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Sen. Ward elected chairman of national energy research group

Staff Alabama Political Reporter LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research installed Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward as its new chairman for 2017-2018 at its annual meeting on Sunday, Sept. 17. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on hand in Little Rock for the event with Sen. Ward. CLEER is an … Continued
September 22, 2017
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Great teachers make great students

By Sen. Cam Ward Alabama State Senate Over the past few years, I have made it a point to visit elementary and high school classrooms across Senate District 14. The passion of the teachers I meet never fails to inspire me. For many teachers, education is both a career and a calling to shape the … Continued
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September 14, 2017

Lawmakers “blackballed” over Autism bill

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The invitation list to the Business Council of Alabama’s annual summer party is four names shorter this year. Sens. Dick Brewbaker, Cam Ward and Bill Holtzclaw, along with Rep. Jim Patterson, were all left off the list, Brewbaker said Wednesday. He called it being “blackballed” later on Twitter. The … Continued
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July 20, 2017

Juvenile Task Force shooting for big changes

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter As the District Attorney in Montgomery County, Daryl Bailey deals daily with the issue of youth crimes. It has, in his opinion, reached a breaking point. “We are on the cusp of losing an entire generation of kids,” Bailey said Tuesday. “What has happened over the last several years … Continued
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June 14, 2017
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Autism Bill show worthy of the WWE

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter My mother was wrong. For years, she told me that professional wrestling was a waste of time – a brain cell-melter. It was silly, she said, as she recommended that I use my time more wisely. I should be reading or studying or doing something to prepare me for … Continued
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May 17, 2017

Autism Bill passes Senate on Tuesday instead of Wednesday

Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate passed a bill that would require healthcare plans to cover Autism Spectrum Disorder treatments for people under 19. Only children 9 and under are required to be covered currently. The substituted version of a bill was unexpectedly introduced on the Senate floor. It was originally scheduled to … Continued
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May 17, 2017

House committee approves $845 million prison construction plan

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY  — The Alabama House Judiciary Committee has approved an ambitious, albeit controversial plan to build three new regional men’s prisons and a new women’s prison at a cost of up to $845 million, which would be financed through revenue bonds. The committee voted Tuesday morning 9-5 to give … Continued
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May 16, 2017
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Cowardly politics and the almost certain death of the Autism Therapy Bill

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Autism therapy bill is politics at its worst. Actually, scratch that. It’s politics in its most cowardly form. Because right now, the bill that would require insurance companies in Alabama to offer coverage of Autism therapy is all but dead. Not because the public doesn’t want it – … Continued
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May 9, 2017