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Study commission reports progress on Alabama’s public works bidding website

A state committee reported progress on Alabama Builds, the new public works bidding website created by HB320 to modernize project advertising.
October 28, 2025

Gov. Ivey to move forward with $900 million prison plan

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is poised to move forward with a plan to build three new prisons and invest more in prison staff as the state’s aging and overpopulated correctional system faces continued calls for reform from both activists and the federal courts. Ivey announced a broad outline of her plan during a press conference … Continued
February 12, 2019

Sen. Doug Jones to embark on first statewide tour this week

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Sen. Doug Jones, Alabama’s first Democratic senator in a quarter-century, is set to embark on his first statewide tour this week, planning to hit locations in Mobile, Montgomery, Mobile, Birmingham and Selma. Jones will visit military bases and installations, rural hospitals and clinics, infrastructure and military and military contractors. … Continued
February 19, 2018

Congressman Byrne’s Save Local Business Act approved out of committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, the Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved legislation from Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, to clarify what constitutes a “joint employer” to provide certainty and stability for workers and job creators. Congressman Byrne’s bill, the Save Local Business Act, was approved out of committee on a 23 … Continued
October 6, 2017

Debate Over Design-build verses State Law Continues

By Bill Britt Alabama Politcal Reporter MONTGOMERY—The battle: Design-build vs State-Law-mandated Design-bid-build, for the $800 million prison project has become so contentious, that Gov. Robert Bentley is reportedly ready to kill the whole project if the contract for construction is not awarded under Design-build, rather than the traditional bid process. Gov. Bentley’s office has refused … Continued
March 23, 2016

Zeigler Comments on State’s Failed Financial Software

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, December 9, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler commented on the software scandal that was first revealed by the Alabama Political Reporter’s Bill Britt on Tuesday. State Auditor Zeigler said in a statement, “We have known for some time that the Bentley administration had major internal problems, but … Continued
December 11, 2015

Byrne Comments on NLRB Joint-Employer Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board’s Democratic majority in a 3 to 2 decision redefined what an employee was in a stunning new joint-employer standard that according to the Wall Street Journal, “Radically rewrites US labor law and upends thousands of business relationships. The majority … Continued
August 31, 2015