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Tell Your Lawmakers, “No New Taxes.”

By John Rice President, Alabama Foundation for Limited Government Gov. Robert Bentley is welcoming lawmakers back to town today to raise taxes and pass the State General Fund Budget. We have been hearing how our State government is in need of much, much, much more money from the taxpayers. This just is not the case. … Continued
August 4, 2015

Alabama Jobs Foundation Thinks Gambling Vote Could Jump Start Job Growth

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The Alabama Jobs Foundation released a statement commenting on a US Bureau of Labor Statistics report this week showing that over the last year Alabama ranked dead last among Southeastern states in job growth over the past 12 months. Former Alabama Power CEO Charles McCrary said that this shows that … Continued
July 24, 2015

Almost 300,000 Alabama Children Living in Poverty

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 21, the 2015 Kids Data Book was released showing that the number of Alabama children living in low-income homes has actually increased five percent since 2008, when the Great Recession hit. Almost 300,000 children are living in poverty in Alabama. Patrick McCarthy, President and CEO … Continued
July 23, 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
June 4, 2015

Senate Finance and Taxation Committee Gives Favorable Report to Redistribution of Use Taxes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 26, the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee introduced and passed a number of bills that they hope will generate more revenue for the State’s struggling General Fund. The first of these is not a new tax; but rather moves existing tax dollars from the Education Trust Fund … Continued
May 28, 2015

General Fund Budget Goes To Senate Committee

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 26, Senate Finance and Taxation Committee Chairman Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) told members of the capital press corps, including the Alabama Political Reporter that the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee would take up the General Fund budget, House Bill 135, at their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday … Continued
May 27, 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
May 26, 2015

House Passes Austere General Fund Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 19, the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB135, the General Fund Budget. The so-called austerity budget cuts most general fund programs to balance the budget. The budget addressed the estimated $261 million shortfall by cutting almost all state programs. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) said that … Continued
May 20, 2015

House General Fund Committee Passes Lean Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, May 14, the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee passed a budget with no increases. In 2015, the General Fund Budget was $1,915,706,787.  That number was vastly inflated by the 2012 raid on the Alabama Trust Fund.  Those raided funds are now gone. Alabama Governor Robert … Continued
May 15, 2015

Public Hearing on Marsh Gaming Expansion Plan Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 12, the State Senate will hold a public hearing on Senate President Del Marsh’s plan that would bring a lottery and Class III gaming to Alabama in order to bring new revenues to Alabama’s troubled General Fund. State Senator Harri Anne Smith (I-Slocumb) announced on Facebook, … Continued
May 12, 2015