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Trayvon Martin case could have happened in Alabama

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Days after the jury announced a not-guilty verdict in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Americans on both sides of the aisle have taken this opportunity to make political statements. Martin supporters on the left are angered and outraged by the senseless death of a young man. To many, … Continued
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July 16, 2013
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Senator Dial: Past Time to Remove Sales Tax on Food

By Sen. Gerald Dial For years, there have been numerous attempts to remove the STATE Sales Tax on Food. None of these efforts have been adopted by the Legislature. While we all agree that this is the most regressive tax we have, we have not been able to agree on how to recover the over … Continued
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April 2, 2013
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Senator Gerald Dial and Rep. Steve Clouse Receive AARC Leadership Award

By Sen. Gerald Dial Fairhope, Ala. – State Senator Gerald Dial, R- Lineville, and Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark were recently presented the Legislative Leadership Award by the Alabama Association of Regional Councils (AARC) during its Annual Training Conference at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear. The meeting is held each year to provide training and … Continued
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October 25, 2012

Senator Dial Praises Senate Secretary’s Management of Resources

From the Office of Senator Gerald Dial MONTGOMERY – In a letter to members of the legislative committee charged with overseeing the operations of the Senate, Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) praised Senate Secretary Pat Harris’ management of limited financial resources. “There has not been a fiscal crisis in Alabama of this magnitude since the Great Depression … Continued
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August 17, 2012

Legislature Redistricting Plans Now Are Public

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The proposed new redistricting maps from the Committee on Reapportionment were made available to the public on Thursday.  Every ten years the legislature has to reapportion the legislative districts as population shift have occurred over the decade.  The constitutionally required redistricting process is based on the decennial United States … Continued
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May 11, 2012

Saving Alabama’s at risk newborns

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–SB196 is a bill designed to provide medicine and services needed in the treatment for at-risk newborn babies particularly those born prematurely.
The act would require that the state Medicaid Agency develop and implement policies and procedures to streamline the process for access to covered outpatient drugs for premature infants … Continued
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April 19, 2012

Anniston Star:Tablets for everyone

Staff Report Electronic tablets come in all shapes, sizes and prices, but they are yet another way you can carry the digital world with you and use it wherever you are — and whenever you need it. One of the places electronic tablets can be used is in schools. Two Alabama Republicans — Sen. Gerald … Continued
January 2, 2012

Tablet PCs Have the Capability of Replacing Textbooks

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For decades, Alabama students have lugged around a backpack filled with their Biology textbook, their American History textbook, their English text book, a foreign language text book, textbooks for elective, spiral notebooks, and often workbooks associated with those big heavy hardback texts. That may be changing. Alabama Senator Gerald … Continued
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December 26, 2011

Sen. Dial & Rep. McClendon Tout Tablets As Replacements for Textbooks; Introduce “Alabama Ahead Act”

Staff Report LINEVILLE, Alabama (December 23, 2011)—Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) and Representative Jim McClendon (R-Springville) proposed legislation on Tuesday that will modernize Alabama’s classrooms through the introduction of tablets instead of textbooks. Entitled the “Alabama Ahead Act,” the proposal will provide schools the option to place 21st century technology in the hands of all 9th … Continued
December 23, 2011