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The Republicans Missed The Labor Day Memo About Hard Work

By Rep. Darrio Melton This Labor Day was a time for family and friends to come together and enjoy a day off in celebration of the American Labor Movement–the men and women who have worked hard to guarantee honest pay, safe working conditions, and fair treatment for the people who built this country. The labor … Continued
September 8, 2015

Pittman Sponsors Bentley’s Beachfront Boondoggle

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State Legislature is back in session (albeit currently taking a long recess) to deal with the supposed State General Fund (SGF) “crisis” and…….burden taxpayers with another $50 million in long term debt to build an enormously expensive taxpayer subsidized hotel on a beach that already has … Continued
July 27, 2015

Beason Warns of Moral Future and Runaway Government Spending

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  On Thursday, June 11, Former State Senator Scott Beason (R-Gardendale) spoke to the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYRs) at their regularly scheduled meeting on Birmingham’s Southside. The Chairwoman of the Great Birmingham Young Republicans, Jackie Curtiss, introduced Sen. Beason saying that we really missed him in Montgomery this session. Sen. … Continued
June 15, 2015

Budget Cuts Could be Devastating to Alabama Corrections System

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The State’s Corrections system is about to be taken over by the federal government. That is a warning from State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabama).  The system is at 185 percent capacity and that could actually increase next year due to anticipated budget cuts. It is a fundamental function of state … Continued
June 9, 2015

Senate Debates Building Giant Pork Barrel Project On Gulf

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Everyone in Montgomery claims that the General Fund (SGF) is in a state of crisis. The Bentley Administration has even threatened to close up to twenty Alabama State Parks, unless the legislature takes hundreds of millions of more dollars from the people of Alabama. That has not stopped … Continued
June 1, 2015

Austerity Budget Passes Out of Senate Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, May 27, State of Alabama agency head after agency head paraded in front of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee warning about how their agency will be impacted if they are forced to endure cuts to their budgets. The Senate Committee introduced a substitute version of HB135; … Continued
May 28, 2015

Senate Bill Takes Aim at Tax Exempt Groups

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter Wednesday, April 22, 2015, the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee gave favorable report to a bill, SB256, which would require tax exempt groups to file a return on sales taxes they do not currently pay.  SB256 is sponsored by Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison). This version is a substitute … Continued
April 23, 2015

Armistead Opposes Casino Gambling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The State of Alabama is facing a General Fund shortfall estimated to be over $250 million. The Alabama Constitution prevents the legislature from raising property taxes or the State income tax rate, without taking those controversial proposals to a vote of the people. There is absolutely no evidence at … Continued
January 14, 2015

Medical Groups Want Tobacco Tax to Pay for Medicaid Shortfall

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Medical Association of the State of Alabama (MASA) wants the state legislature to raise the excise taxes on cigarettes and tobacco to prevent the Alabama Medicaid Program from taking a 38% cut in the 2012/2013 budget.  The General Fund budget that the Alabama House of Representatives passed on … Continued
April 16, 2012