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Municipalities lay out their legislative agenda for 2019

Tuesday, the Alabama League of Municipalities presented their 2019 legislative agenda to the state press corps in Montgomery. Ken Smith has been the Executive Director of the League of Municipalities since 2006. Smith said that the League has been in existence for 84 years and that they look forward to moving forward with all stake … Continued
February 22, 2019

Livingston, Ledbetter preview legislative session

Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, and State Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, addressed the people of Fort Payne about the state of the state. The event was sponsored by the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce, Senator Livingston said that I want to give you an overview of what happened in 2018 and an overview … Continued
February 6, 2019

A legacy for the ages

In a column on Wednesday, Alabama Political Reporter Editor-in-Chief Bill Britt noted that Gov. Kay Ivey’s time is now to do big things for Alabama. That may well come to pass. Ivey, Britt noted, wants to do great things, and among those great things are overhauling “significant portions of the state’s education system,” opening three … Continued
January 31, 2019

McCutcheon hopes road bill will be issue No. 1 in session

 Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, told reporters that he is working on an infrastructure bill. “The work that is being done is between myself, the pro-tem (Del Marsh) and the governor (Kay Ivey). Gov. Kay Ivey promised roads that would be “the envy of the nation” in her inauguration speech. … Continued
January 21, 2019

Shelby announces $14 million highway infrastructure grant for Cullman

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant totaling $14,000,000 in funding for highway infrastructure improvements in the city of Cullman. The grant is made available as part of the DOT Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant program, which focuses on economic development and infrastructure … Continued
December 10, 2018

Q&A | Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Countryman addresses issues

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Countryman recently answered a candidate’s questionnaire sent by the Alabama Political Reporter. APR: Alabama’s unemployment is at an all-time low, but there are still a lot of adult Alabamians who lack the skills and education to apply for most of the jobs that are coming. Do you have any ideas as to … Continued
April 24, 2018

GOP gubernatorial candidates hold debate in Birmingham

Wednesday, Scott Dawson, Bill Hightower and Tommy Battle were on stage at the historic Lyric Theatre in Birmingham for the Republican candidates debate sponsored by AL.com’s Reckon and ABC33/40. Gov. Kay Ivey declined to participate in the media event. An empty podium with Ivey’s name was placed on stage for her anyway. Roy Johnson served … Continued
April 19, 2018

Brooks asks Gov. Kay Ivey to expedite six lane project for I-565

Monday Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, sent a letter to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey asking the governor to expedite the six-lane construction of I-565 from Madison to I-65. “Thank you and Secretary Canfield for the great job you have done in helping to recruit new industries to the Tennessee Valley and Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District!,” Brooks wrote. … Continued
March 29, 2018

Gas tax increase bill is effectively dead

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 13, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives rejected a bill supported by House leadership that would have raised fuel taxes on the people of Alabama by nine cents per gallon in three phases between September 1, 2017 and 2024. Special interests including: the road builders, the trucking … Continued
April 14, 2017

New gas tax bill introduced

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Supporters of raising the taxes on Alabama’s gasoline and diesel fuel have introduced another bill that they hope to pass this session while all the focus is on the impeachment of Governor Robert Bentley. The Alabama Road and Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement Authority would be established to finance road … Continued
April 10, 2017