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Why aren’t Montgomery’s charter schools following the rules?

There is a process in place to approve charter schools in Alabama. When the Alabama Legislature passed the law allowing charters in the state, they spent some time putting together a written plan with steps that must be followed. Things like: any organization wishing to start a charter school must submit an application that includes … Continued
January 30, 2019

State releases failing schools list

Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Education released its annual list of failing schools. According to U.S. News and World Report, Alabama has the 47th ranked education system in the entire country. Only the states of South Carolina, Louisiana, and New Mexico do a poorer job of education their children than the state of Alabama. The … Continued
January 23, 2019

State Rep. Marcel Black endorses Morrow

Tuesday, state Representative Marcel Black (D-Tuscumbia) announced that he is endorsing Johnny Mack Morrow for state Senate in District 5. Black represented Colbert County in the Alabama House of Representatives until his retirement this year. Morrow is a Democratic state Representative from Red Bay in Franklin County. “Johnny Mack has always put the needs of … Continued
November 1, 2018

Alabama Republican Party adopts platform

Saturday, August 25th the Alabama Republican State Executive Committee voted to adopt a platform for the Alabama Republican Party.  The committee was at their summer meeting event on the Tuscaloosa campus of the University of Alabama. “The Alabama Republican Party announces the historic adoption of our state party’s first platform,” Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry … Continued
August 30, 2018

Lieutenant governor candidate Will Ainsworth speaks to River Region Republicans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, state Rep. Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, spoke to the River Region Republican Club at the Farmer’s Market Café about his campaign for lieutenant governor. Ainsworth said he grew up in Boaz, Alabama, where his father is a businessman in the local community. “I am from the private sector,” Ainsworth … Continued
March 1, 2018

Takeaways from 2017 Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2017 Alabama Legislative Session is over, and these are some key points to take away. The biggest loser, by far, was former Governor Robert Bentley.  The Legislature got an awful lot of help from this newer, stronger, bolder version of the Alabama Ethics Commission. But, it was evident … Continued
May 22, 2017

Charter Schools Bill defeated in the House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 4, 2017, a bipartisan majority of the Alabama House of Representatives rejected changes to the State’s Charter Schools bill in House Bill 245. HB245 was sponsored by State Representative Terri Collins (R-Decatur) who chairs the House Education Policy Committee. The bill was passed out of the Education … Continued
May 8, 2017

Gary Palmer faces constituents at Hoover Town Hall

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, February 25, 2017, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) addressed the people of the Sixth Congressional District and beyond in a town hall meeting in Hoover. Over a thousand people attempted to attend the town hall meeting with the congressman though only 160 were able to go inside the … Continued
February 27, 2017

BCA’s Canary Cares About Next Superintendent of Education

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Business Council of Alabama CEO, Billy Canary, and former State Superintendent of Education and current leader of BCA’s education arm, Joe Morton, recently co-authored an Op-Ed in which they pose questions they want answered by the State Superintendent candidates. Canary and Morton write, “no way are we trying to … Continued
July 18, 2016