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By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The River Region Republicans met earlier this week to discuss the impact of changes to campaign finance laws and the need for true Conservative leadership for Alabama. Under the new changes to Alabama’s campaign finance law, corporations can now make unlimited contributions to political candidates in Alabama races. Previously, … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 286. The Omnibus Gun bill sponsored by Senator Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and carried in the House of Representatives by Representatives Ed Henry (R) from Hartselle was a priority of the Alabama National Rifleman’s Association (NRA). Alabama Republican Party Chairman … Continued

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Scott Beason’s (R-Gardendale) gun bill passed the Senate on Thursday and will go to the House for approval on Monday, the last day of the 2013 regular session. The final version of the bill is a substitute from a joint conference committee after the Senate voted to not concur … Continued

Exclusive to Alreporter.com By Bill Britt MONTGOMERY—Last week, Alabama received a visit from one of the country’s leading voices on education reform issues. Lindsey Burke researches and writes on federal and state education issues as the Will Skillman fellow in education policy at The Heritage Foundation. Burke focuses on two critical areas of education policy: … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday the Alabama House of Representatives voted to carry over debate on House Bill 8, The Alabama Firearms Protection Amendment. HB 8 creates a constitutional amendment (CA) to, “the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to provide that citizens of Alabama have a fundamental right to bear arms and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement on Tuesday following President Obama’ signing of the Sequestration Transparency Bill that Sen. Sessions co-authored with Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Thune (R) from South Dakota.   H.R. 5872, the Sequestration Transparency Act would require that the Administration … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and the Alabama Technology Network (ATN) announced the 14 finalists for the Manufacturer of the Year Awards.  The BCA announced this year’s finalist in a written statement released on Monday. The winners will be announced at a luncheon on Wednesday at the … Continued