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Bentley Signs RAMP Bill to Help Poor Rural Communities Improve Roads

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed Senate Bill 192 into law.  SB 192 creates the Rural Assistance Match Program (RAMP), which will help more counties participate in the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP).  ATRIP is the largest road and bridge improvement program in Alabama’s history … Continued
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April 12, 2013

Brooks Introduces Bill to Protect U.S. Missile Defense

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville introduced H.R. 1128, the Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2013.  Preventing the White House from leveraging and sharing classified American missile defense technology in negotiations with Russia has been a priority of Congressman Brooks since arriving in the U.S. … Continued
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March 15, 2013

Bentley Supports Medicaid Advisory Commission Recommendations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced his support for legislation that he and the sponsors hope will transform the Alabama Medicaid Agency into a more efficient and more affordable program for the taxpayers of Alabama. Governor Bentley said, “We now have a chance to turn Alabama Medicaid into … Continued
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March 13, 2013

Obama Signs Aderholt’s American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, President Barack H. Obama signed the Aderholt introduced American Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act into law, finally ending successfully an effort by Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville to correct some oversights in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which would have negatively impacted several American … Continued
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December 20, 2012

Sessions Praises Congressional Passage of American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama  issued a written statement after Congress passed H.R. 6582, the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act:. Sen Sessions said, “The American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act will save jobs in Alabama by giving much-needed regulatory relief to our state’s manufacturer of walk-in … Continued
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December 7, 2012

House Passes Aderholt Introduced American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville applauded the passage of the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act.  H.R. 6582 was introduced by Congressman Robert Aderholt and passed in the United States House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support by 398 to 2. H.R. 6582 would amend the Energy … Continued
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December 6, 2012

House Passes Bill to Stop Frivolous ATM Lawsuits

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia announced that the House had “voted overwhelmingly to approve bipartisan legislation eliminating a regulatory provision that has become the source of frivolous lawsuits aimed at operators of automated teller machines (ATMs).”  The bill H.R. 4367 passed the House with bipartisan support by a … Continued
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July 13, 2012

Gadsden Times: Keep first-grade decision with parents

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Good intentions and bipartisan support don’t always translate into good legislation. We think that’s the case with a push to lower the mandatory age for Alabama children to start the first grade from 7 to 6. Rep. John Merrill, R-Tuscaloosa, and Sen. Priscilla Dunn, D-Bessemer, have prefiled bills for the … Continued
January 25, 2012

Strange wants to focus on charter-school legislation, Believe It campaign

Staff Report Barring a veto override, it appears that Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange has successfully steered the conversation on public education away from the possibility of a city-run school system. Strange vetoed a City Council resolution that passed with a 5-to-4 vote last week, but the resolution’s sponsor, District 8 Councilman Glen Pruitt, has said … Continued
December 16, 2011