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House Expected to Pass Education Budget with Four Percent Raise for Most Education Employees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives is expected to pass an education budget this week that will increase teachers and education workers by four percent a year……double the two percent raise requested by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R). The education received a favorable report from the House Ways and Means … Continued
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March 7, 2016

Insiders Claim Governor Asked Chief Lawman to Lie to Attorney General

By Bill Britt Alabama Politcal Reporter MONTGOMERY—Insiders privy to meetings between Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier and Gov. Robert Bentley claim, the Governor asked Collier to tell the State’s Attorney General’s Office that an investigation into Deputy Attorney General Matt Hart was on going, when it was not. Bentley’s conversation with Collier was due … Continued
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March 3, 2016

Monday Massacre at ALEA

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Firings at the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) are being seen as an attempt, by Gov. Robert Bentley, to cover-up the events surrounding his ordering Law Enforcement Chief Spencer Collier not to cooperate with the Attorney General’s Office in a criminal investigation. On Monday, sources with intimate knowledge … Continued
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March 1, 2016

Senate Passes $1.8 Billion Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 25, the Alabama Senate passed a $1.8 billion State General Fund (SGF) budget for fiscal Year 2017. This SGF budget level-funds most State agencies, including State troopers and Corrections, and contains no tax increases. The new Chairman of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee Trip Pittman said, … Continued
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February 26, 2016

Republicans To Meet in Mobile on Saturday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee will gather for their biannual meeting in Mobile, Alabama this Saturday, February 27, 2016. The meeting will be held at the Arthur Outlaw Convention Center. The meeting is open to the public. Later that evening, the Alabama Republican Party will host a … Continued
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February 26, 2016
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A Game Plan to Fight Rural Poverty in Alabama

By Kimble Forrister Gov. Robert Bentley is right to urge Alabama to confront rural poverty before he leaves office in 2019. Tens of thousands of families are struggling to make ends meet in rural areas across the state, and better state policies could make a meaningful difference in their lives. Here are seven pragmatic proposals … Continued
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February 25, 2016

Ford Says that Bentley May Have Obstructed Justice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter “In the Criminal Justice System, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders.” Anyone who has watched the long running crime drama, “Law and Order,” understands how this works. Police respond to and … Continued
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February 19, 2016

Alabama Leaders Mourn Justice Scalia

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 13, US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on a West Texas ranch.  The 79 year old jurist was appointed by President Ronald Reagan (R) in 1986.  Over the decades between now and then, Scalia (the first Italian-American on the court) wrote opinion after opinion … Continued
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February 15, 2016

School Choice Supporters Rally in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 26, thousands of school choice activists flooded Montgomery to rally legislators to give parents more choices in how they educate their children. Hundreds of rallies for expanding school choice occurred across the nation; but the rally in Montgomery was reportedly the biggest of them all. Senate … Continued
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January 28, 2016