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Tea Party Groups Has Suggestions for Special Session

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter    Republicans hold crushing supermajorities in both Houses of the Alabama Legislature and every statewide elected office in Alabama. The Republican grass roots overwhelmingly opposes the controversial common core educational standards that are rewriting education as we know it in this country and the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee has … Continued
July 13, 2015

Tea Party Groups Express Disappointment with Legislative Session

  By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Tea Party groups were not very successful in advancing many of their issues during the 2015 Legislative session. No Pro-Life bills passed in this session. The repeal Common Core effort was crushed again. A bill protecting Judges and ministers from having to perform marriages for same sex couples and … Continued
June 9, 2015

Social Conservatives Accomplish Little in Legislative Session

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  The 2015 Alabama legislative session is effectively over, except for a tidying-up day at the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday, June 11. The corporations who fund GOP campaigns essentially got most of their legislative agendas passed, but the social conservatives and tea party groups were not very successful in … Continued
June 8, 2015

Quinn Hillyer Addresses Republican Women of Shelby County on Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, May 17, columnist and Former Congressional Candidate Quinn Hillyer (R) spoke to the Republican Women of Shelby County about efforts to pass legislation to repeal the controversial Alabama College and Career Ready Standards that are aligned with the Common Core. Hillyer said of Common Core, “This is … Continued
May 18, 2015

Common Core Opponents Urge Senate Rules Committee to Debate Repeal Bill on Floor

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 29, the Senate Education Policy Committee narrowly gave a favorable report to Senate Bill 101 which would repeal Alabama’s controversial College and Career Ready Standard.  The controversial standards are aligned with Common Core and embrace unproven educational practices which critics claim are setting back a … Continued
April 30, 2015

House and Senate Have Busy Committee Schedules

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 15, is promising to be another busy day of committee meetings in the Alabama Legislature. The House Education Policy Committee will hold a Public Hearing on SB191.  SB191 would establish a new Board to oversee Postsecondary Education.  The bill would transfer responsibility over two-year institutions of higher … Continued
April 15, 2015

Common Core Debate Will Not Go Away

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama is a Republican State. Conservative grassroots activists have engaged in relentless political organizing to grow the Republican Party from the depths of political irrelevancy to supermajorities in both House of the Alabama Legislature in just one generation. Many of those same conservative activists are now lobbying the legislature to support … Continued
April 10, 2015

Lots of Hot Button Issues in Committees Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A lot of red meat political issues are appearing in committees in the State legislature on Wednesday, April 8. The legislature is going to be considering a number of issues including: loaded guns in automobiles without concealed carry permits, the repeal of common core, offering off campus religion classes … Continued
April 8, 2015

Legislative Republican Leadership Stands In Agreement with Obama

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Few Republicans in legislative leadership admit sharing common cause with President Barack Obama, but when it comes to charter schools and Common Core they are in full agreement. It might come as a surprise to many conservatives that Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and House Speaker Mike … Continued
March 17, 2015

Response to Open Letter to Senator Glover

By Tina Clark Parent Dear Senator Glover, My name is Tina Clark. I am a mother living with Common Core/College and Career Ready Standards in a public school in Alabama. I have first hand experience with the struggles and stress of my 2nd grade son under Common Core/College and Career Ready Standards.  I applauded your … Continued
March 12, 2015