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Committee amendments will now be completed in committee instead of requiring a vote on the floor.

Monday, the Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee gave a favorable report to a bill that would make stimulus checks under the federal CARES Act to individuals as well as Payroll Protection Program (PPP) forgiven loans exempt from the Alabama State income tax. Senate Bill 250 is sponsored by Senator Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook). … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter For months, Alabamians have been focused on who they are going to vote for President of the United States. On Tuesday, they go to the polls and vote, where they face the hard stuff: voting on another fourteen amendments to the Alabama Constitution. A number of state legislators have … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 1 2016, the Birmingham City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing Amendment 14 and urging voters to vote “no” on the increasingly controversial amendment. State Representative Jack Williams (R-Vestavia) said, “I was very disappointed by their actions.” State Representative John Rogers (D-Birmingham) opposes Amendment 14 and urged … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Alabama voters go for to the polls to decide whether they want Donald J Trump (R) or Hillary R. Clinton (D) to be the next President of the United States and other races; but on the back of the ballot there are fourteen Alabama … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 26, Judge William Shashy ruled in favor of the Chilton County Healthcare Authority and Sibley Reynolds who asked the court to make Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) put the BIR amendment on the November 8 ballot. Shashy wrote: this court order and decrees that the … Continued