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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
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June 4, 2015

Senate Debates Building Giant Pork Barrel Project On Gulf

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Everyone in Montgomery claims that the General Fund (SGF) is in a state of crisis. The Bentley Administration has even threatened to close up to twenty Alabama State Parks, unless the legislature takes hundreds of millions of more dollars from the people of Alabama. That has not stopped … Continued
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June 1, 2015

Gaming Bills On Hold

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week came and went and no gaming bills were brought to the floor of either House. With only four legislative days left, time has run out on gaming legislation. When this legislative session began, the State was struggling to deal with a budget shortfall in the State General … Continued
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June 1, 2015

People of Colbert County Send Emphatic Anti-tax Message

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 26, Colbert County voters went to the polls and voted down a proposed massive proposed tax increase to benefit Colbert County Schools.  The rejection of the tax increases follows similar votes by the people of Baldwin and Lawrence Counties. The Stop the Farm Tax Pac wrote … Continued
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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
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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
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May 20, 2015

House Black Caucus Proposes Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 19, the Alabama House of Representatives is expected to review and debate the General Fund Budget when the legislature reconvenes.  Last week the House Republicans unveiled an austerity budget with cuts to State agencies.  On Monday, members of the House Black Caucus announced their own alternative strategy … Continued
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May 19, 2015

Budgets Moving Forward

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 19, the 2016 fiscal year Alabama General Fund budget HR135 is expected to be on the floor of the House of Representatives. State Representative Christopher John England (D-Tuscaloosa) wrote on Facebook, “Tuesday’s special order calendar. You will notice two things. The first thing you will notice … Continued
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May 18, 2015