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Taxpayer Bill of Rights II Passes Legislature, Goes To Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 3, the Alabama House of Representatives approved the Alabama Senate’s version of the “Alabama Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights II,” sponsored by State Representative Paul DeMarco (R) from Homewood. The Alabama Taxpayer Bill of Rights II sets up an independent tribunal to hear taxpayers’ appeals of both … Continued
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March 11, 2014

Alabama Senate Passes Alabama Ahead Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama State Senate passed the Alabama Ahead Act, SB1, which was sponsored by State Senator Gerald Dial (R) from Lineville. SB 1 will allow implementation of a law the legislature originally passed in 2012. The legislation improves upon current law by allowing touch-based devices, removing the … Continued
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March 10, 2014

Equal Access to Athletics Bill Passes out of Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The House Education Policy Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday, February 5 on the Equal Access To Athletics Bill sponsored by State Representative Mary Sue McClurkin (R) from Indian Springs.  Rep. McClurkin said that the bill would allow Alabama students who study at home through parental home school, … Continued
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March 6, 2014

Controversial Spay and Neuter Clinic Legislation Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, the Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 141 which would make it lawful for veterinarians to work for non-profit spay and neuter clinic to operate legally in Alabama. HB 141 was sponsored by Representative Patricia Todd (D) from Birmingham. Alabama has four spay/neuter … Continued
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March 3, 2014

AL Disability Advocacy Network Rally in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Over 130 members of the Alabama Disability Advocacy Network (ALDAN), many of them in wheel chairs, rallied in front of the Alabama State Capital Building on Wednesday. The members of ALDAN are asking that the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services receive their $49.6 million budget request from the Education … Continued
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February 21, 2014

Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Met on Wednesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 14, the Alabama House of Representatives Military and Veterans Affairs Committee met. The General Counsel of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Sandy Speakman announced that the State of Alabama has been awarded the first ever Abraham Lincoln Excellence Award for Innovative State Program from the … Continued
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February 17, 2014

House Passes Bill Protecting Doctors, Dentists, and Optometrists Right to Set Pricing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 13, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation preventing licensing boards from requiring that medical professionals; specifically doctors, dentists, and optometrists from being required to accept any sort of insurance in order to be licensed by state of Alabama.  The legislation, House Bill 6 (HB 6) … Continued
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February 13, 2014