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Cigarette Tax Is Defeated in Committee

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 4, the House Ways & Means General Fund Committee rejected a measure to raise the cigarette tax by 25 cents a pack in a narrow 8 to 7 vote. Tobacco taxes were a key lynch-pin in both Governor Robert Bentley (R) and Chairman Steve Clouse’s (R-Ozark) plans … Continued
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August 5, 2015

Ford Says Democrats Willing To Help Solve Budget Crisis

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, July 24, the House Democratic Caucus announced in a statement that they were willing to meet with the GOP House leadership to solve the State General Fund (SGF) budget crisis. House Minority Leader Craig Ford said in a statement, “We’re reaching out to the leadership in … Continued
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July 27, 2015

Alabama Beverage Tax Coalition Launch Campaign

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 21, the Stop the Alabama Beverage Tax coalition officially launched their campaign to ask Alabama legislators to defeat a controversial Bentley Administration proposal to add an additional tax on the beverages the people of Alabama consume. The group said in a statement that legislators who are against … Continued
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July 22, 2015

Hubbard Says Gaming Bills Waste Time

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 14, the Alabama Legislature returned to Montgomery for a special session called by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) to pass a State General Fund (SGF) budget. Many across the State have speculated that the legislature might pass some sort of gambling bill to let the voters … Continued
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July 14, 2015

Is The Budget Crisis Truly Insurmountable?

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the 2012 Legislative Session, the Alabama Legislature was confronted with a daunting choice: raise taxes or cut the State General Fund (SGF) budget by about $150 million a year, so that spending would be right-sized to fit income. Cut taxes or cut spending?  That was the question.  … Continued
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July 13, 2015

Special Session Begins

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, July 10, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) doubled-down on his demands that the Alabama Legislature raise taxes on the people of Alabama in the Special Session that begins on Monday, July 13.  Most legislators remain noncommittal on the Governor’s controversial proposals. On Saturday, July 11, State … Continued
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July 13, 2015

Sen. Williams Still Opposes Raising Taxes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, July 10, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) doubled down on his demands that the Alabama Legislature raise taxes on the people of Alabama in the Special Session that begins on Monday, July 13. Most legislators remain non-committal on the Governor’s controversial proposals. State Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow … Continued
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July 13, 2015

Beverage Tax Opponents Fear Governor’s Special Session Call

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 9, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that he was calling the State Legislature into Special Session on July 13, to address the troubled 2016 State General Fund (SGF) budget. The Governor did not address what exactly his proposals would be for the special session call, … Continued
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July 10, 2015

BP Settlement Brings Help for General Fund

  By Brandon Moseley   Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 2, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R)and Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that BP has agreed to pay the State of Alabama $1 billion in economic damages and approximately $1 billion in natural resource damages and Federal penalty monies to resolve the State’s claims … Continued
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July 3, 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