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Could Governor Veto Anti-Illegal Immigration Bill?

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Both Houses of the Republican controlled Alabama State Legislature passed the same version of a rewrite of Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration law on Wednesday, the last day of the 2012 Alabama legislative session.  The new anti-illegal immigration bill and both budgets were then sent to Republican Governor … Continued
May 18, 2012

House Passes Immigration Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a new anti-illegal immigration bill to fix unintended consequences in Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration bill, HB56.  The new anti-illegal immigration bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives by a margin of 67 to 37.  This bill had passed in the Alabama Senate … Continued
May 17, 2012

Jefferson County Tax Increase Dead for this Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMRY–Jefferson County’s request for a massive tax increase was blocked in the Alabama House of Representatives in an 18 to 12 vote to remove the vote from the calendar. The debate on the bill was unusually emotional and numerous legislators spoke in favor of or in opposition to the … Continued
May 17, 2012

Barton Wins Shroud Award for 2012 Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Every year the House awards a representative the “Shroud” award to the legislator who introduced the bill that was the most spectacular failure in the legislative session.  This year’s “Shroud” award went to Rep. Jim Barton (R) from Mobile for his bill, HB610 which defunded the Alabama Confederate Memorial. … Continued
May 17, 2012

Jefferson County Occupation Tax Outcome Remains Mystery

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Jefferson County Commission is asking the Alabama House of Representatives to give them a massive $62 million tax increase package that never sunsets.  The Jefferson County Commission has continued to refuse to close Cooper Green Hospital or present a plan to either the legislature or … Continued
May 16, 2012

Time Running Out For Jefferson County’s Proposed Massive Tax Increase

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM–On the last full week of the Alabama 2012 legislative session, SB567, a Senate Bill introduced by Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R) from Vestavia, giving bankrupt Jefferson County massive new powers to raise taxes virtually across the board, including on every payroll in the financially embattled county, … Continued
May 15, 2012

McClendon talks about Reapportionment; Special Session Begins This Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The special session addressing the decennial Alabama Legislature reapportionment is expected to begin on Thursday, if Alabama Governor Bentley calls for the anticipated special session.  The Co-Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Reapportionment are Senator Gerald Dial (R) from Lineville and Representative Jim McClendon (R) from Springville.  Chairman McClendon … Continued
May 14, 2012

Legislature Redistricting Plans Now Are Public

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The proposed new redistricting maps from the Committee on Reapportionment were made available to the public on Thursday.  Every ten years the legislature has to reapportion the legislative districts as population shift have occurred over the decade.  The constitutionally required redistricting process is based on the decennial United States … Continued
May 11, 2012

Editorial: Republicans Should Stand on Principles

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today, the House will vote on the Jefferson County Tax Increase Package, SB567, which would give the Jefferson County Commission vast new powers to saddle people that work, do business, or shop in Jefferson County with a whole host of Draconian new taxes, because the Jefferson County Commission is … Continued
May 10, 2012