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Bentley Administration Prepares for Cuts if Austere Budget Passes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 8, the Alabama Legislature goes into session for the third time this year.  They are tasked with passing a State General Fund (SGF) budget to fund the State’s General Fund, beginning on October 1.  The legislature already passed a budget, but Alabama Governor Robert Bentley declared that “austere budget” … Continued
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September 8, 2015

Second Special Session to Begin Tuesday: No Consensus

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter At 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 8, the second Special Session of the 2016 Alabama legislature is set to begin and nobody seems to know what is likely to happen. Governor Robert Bentley (R) is still holding out for an incredible $302 million tax increase package including transferring … Continued
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September 7, 2015

Bentley Calls Second Special Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 1, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that a second Special Session to address the General Fund Budget will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8.  Governor Bentley said in a statement, “The start of Fiscal Year 2016 is quickly approaching, and there is still no … Continued
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September 2, 2015

Bussman Accuses Bentley of Making Threats

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, August 31, State Senator Paul Bussman (R-Cullman) said that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) is making more threats about what he and the Montgomery bureaucracy are threatening to close, if legislators don’t cave in to the Governor’s demands. The Governor wants another $300 million in taxes … Continued
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September 1, 2015

Marsh Urges Governor to Meet with Legislators

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), released a written statement regarding the conclusion of the Special Session, which ended with the House rejecting the Senate’s austere budget proposal. Sen. Marsh said, “In this Special Session, the Senate was able to use common sense conservative budgeting to find over … Continued
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August 14, 2015

Bentley Believes He is Winning

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 12, following an incredibly unproductive legislative Special Session, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) spoke to the influential Rotary Club in Birmingham at the Harbert Center on 4th Avenue North.  Gov. Bentley told them that he is making progress in convincing legislators to pass his tax increase proposals. Bentley … Continued
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August 13, 2015

Reactions to Special Session

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 11, the 2015 Alabama Legislative Special session ended and there is still not a State General Fund (SGF) budget. Reactions from legislators varied as they went to social media to explain to their friends and supporters what just happened in Montgomery. State Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow … Continued
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August 12, 2015

General Fund Budget Situation

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 7 both Houses of the Alabama legislature met briefly for uneventful sessions.  Despite the fact that this special session is rapidly drawing to a close neither House did anything over the weekend.  Monday the legislature will go into session but few have any hope that … Continued
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August 10, 2015

House Cuts Medicaid by 23 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 5, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives passed a controversial state General Fund (SGF) budget that if actually passed and implemented will have enormous impacts on both low income Alabama households and the Alabama healthcare industry. The four biggest payers of medical bills in the state … Continued
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August 6, 2015

Marsh Says Massive Medicaid Cuts Unlikely to Pass Senate

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 5, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a State General Fund (SGF) budget that slashed the troubled State Medicaid program by a shocking 23 percent. State Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) told reporters before the House vote that he felt that it was very … Continued
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August 6, 2015