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Livingston is nominated as 2019 GOPAC Emerging Leader

The GOPAC, a national organization focused on advancing conservative ideas and policy solutions, announced Tuesday that Alabama State Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, is a part of its exclusive 2019 Class of Emerging Leaders. “Alabama is an amazing state that I’m proud to call home, and it’s a privilege to represent the people of Jackson, DeKalb … Continued
May 2, 2019

Legislature passes bill to allow Alabama nurses to obtain multi-state licenses

Thursday, the Alabama legislature approved legislation allowing Alabama nurses to become licensed in multiple states. Senate Bill 38 is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, R-Jasper. The bill was carried in the Alabama House of Representatives by state Rep. April Weaver, R-Alabaster. Weaver is a nurse herself. SB38 passed the House of Representatives on … Continued
April 26, 2019

Reaction to passage of Rebuild Alabama Act

Tuesday, the Alabama Senate passed Governor Kay Ivey’s (R) plan to raise fuel taxes to pay for significant increases in road projects and to improve the Port of Mobile. Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, R-Anniston, supported the Senate’s approval of the Rebuild Alabama Act. “Over the last ten years we have seen unprecedented growth … Continued
March 13, 2019

Canfield: Alabama Jobs Act will help grow payroll by $10.7 billion over the next 10 years

Monday the Joint Legislative Advisory Committee on Economic Incentives met in Montgomery to hear the annual required report on the performance of economic incentives that the state has offered under the Alabama Jobs Act. The joint committee holds a minimum of two meeting a year. Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield reported that from July 2, … Continued
January 30, 2019

Sen. Bobby Singleton to replace Sen. Billy Beasley as Alabama Senate minority leader

The small cohort of Democrats left in the Alabama Senate has elected a new minority leader. The eight members of the Democratic caucus elected Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, to serve as the Senate minority leader. Singleton, who was elected to the Senate in 2005, will replace outgoing minority leader, Sen. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton. Beasley will … Continued
December 13, 2018

Greg Reed re-elected Alabama State Senate majority leader

Wednesday, the twenty-seven Republican members of the Alabama Senate met in Montgomery for their first caucus meeting as a group following their election victory on Tuesday. The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus re-elected Greg Reed of Jasper to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The election was unanimous. Reed was first elected to the State Senate … Continued
November 9, 2018

Alabama Senate Republicans hold onto commanding super majority

The people of Alabama went to the polls on Tuesday and gave a resounding vote of confidence to the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. Currently the GOP holds a commanding 26 to 8 to 1 supermajority in the Alabama Senate. According to our early calculations, it appears that Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) has grown … Continued
November 7, 2018

Four statewide amendments will be on the ballot Tuesday

Tuesday, Alabama voters go to the polls to select our leaders for the next four years. Also on the ballot are four proposed amendments to Alabama’s 1901 Constitution. Amendment one deals with allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in state buildings. “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing for certain … Continued
November 2, 2018

Marshall, Ainsworth, McCutcheon, Reed, Ledbetter endorse Amendment Two

Following Governor Kay Ivey’s public endorsement last week of Amendment Two, the pro-life constitutional measure picked up even more support Thursday with endorsements from Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R), the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor state Representative Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, and top leadership figures in the Alabama … Continued
November 2, 2018