

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On February 8th 2012 of this year, Baldwin County Teacher Claire Waites testified to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about alleged improper conduct by the Alabama Education Association (AEA) in their efforts to raise funds for Democratic Party aligned Political Action Committees.  Ms. Waites testimony … Continued
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April 5, 2012

Dues Check-off Lawsuit: AEA Says It Doesn’t Contribute to Campaigns, But Are Those the Facts?

By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter “They say they do not use collected funds to influence elections,” Derek Trotter, spokesperson for President Pro Tempore Del Marsh said of the Alabama Educators Association (AEA). “They have a Super PAC that spent $10 million in the 2010 election cycle,” Trotter continued, they are certainly influencing elections. During … Continued
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January 9, 2012