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Hubbard Supportive of Republican Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Ways and Means Education Committee of the Alabama House of Representatives held a public hearing to introduce the 2013/2014 Education Budget.  Chairman Jay Love (R) from Prattville introduced the House Republican budget, House Bill 166. The Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn praised … Continued
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April 3, 2013

Bentley Signs Education Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, which gives children who are trapped in the state of Alabama’s worst public schools some options to seek an education elsewhere.  The bill also provides all Alabama school boards the opportunity to seek some flexibility … Continued
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March 15, 2013

Supreme Court Rejects AEA’s Lawsuit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday (as almost everyone expected) the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the courts do not regulate the rules of the legislature.  The Alabama Education Association (AEA) had sued to block Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) from signing the Alabama Accountability Act.  Judge Price (D) had ruled in favor of … Continued
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March 14, 2013

Democrats Still Angry Over Alabama Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The people of Alabama have given Alabama’s Democratic legislators a decided disadvantage versus Alabama’s Republicans in the Alabama Capital. That was never more apparent than Thursday, when Republicans were so dismissive of Alabama Democrats that they passed the state’s most comprehensive education reform package in history without even bothering … Continued
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March 4, 2013

Melee Over Flexibility Act

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter Conference Committee Audio Senate Audio MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley signed the 2013 Local School Flexibility Act late Thursday evening. The ceremony was rumored to have been being planned while the bill was still being debated on the House floor and before it came back to the Senate. HB84 regarding Local … Continued
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March 1, 2013

Flexibility Act of 2013 the Battle Continues

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Local Control School Flexibility Act of 2013 passed out of the House on Thursday with a with a 65 to 37 vote victory for Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). Hubbard made this bill a priority under his “We Dare Defend Our Rights” Agenda. Many see this as a payback … Continued
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February 15, 2013

Email from House seen as Bait and Switch

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Wednesday, one could barely walk down the seventh floor of the StateHouse without being handed a copy of an email from Jason Isbell. Isbell is Chief Counsel within the office of House Speaker Mike Hubbard. The email appears to be a guide as to how to conceal certain … Continued
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February 14, 2013
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The Thump in the Gump

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—If the political chattering class is to be believed the 2013 Legislative Session began immediately after Bill Armistead was re-elected Chairman of the ALGOP. Honest political observers rightly saw Saturday’s defeat of Matt Fridy as a rejection of Mike Hubbard and his cronies. A top-ranking political operative said, “After … Continued
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February 5, 2013

Is it Time to Make Changes at RSA?

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Investing money can be difficult. Investors need to diligently research individual stocks, bonds, stock mutual funds, bond mutual funds, commodity funds, managed money accounts, exchange traded funds (ETFs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), hedge funds, etc. before making decisions about what to buy more of and what to sell … Continued
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January 25, 2013