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Common Core Opponents Urge Senate Rules Committee to Debate Repeal Bill on Floor

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 29, the Senate Education Policy Committee narrowly gave a favorable report to Senate Bill 101 which would repeal Alabama’s controversial College and Career Ready Standard.  The controversial standards are aligned with Common Core and embrace unproven educational practices which critics claim are setting back a … Continued
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April 30, 2015

Legislature Passes Fostering Hope Scholarship Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed the Fostering Hope Scholarship bill, SB157.  SB157 has already passed the Senate and is now headed to the Governor’s desk. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced in a statement that he supports the bill and will sign it.  Gov. Bentley wrote, “The Legislature has … Continued
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April 30, 2015

Bentley Takes Tax Increase Tour to Etowah County

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday April 24, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was in Etowah County meeting with members of the Chamber of Commerce to warn about the impact to Etowah County if the Legislature passes a 2016 General Fund budget that cuts government agencies and programs without any of his requested revenue … Continued
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April 27, 2015

Public Hearing on Tax Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislature is taking a holiday after their first eight legislative days of work in the 2015 Regular Session.  When they return, addressing Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) proposed tax increases will be among their first orders of business.  A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1 presumably … Continued
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March 24, 2015

Cavanaugh Says Montgomery Doesn’t Need More Money

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 19, Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R) said that she disagreed with Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) plan to raise taxes on the people of Alabama.  President Cavanaugh was speaking to the Rainy Day Patriots at the group’s monthly meeting at Hoover Tactical Firearms. … Continued
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March 23, 2015

Tablet Bill Gets Favorable Report By Senate Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 11, Senate Bill 1 “the Alabama Ahead Act” sponsored by Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) was approved by a Senate Committee. The bill received a favorable report from the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee chaired by Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose). Chairman Pittman said that this is … Continued
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March 12, 2015

Economic Incentives Package Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 10, the Alabama Jobs Act sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton) was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate. This bill is reportedly designed to improve the state’s economic development efforts by revamping the incentives offered to companies … Continued
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March 11, 2015

Professor Addresses Common Core Activists

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, March 7, Dr. Duke Pesta, a University of Wisconsin Professor, addressed a crowd of over 100 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Hoover on what he felt were the negatives of the controversial Common Core Curriculum currently being implemented across the state of Alabama. The event was hosted by … Continued
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March 9, 2015