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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 23, the Alabama House of Representatives passed Winston’s Law which increases the penalties for abusing a child under the age of six. The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus had made passing this legislation one of their “Continuing Positive Progress” priorities for the 2016 Legislative Session. Similar bills … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 9, the Senate Government Affairs Committee discussed abolishing the Alabama House of Representatives and just going to unicameral system where the Senate is the only House. Senate Bill 119 was sponsored by Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose).  Pittman said that the Senate debates bills more than the … Continued

By Graham L. Champion The first four Legislative Days of the 2016 Regular Session are history, and there have been a few surprises already. One of the major initiatives of the House Republican Caucus was to memorialize within the Alabama Constitution, language confirming that Alabama is a Right-to-Work state. That language is already found in … Continued

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers We are only a few weeks away from our March 1st primary. We have an early primary date this year due to the fact that we are in the SEC Presidential Primary. Therefore, we will have some say in who will be the GOP and Democratic nominees. Indeed, the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 3, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) delivered a speech on the floor of the US House of Representatives defending farmers. Congresswoman Roby said that she led last year’s fight to restore more than $3 billion to the crop insurance program, which was gutted in the Bipartisan … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 2, the Alabama Legislature began its 2016 legislative year. Like last year, the State General Fund budget (SGF) looms large over the body. Despite $80 million in budget cuts and tax increases on cigarettes, nursing home beds, and prescription drugs the state appears to be facing … Continued

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers A good many of the news stories that were the most noteworthy events of 2015 will continue into this new year of 2016 and may repeat as the major headlines of this year. Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard will go on trial in his home of Lee County … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, November 19, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), supported HR3189, The Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act.  This bill increases transparency at the Federal Reserve, requiring the organization to explain its decisions, while protecting it from excessive politicization.  It would also place tighter controls on the Federal Reserve’s ability … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, September 29, the Alabama Republican Party announced that the special primary election to fill the vacancy in Alabama House District 5 occurred today in Limestone County. No Republican came anywhere near getting fifty percent of the vote so as expected there will be a Republican runoff. Ronnie … Continued