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Lawmakers failed children in their darkest hours 

During the last legislative session, lawmakers could have shown the young girls and youths of our state that they cared about them in their darkest hours, but they didn’t. Two bills that could have sent that message to our young people failed to pass because lawmakers said they ran out of time. The truth is … Continued
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July 5, 2019
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What is “New Schools For Alabama” and why are taxpayers giving them $400,000?

When the Senate sent its education budget to the house during the past legislative session, the line item for the charter school commission was increased from $200,000 to $900.000 and there was an additional $500,000 for New Schools for Alabama. I could not find anyone who knew what New Schools for Alabama was, what they … Continued
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July 1, 2019
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What has your government done for you?

I’m going to ask you a question, and before you land on the answer that your chosen political affiliation has conditioned you to provide, I want you to think about it. Really think about it. For just a second or two. When is the last time the Alabama Legislature did anything for you, the common … Continued
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June 12, 2019
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The bad bills aren’t dead yet

The end is near for the legislative session, but it’s not over yet, which means there is still time for a few more bad bills to slip through. In fact, if you’re going to slip a bad bill through, now is the time. Attention is waning. The kids are out of school and families are … Continued
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May 24, 2019

The bill that would have killed Alabama ethics laws is dead

The worst bill this legislative session (so far) is dead. Sen. Greg Albritton’s rewrite of state ethics laws — which all but eliminated ethics laws — will apparently never leave the Senate Judiciary Committee, chairman Cam Ward said Wednesday afternoon. “It’s dead in my committee,” Ward told APR. It was an odd turn of events … Continued
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April 11, 2019
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Legislative issues other than infrastructure, gas tax

There is no question that Gov. Kay Ivey’s Infrastructure/Gas Tax Program was the cornerstone issue of this legislative session. This monumental legislation will be a tremendous enhancement for Alabama’s economic development for decades to come. Ivey and the legislative leadership deserve accolades for addressing this important project. They were indeed thinking of the next generation … Continued
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April 10, 2019
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Passing gambling legislation should be easy

Don’t screw this up. Gambling legislation is coming — again — during this legislative session, and the decisions should be so easy, so clear for our lawmakers that they only have to worry about one thing. Don’t screw it up. Don’t overthink it. (Which has rarely been a problem for us.) This is so easy … Continued
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March 19, 2019