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State Employees Should Be A Budget Priority in 2017

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Imagine you went for nine years without a pay raise. Now imagine that, during those nine years, your boss made you start paying more for your health insurance and retirement plan. Now imagine that your boss laid-off about one out of every five of your coworkers, forcing you to … Continued
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October 7, 2016
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Alabama DMV Closures All About Politics, Politics, Politics!

By Sen. Hank Sanders  It’s about politics.  It’s not about the budget.  It’s about politics.  It’s not about revenue.  It’s all about politics, politics, politics, politics.  The closing of the Driver’s License Offices (DMVs) is all about politics, not revenue, not budgets.  Let me tell you why. First, the fees for driver’s licenses were recently … Continued
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November 10, 2015
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I have your silver bullet, Governor

By Rep. Darrio Melton In politics and in life, there is seldom a “silver bullet” solution. Panaceas and cure-alls are typically the talk of snake oil salesmen, while public policy is frequently grounded in realms of give-and-take and cost-benefit analyses. Alabama’s budget crisis has been no different. There have been a number of solutions on … Continued
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November 3, 2015

Common Cause Urges Repeal of State’s Voter ID Law

By Nicholas Andrews  Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Common Cause, a non partisan grassroots organization headquartered in Washington D.C., has issued a proclamation to Governor Robert Bentley addressing his administration’s decision to deny Alabamians access to essential state services. In the wake of the closing of 31 ALEA state driver license offices Common Cause is urging the … Continued
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October 22, 2015

Sanders Slams Alabama GOP

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders called Republicans, “cowards” and singled out Alabama in comments that his campaign is promoting on Facebook. Senator Sanders said, “Republican cowards all across the country, including Alabama, are very clearly trying to win elections by suppressing the vote   making it hard for … Continued
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October 21, 2015

Republicans Respond to Hillary’s Slam on License Offices

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, October 19, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) and Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan both issued statements to responded to incendiary remarks that Democratic Presidential frontrunner former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made at a campaign stop in Hoover. Governor Bentley said, “It seems Mrs. Clinton isn’t … Continued
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October 21, 2015

Governor Bentley Orders ALEA to Reopen Rural Driver’s License Offices One Day a Month

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 16, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) issued a statement announcing that ALEA’s closed rural driver’s license offices in rural counties would be reopened for driver’s license exams one day a month. Gov. Bentley said in a statement, “After careful consideration of options regarding the closure of 31 … Continued
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October 21, 2015
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DMV closings put working families between a rock and a hard place

By Rep. Darrio Melton  When you open up the pages of a national newspaper or turn to a major news network and see “Alabama,” you can pretty much bet something has gone terribly wrong, and we are, once again, the butt of jokes nationwide.  Over the past weeks, Alabama has made headlines from the New … Continued
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October 13, 2015