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Medical marijuana legislation to be introduced this week

Thursday, State Senator Tim Melson (R-Florence) told the Alabama Political Reporter that he anticipates introducing his medical marijuana legislation on Tuesday. Melson said that he and the Alabama Legislative Services Agency were working on the final language in the bill. A key final sticking point is how businesses can deal with medical marijuana users in … Continued
February 10, 2020

Marshall addresses Mid-Alabama Republicans

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall spoke to the Mid-Alabama Republican Club at the Vestavia Hills Public Library on Saturday. On Thursday, Federal Judge Kristi Dubose of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, granted Christopher Lee Price’s petition for a stay of execution. Marshall said at some point, federal judges and the … Continued
April 16, 2019

Speaker: Don’t expect House action on comprehensive ethics reform

On Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, addressed reporters about the week’s legislative accomplishments. On Wednesday, a controversial rewrite of state ethics laws appeared to stall in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Reporters asked McCutcheon if the House of Representatives would introduce their own comprehensive ethics reform bill. “No, I don’t see any comprehensive … Continued
April 15, 2019

House passes safe harbor for economic developers bill

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB 289, sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton. The bill protects economic developers from having to register as lobbyists. HB289 is similar in some respects to last year’s HB317, which passed last year but has a sunset provision that it expires this month. HB289 has no sunset provision. … Continued
April 5, 2019

Gas tax opponents hold rally in Montgomery

Saturday, the Conservative Coalition held a rally in front of the State House in Montgomery to express their opposition to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan to raise gas taxes on Alabama motorists by ten cents a gallon. Dr. Lou Campomenosi with the Coalition for Common Sense emceed the event. He said that the Alabama Business … Continued
March 4, 2019

Economic developers want to expand ethics law exemptions

The Alabama Code of Ethics Clarification and Reform Commission met in Montgomery for a public hearing on proposed “reforms” to the Alabama Ethics Law Tuesday. Many people in the economic development community were present to express their support for efforts to reform the state ethics law. They supported pending legislation to protect economic developers and … Continued
February 1, 2019

DC’s political pornography keeps voters distracted

While Alabama’s voters breathlessly bask in the bodice-ripper soft porn that is the daily press coverage of the President Donald J. Trump administration here at home, some elected officials are disregarding and dismantling the very laws that Republicans rode to victory in 2010. Ethics reform and the Fair Campaign Practice Act are under attack, not … Continued
August 8, 2018

In interview Gov. Ivey says, “I’m wonderfully well”

Earlier this week in an interview with the Alabama Political Reporter, Gov. Kay Ivey spoke on a range of topics including her first year in office, why she stands by controversial economic development bill HB317, and why calls for debates leading into the Republican primary is a stunt to draw attention away from the critical … Continued
April 12, 2018