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Alabama leaders comment on Memorial Day

Monday, a number of Alabama leaders made comments and statements expressing their gratitude to those who paid the ultimate price for this country in our many, many wars and armed conflicts. Below are the comments by the leaders: “Today on Memorial Day, we remember the courageous men & women who have made the ultimate sacrifice … Continued
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May 29, 2018

Speaker McCutcheon, other leaders visit Washington

Alabama and the Barack Obama Administration had a very tense working relationship. If the Obama Administration wasn’t suing the state of Alabama, Alabama was suing the Obama Administration over new regulations or rules. Alabama has a much friendlier working relationship with the Trump Administration. Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, was in Washington along … Continued
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May 24, 2018

Maddox says HB317 was not necessary

Monday, Tuscaloosa Mayor and Democratic candidate for governor, Walt Maddox claimed that passage of HB317 is not necessary to recruit jobs to the state and urged incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey to veto the bill. “Tuscaloosa recently worked with MBUSI (Mercedes Benz) on a $1 Billion expansion that will create 600 new jobs,” Maddox said. “To … Continued
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April 3, 2018

Walt Maddox: Legislature failed to do their jobs this session

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox released a statement critical of the Republican supermajority following the end of the 2018 legislative session. “Yesterday, the majority of Alabamians went to work with the full expectation of doing their jobs,” Maddox said. “The same cannot be said about the super-majorities in the legislature which again ended another session failing to … Continued
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April 2, 2018

Speaker: Ainsworth bill to arm teachers scrapped this year

A bill that would have allowed teachers to be armed in classrooms across the state is dead for this session. The bill, sponsored by Guntersville Republican Rep. Will Ainsworth, was one of the most prominent of several gun and school safety bills filed this session. Filed three weeks ago, just a month before the Legislature … Continued
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March 22, 2018
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Piecemeal approach to ethics reform continues, and it’s questionable

Two bills designed to dramatically alter current ethics laws were approved by the House Ethics Committee last week. As introduced in the House, HB387, sponsored by Republican lawmaker Rep. Rich Wingo, would among other things allow public officials to hide potentially illegal acts under a new notifications rule. Wingo’s bill is companion legislation to SB221, … Continued
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March 12, 2018