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Gov. Bentley Sets the Record Straight

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, State media created a firestorm after publishing statements attributed to Gov. Robert Bentley. It appeared as if the Governor planned to call a special session of the Legislature to raid the Education Trust Fund (ETF) in order to pay for economic incentives to lure out-of-state businesses. Later … Continued
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July 28, 2014

Hubbard Suffers Defeat with Harbison Win

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker Mike Hubbard and former Gov. Bob Riley poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the House race in District 12, only to come up embarrassed and empty-handed. Hubbard even employed a large force of current legislators to descend on Cullman County, in a vain attempt to recuse his … Continued
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July 21, 2014

AG Seeking Stay of Judge’s Accountability Act Ruling

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Attorney General’s Office is seeking a stay of Circuit Court Judge Eugene Reese’s recent decision ruling the Alabama Accountability Act unconstitutional. The Accountability Act allowed parents to receive tax credits for private school tuition. While the bill was originally geared toward students in “failing” school … Continued
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June 2, 2014

Riley Partner Could Triple Profits Through Proposed Legislation

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter John Kirtley, one of former Governor Bob Riley’s business partners, may soon see a tripling of his over seven million dollars in annual profits coming in from his Florida Accountability Act-style SGO if newly proposed GOP legislation can make its way through the state’s legislature. The proposal, which comes … Continued
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March 25, 2014

Riley SGO to House Committee: “Consider Whatever It Takes…Whatever That Means”

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives’ Education Policy Committee passed out a bill making significant changes to the Alabama Accountability Act’s SGO, tax deduction, and failing schools criteria provisions. Most significantly, the proposal, HB558 by Representative Chad Fincher, would lift the $7,500 individual contribution cap for funds donated … Continued
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March 13, 2014

BCA Launches Education Reform Group To Counter AEA

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last weekend, republican legislators, lobbyists and top business leaders gathered at the posh Grand Hotel in Point Clear to enjoy a “unique networking opportunity to discuss politics and policy with friends and colleagues in a beautiful, informal and relaxed setting,” according to the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) website. … Continued
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August 19, 2013

Love’s New Education Job is Announced

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Representative Jay Love (R-Montgomery) announced that he would be resigning effective August 1 to work on education policy in the private sector. However, at the time of his resignation, he did not share details about where he would be joining the payroll. At the Business Council of Alabama Governmental … Continued
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August 18, 2013

From Benefactor to Malefactor: Current ALGOP Lawmakers Took More Than $1 Million From AEA

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Over the past decade, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) gave more than $1 million to Republicans currently serving in state government — including hundreds of thousands of dollars to GOP leaders who quietly took union money while publicly demonizing the organization. PACs controlled by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard lined … Continued
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July 17, 2013

Agenda Released For ALSDE Meetings

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama State Department of Education Executive Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Gordon Persons Building. The Executive Board’s work session will immediately follow the board meeting. The first item on the agenda for the Executive Board meeting will be the election of the Vice President and … Continued
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July 9, 2013

Failing schools list released, Department of Revenue weighs in

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter Failing Schools as Defined by the AAA2013 Schools in the Lowest 6 % of Schools at Least 3 of the Past 6 Years MONTGOMERY— The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) releases long-awaited list of schools who are classified as “failing” under the Alabama Accountability Act. The list was … Continued
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June 19, 2013