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Beckman To Announce That he is Seeking Re-Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama state Representative Paul Beckman will formally announce that he is seeking re-election for his House District 88 seat in the 2014 election. Rep. Beckman announced on Facebook that he will make his formal announcement on June 25, 2013 at 10AM on the steps of the Alabama Statehouse. Representative … Continued
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June 25, 2013

Holtzclaw Lists Highlights of 2013 Session

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The Republican Super-Majority functioned with much more party discipline than it has in the previous two sessions and that allowed them to dictate terms on the budgets and numerous pieces of legislation, some of them like the Alabama Accountability Act were controversial. Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R) from Madison commented on … Continued
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May 28, 2013

Roby Joins Fight for States Rights in Education

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday conservative Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery introduced legislation that would firmly establish the Constitutional principle that states govern education policy and set standards and would strip the federal government of the authority to use grant money and other incentives to blackmail the states into surrendering control … Continued
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May 23, 2013

Republicans Positive About 2013 Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday is the last day of the Alabama 2013 Legislative Session and Alabama’s Republican Leadership is very positive about the results of this session. Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn said on Facebook, “While President Obama and liberal Democrats continue to expand the size and reach … Continued
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May 20, 2013

Legislature Passes Changes to Alabama Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter House Bill 658 sponsored by Representative Jim Carns (R) from Vestavia began as a simple clarification by the House that school boards do not have to grant transfers from failing schools if they do not want them. That bill which was advocated by Representatives Carns and Paul DeMarco (R) came … Continued
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May 13, 2013

Senate Expected to Concur with House on Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Omnibus gun bill, Senate Bill 286. The compromise legislation which was supported by both the National Rifleman’s Association and the majority of Alabama Sheriffs has to come back to the Senate for the Alabama Senate to … Continued
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May 6, 2013

House Passes Omnibus Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Omnibus gun bill, Senate Bill 286. The compromise legislation was approved by both the National Rifleman’s Association and the majority of Alabama Sheriffs, who were concerned about the version of the bill that passed the Senate. … Continued
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May 3, 2013

Shelby Says that NASA Must Focus on SLS

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The space shuttle has been retired for years now and no replacement is yet available.  It has been decades since man last walked on the moon and a Mars mission seems to be still decades away.  The X2 and Constellation Programs which were to have replaced the shuttle were … Continued
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April 26, 2013

State Senate Likely to Address Spay/Neuter Legislation Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Paul Bussman (R) from Cullman said that he expects the Alabama Senate to address the legality of non-profit owned spay and neuter clinics on Tuesday. Senator Bussman told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter,’ “I expect SB 25 to be on the SOC Tuesday and feel comfortable that it will … Continued
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April 23, 2013

Marijuana Bill Hearing in Public Safety Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Safe Access Project has announced in a written statement that their Alabama Cannabis and Hemp Reform Act legislation, House Bill 550, will have a hearing in an Alabama House Committee meeting on Tuesday. On Monday, Ron Crumpton wrote, “We have just found out that HB-550, the Alabama … Continued
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April 23, 2013