Alabama Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Lost in the vigorous debates about Medicaid expansion, teacher pay raises, guns in motor vehicles, and the questionable merits of the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards, a committee working in relative obscurity was preparing massive alterations to how the state of Alabama’s government functioned. The Constitution Revision Committee … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 5, the Alabama Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Elections Committee voted to carry over controversial bills that would have rewritten parts of Alabama’s 1901 Constitution. Last week, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) was asked to review the legality and constitutionality of revisions to the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Liberal groups have long complained about Alabama’s State constitution and have advocated a constitutional convention to draft a document to replace the 1901 document.  They argue that the document is too long, has too many amendments, places too much power in the hands of the state versus delegating more … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In 2010, Woodville’s Shadrack McGill (R), probably had one of the most shocking victories in Alabama political history when he unseated the powerful incumbent, Alabama State Senator Lowell Baron (D) from Fyffe. Baron was one of the richest men in the Alabama Senate and one of the most powerful … Continued

Staff Report HUNTSVILLE — A state lottery is alive and profitable in Alabama. According to State Senator Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville), the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has operated an illegal paid lottery since August 2012. In 2012 and 2013, the DCNR submitted a rule change pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislative Black Caucus lawsuit challenging Alabama’s legislative 2012 redistricting plan will be decided by a panel of three federal judges in Montgomery. The trial ended on Tuesday. The Alabama Political Reporter spoke with Alabama state Representative Jim McClendon (R) from Springville following the conclusion of the redistricting … Continued

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporte On Wednesday, Representative Patricia Todd (D) from Birmingham told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ that her legislation to allow non-profit owned spay/neuter clinics to remain open in Alabama, House Bill 188, should come before the session ends.Rep. Todd said, “The leadership promised me that they were going to put this bill … Continued

By Brandon MoseleyOn Tuesday, Representative Patricia Todd (D) from Birmingham told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ that her legislation to allow non-profit owned spay/neuter clinics to remain open in Alabama, House Bill 188, should come before the Senate on Thursday.House Bill 188 would made it lawful for veterinarians to work for non-profit owned spay and neuter … Continued

By Beth Clayton Senators Rusty Glover (R-Mobile) and Slade Blackwell (R-Mountain Brook) voted against legislation that would have improved Alabama’s worker’s compensation laws in committee meeting this morning. The bill, SB453, was sponsored by Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston), the powerful President Pro Tempore in the Senate.  SB453 would have brought Alabama’s worker’s compensation rating up from 50th to 45th in the … Continued