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Shelby Urges Senate Not to Postpone National Flood Insurance Reforms

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama urged that the Senate not pass a provision which would postpone the implementation of risk based premiums for National Flood Insurance. The debate occurred during a meeting of the full Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday to discuss the markup of the fiscal year … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 22, 2013

Mike Hubbard Announces that Poole will Replace Love as Education Budget Chairman

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn announced Tuesday that the Republican Super-Majority had selected Representative Bill Poole (R) from Tuscaloosa to fill one of the most powerful posts in the legislature. Poole has been named Chairman as the next chairman of the powerful Ways and … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 18, 2013

Collins and Wallace Reflect on 2013 Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Kurt Wallace (R) from Maplesville said on Facebook, “I just want to say what a great session we had in the legislature this year. Even the Governor stated that he thought it was “the best session ever!” We (the Republican Party) had a very aggressive agenda that … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 29, 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

Brandon Moseley

May 28, 2013

Hubbard Takes Charge on Last Day of Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The last day of the 2013 legislative session began poorly: Senate Democrats were tying up the Alabama Senate with yet another mindless filibuster that threatened to kill hundreds of pieces of legislation. Protestors from the Save Our Selves Coalition (SOS) were outside chanting “No Justice No Peace” demanding that … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 21, 2013

Alabama Legislature Passes Education Budget with 2 Percent Raise for Educators

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives passed a state education trust fund budget which includes a 2% pay increase for all K-12 education employees. The House concurred with changes made by the Alabama Senate. The bill also provides education employees with a new liability insurance benefit. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 10, 2013

Senator Bedford pushes for teacher pay raise on National Teacher Appreciation Day

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Senator Roger Bedford (D-Russellville) proposed an amendment to the Education Trust Fund budget to give teachers a five percent pay raise. The amendment was tabled with a vote of 20-12. Bedford’s amendment increased the pay raise for all K-12 employees from two percent to five percent. The amendment also … Continued

Beth Clayton

May 8, 2013

Democrats in Senate urge Republican Supermajority to consider budgets before any other business

Staff Report Montgomery, AL–Today, Democrats in the Alabama Senate publically urged the Republican Supermajority to take up the Education Trust Fund Budget and the General Fund Budget before conducting any other business this session. Finally, after hours of pressure from Democrats, a calendar was adopted late in the afternoon that contained the Education Trust Fund … Continued

May 8, 2013

Budgets Appear on Schedule

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2013 legislative session has just three days remaining. Neither the education trust fund budget nor the general fund budget are finished yet, but both appear to be on schedule for final votes this week, Alabama Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey said in her weekly statement, “In my primary role … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 6, 2013

Senate Committee Potentially Cuts Teacher Raise

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) submitted a budget with a two and a half percent raise for teachers and other education employees. The House Republicans substituted the Governor’s budget proposal with one of their own that cut that pay increase to just two percent. On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate’s … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 25, 2013