PEEHIP board talks rising insurance costs, rural hospitals, drug tariffs
The PEEHIP board navigated discussions on rising medical and pharmaceutical costs, reviewing budget allocations and future projections.
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See recent postsRSA’s Bonner encourages Gov. Ivey to push gaming legislation forward
Ivey needs to gather the top leadership from the House and Senate in a room and hammer out a deal they can agree upon.
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See recent postsThe story of Dr. David Bronner, RSA, Robert Trent Jones Golf Courses
Dr. David Bronner has marked his place in Alabama political and governmental history. He has headed the revered Retirement Systems of Alabama Pension Funds for 45 years. When Bronner took his present job with RSA, the Retirement Systems had approximately $500 million of funds. Today RSA has approximately $40 billion in investments making our RSA … Continued
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See recent postsAlabama Black Belt Adventures celebrates long, successful relationship with Raycom Media
For almost a decade, the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) has worked to share the good news about outdoor tourism – the most profitable and attractive industry in a historically economically challenged region of our state. ALBBAA was formed in 2009 to promote outdoor recreation like hunting and fishing, as well as its rich … Continued
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Shortly after the Alabama Political Reporter made it known that the Business Council of Alabama’s Executive Board had voted on April 10 to terminate Billy Canary from his position as CEO, nearly a dozen Republican lawmakers were burning-up their mobile phones, trying to find out who Perry Hand is and who could convince him to … Continued
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See recent postsHidden Agenda. Part Two.
By Larry Lee Earlier this week we asked if there is a hidden agenda to the state school board’s hiring of non-educator Mike Sentance of Boston to be our state school superintendent. This concentrated on the actual education of students. However, there is another part of this picture that few have considered and that may … Continued
What Happened in Vegas Was Heard at Troy
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Just days after the Alabama Political Reporter published excepts from a speech given by Dr. George R. Crowley, Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Chair of Economics & Finance at Troy’s Johnson Center, the University’s Chancellor, Jack Hawkins, took action. Dr. Judson Edwards, Dean of the Sorrell College of … Continued
Bronner Offers Ideas on How to Move Alabama Forward
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Recently, the Alabama Political Reporter sat down with Dr. David Bronner, the long-serving head of RSA. “One of the stories I like to tell was an old Birmingham News story that asked, ‘What if we treated Alabama’s football team like we do everything else,’” recalled Bronner. “First of all, Coach Saban … Continued
More of the Same Reform?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— During the 2015 Legislative Session, the State Legislature created the Joint Committee on Alabama Public Pensions with the expressed purpose of reforming the State Pension plan. Republicans have repeatedly expressed a desire to overhaul the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), in an effort to control cost. Ideas … Continued
Bedford Prefiles Bronner Bill in Senate
By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter The fight for control over investments of the Employees’ Retirement Systems and the Teachers’ Retirement Systems in Alabama has not yet reached its end. On December 16th, the Alabama Political Reporter reported on events leading up to an identical bill being prefiled on the House side in preparation for … Continued