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Failing Students with AAA

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee  New information from the Department of Revenue shows at least $4 million that should have gone to the Education Trust Fund in 2014 went instead, to pay tuition for students already enrolled in private schools.   While the law was intended to help “failing schools” and their students, more than … Continued
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June 25, 2015

Beason Warns of Moral Future and Runaway Government Spending

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  On Thursday, June 11, Former State Senator Scott Beason (R-Gardendale) spoke to the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYRs) at their regularly scheduled meeting on Birmingham’s Southside. The Chairwoman of the Great Birmingham Young Republicans, Jackie Curtiss, introduced Sen. Beason saying that we really missed him in Montgomery this session. Sen. … Continued
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June 15, 2015

Earmarking and Budget Reform Committee Meets

  By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 11, the Speaker’s Commission on Earmarking and Budget Reform met for the very first time on the last day of the 2015 regular Legislative session. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn), told the members of his commission that there are two different prongs … Continued
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June 15, 2015
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Accountability Smoke and Mirrors

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee  A new summary of activity in 2014 under the Alabama Accountability Act offers more evidence that the promise the legislation would help students in poorly-performing schools was more smoke and mirrors than anything else.  The summary is posted on the Alabama Department of Revenue website. Nor does it support the … Continued
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June 11, 2015

Takeaways from 2015 Legislative Session

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The 2015 Legislative Session is all but over. The Alabama House of Representatives will come back on Thursday, June 11, to concur with a handful of bills the Senate passed. But, with the Senate adjourned, what they can actually accomplish is very limited, beyond the photo op.  This would be … Continued
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June 8, 2015

Governor Slams Senators

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 3, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was in the State Senate, on talk radio, and on Twitter to promote his controversial $50 million bond issue to build a 365 bed luxury hotel and conference center next to the Gulf of Mexico at Gulf State Park. Governor Bentley was … Continued
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June 4, 2015
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Teachers do that

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee  In all the great commotion that is a major part of public education these days (such as bloggers and writers like me who feel compelled to support public schools instead of demonize them, legions of bureaucrats tucked in their cubbyholes staring all day at a computer screen, administrators who scurry … Continued
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May 28, 2015

General Fund Chaos Could Dominate Legislative Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 26, the Alabama Legislature will reconvene with the General Fund budget still looming.  Last week the Alabama House of Representatives passed an austere General Fund budget with no revenue bills thus cuts the 2016 fiscal year General Fund general fund budget $204 million from 2015 levels.  … Continued
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May 26, 2015

Legislature Passes Education Budget

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 21, the Alabama legislature passed SB179, the fiscal year 2016 Education Trust Fund budget unanimously.  All 105 members of the Alabama House of Representatives voted for the nearly $6 billion budget, which went to a conference committee before both Houses concurred with the committee recommendations. Ways … Continued
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May 22, 2015

Education Budget Comes Out of Committee in House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 19, the House Ways & Means Education Committee easily passed a substitute Education fund budget, HB179. The Committee is chaired by state Representative Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa). Chairman Poole spoke with reporters on Thursday, May 14. Poole said that there are not very significant differences in the House substitute and … Continued
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May 20, 2015