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CAIR announces support for Amendment 4

Amendment 4 will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
October 9, 2020

Stellar group studying gambling in the state

Another legislation session has passed, and Alabama still has no lottery. Actually, the Legislature does not in itself have the authority to pass a state lottery, they can only authorize a ballot initiative to let you vote on a lottery.  It takes a constitutional amendment. The lottery would pass in a vote in Alabama simply … Continued
June 3, 2020

Amendment One post-mortem: Idealism trumps reality

The failure of Amendment One is a story of idealism trumping reality. On Tuesday, residents of Alabama denied Amendment One. The constitutional amendment, which would have shifted the State Board of Education from popularly elected positions to ones appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate, received a “YES” vote from only 25 … Continued
March 5, 2020

Legislation to abolish auditor carried over in committee

The Alabama State Senate Governmental Affairs Committee carried over a bill Tuesday that would abolish the office of state auditor. Senate Bill 83 is sponsored by State Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre. Jones said that the bill would not go into effect until the end of the current state auditor’s term. He is term-limited so he … Continued
February 12, 2020

Legislation to abolish office of the auditor to go before committee

The Alabama State Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will consider a proposed state constitutional amendment Tuesday that would abolish the office of state auditor. Senate Bill 83 is sponsored by State Sen. Andrew Jones, a Republican from Centre. State Auditor Jim Zeigler told the Alabama Political Reporter that he has requested a 14-day postponement to give … Continued
February 11, 2020

State Sen. Andrew Jones files bill to eliminate grocery tax

State Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, has introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries. Jones’ bill, Senate Bill 144, is different from other recent efforts to eliminate the grocery tax in that his proposal would be revenue neutral and also neutral to the State Education Trust Fund.  In other words, … Continued
February 11, 2020

Citizens should vote yes on appointed school board

Gov. Kay Ivey is exactly right, the citizenry should vote yes on March 3, concerning the Appointed Education Board Amendment (SB397), legislatively referred constitutional amendment. First, let’s discuss the many reasons we should support this measure. Currently, our elected state board of education members who have been voted into office for years, have had numerous … Continued
January 6, 2020

Chip Brown to reintroduce bill allowing judges to hold those charged with violent crimes without bail

Alabama Rep. Chip Brown, R-Mobile, on Thursday announced plans to once again file a constitutional amendment that would allow judges to hold more people charged with violent crimes in jail without bail.  Brown’s filed similar legislation last year, but after passing in the state House in a 92-3 vote it failed to clear the Alabama … Continued
December 20, 2019