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Mac McCutcheon says budgets, redistricting, prisons are priorities for remainder of Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) addressed the Alabama Federation of Young Republicans about his priorities for the remainder of the 2017 Legislative Session. Speaker McCutcheon said that for the rest of the session, “Our priorities are the budgets.” There are just a few … Continued
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April 19, 2017

Contract Review Thursday

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama’s Medicaid agency is asking contract review to approve a $1,199,750.00 increase with Optumas an Arizona-based health care reform consulting group. The contract would total $3,199,250.00. Optumas reform proposals in 2013 led to 23 words which would have given American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc. (APCI) a monopoly over Alabama’s Medicaid pharmacy … Continued
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August 3, 2016
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Sine Die! – “with all deliberate speed”

By Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey When I struck the gavel for the Senate to adjourn Sine Die at midnight on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, the Senate completed its 30th and final legislative day of the 2016 Regular Session. Sine Die is a Latin phrase meaning “without day” that is, without designating the next day the … Continued
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May 13, 2016

House Votes to Borrow $800 Million to Build New Prisons

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter On Thursday, April 28, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to pass Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) Great State 2019 plan to borrow $800 million to build four massive new prisons, each housing over four thousand inmates. SB287 would green light Bentley’s plan to build four massive new prisons … Continued
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April 29, 2016

Ward Comments on Prison Plan following Holman Prisoner Violence

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Whether or not the State should borrow $800+ million to build four new massive prisons, has been one of the most discussed topics in Montgomery this legislative session.  Alabama prisons have been overcrowded, understaffed, underfunded, and poorly maintained, for decades.  Governor Robert Bentley has been promoting this ambitious prison … Continued
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March 14, 2016

Public Hearing on Governor’s Prison Plan on Wednesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 23, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley held a press conference in Montgomery proposing replacing sixteen of the state’s existing prisons with four brand new massively large prisons. The Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act (Senate Bill 287) sponsored by Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Chairman Senator … Continued
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March 8, 2016

BREAKING: Gov. Bentley Great State 2019 Plan Unveiled Tonight

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Later this evening, Governor Robert Bentley will unveil his far-reaching agenda to move the State forward into the future. The bold, yet inactive “Great State 2019” Plan, outlines a list of priorities often discussed, but rarely acted upon. If this Governor is successful in completing his goal for the … Continued
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February 2, 2016

Senate Passes Tax Increases: Budget Deal Appears In Sight

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 17, the Alabama Senate passed a tax increase on cigarettes as well as taxes on nursing home beds, and pharmacies.  Tax increases on car titles and auto rentals appear likely when the Senate convenes on Wednesday. The cigarette tax, HB3, was passed on a 21 to … Continued
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September 16, 2015