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Alabama Charter School Commission finally did its job

Finally, the Alabama Charter School Commission is doing its job.  On Monday, the Commission voted to revoke the charter for Woodland Prep, the beleaguered charter school in Washington County, and it took steps to force LEAD Academy, the steadily failing charter in Montgomery, to provide the Commission with necessary information to assure it is operating … Continued
February 4, 2020

Speaker McCutcheon keeping “open mind” on toll bridge project

Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, on Wednesday said he welcomes Gov. Kay Ivey’s called meeting of the group that will have to approve a proposed toll bridge in Mobile. In a statement released Wednesday McCutcheon said Ivey’s called Oct. 7 meeting of the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority was done “in order … Continued
August 22, 2019

2019 Legislative Session deserves a solid C-

After the closing of the 2019 Legislative Session, both House Speaker Mac McCutcheon and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh gave the session high marks. When judging the success-failure of a legislative session, it is elementary to understand a few key factors. Never confuse activity with accomplishments. Never judge legislation by its intentions. Never believe … Continued
June 10, 2019

Why Gov. Kay Ivey called a special session over the gas tax

Gov. Kay Ivey called a special session of the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, just an hour after finishing her State of the State address and less than a full day into the Legislature’s 2019 regular session. Calling a special session within a regular session isn’t new, but special session are more commonly called during the … Continued
March 6, 2019

A legacy for the ages

In a column on Wednesday, Alabama Political Reporter Editor-in-Chief Bill Britt noted that Gov. Kay Ivey’s time is now to do big things for Alabama. That may well come to pass. Ivey, Britt noted, wants to do great things, and among those great things are overhauling “significant portions of the state’s education system,” opening three … Continued
January 31, 2019

Sponsor says better House leadership could have saved racial profiling bill

A piece of legislation that would have implemented a method to track racial profiling data in police stops didn’t make it out of this year’s legislative session after House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, pronounced the bill dead on a radio show Thursday morning. Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, who sponsored the legislation, said better leadership in … Continued
March 30, 2018

Senate does not pass ETF after tensions with House

The Alabama Senate did not pass the Education Trust Fund and adjourn for the year on Wednesday after tensions between the House and Senate reached a boiling point. After surviving filibusters and delay tactics over the economic developer bill and the deer baiting bill, the Senate began to take up House bills that needed to … Continued
March 29, 2018

State Rep. Corley Ellis to join education budget-writing committee

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, has appointed State Rep. Corley Ellis, R-Columbiana, to the influential committee responsible for writing the Education Trust Fund budget, which appropriates more than $6 billion in funding for Alabama’s public schools and colleges. Ellis will serve as the House Ways and Means Education Committee’s … Continued
December 28, 2017

Juvenile Justice changes could save money, improve outcomes

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Significant changes are likely coming to Alabama’s Juvenile Justice System. A 20-member task force made up of lawmakers, judges, youth services employees and law enforcement officials spent the last six months reviewing current practices and examining the most successful programs and recommendations from experts across the country. On Monday, … Continued
December 19, 2017