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Senate approves extension to payday loan repayment periods

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Those hoping to reform the payday lending industry marked down a win Thursday when the Senate passed a hotly debated bill that would extend the repayment period for the typical payday loan, giving borrowers more time to repay their loan without racking up excessive interest. The move will effectively cut … Continued
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March 9, 2018

State Rep. Allen Treadaway’s daughter dies in car accident

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The daughter of State Representative Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, was killed in an early Sunday morning two-vehicle accident. According to media reports, 31-year-old Kelsey Treadaway was traveling on I-65 near Good Hope, Alabama, when her vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle at approximately 3:00 a.m.  The accident is … Continued
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February 26, 2018

Speaker McCutcheon announces today will be Small Business Day at the Alabama House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, announced that the House will hold a “Small Business Day” in the House chamber on Tuesday. The House special order calendar will be stacked with bills that are reportedly designed to help small businesses thrive, grow, and provide needed jobs. The … Continued
February 20, 2018

Activists once again come for payday lenders

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Just as the Trump administration’s acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working to repeal federal restrictions imposed on payday loans under the Obama administration, certain Alabama Republicans aligned with left-leaning special interests are once again pushing to regulate the industry further. In a year when Republican … Continued
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January 18, 2018

Longtime Opelika lawmaker Rep. George Bandy dies at 72

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislature announced that state Rep. George Bandy, D-Opelika, died in a Macon, Georgia, hospital Tuesday at the age of 72. Bandy was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1994 and represented House District 83, which includes parts of Lee and Russell counties. The House … Continued
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January 17, 2018

House honors three Congressional Medal of Honor recipients

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed resolutions honoring Alabama’s three living Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Lt. Colonel James “Mike” Sprayberry could not attend; but sent his regards to the Legislature, Captain Mike Rose and Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins were both in attendance. Speaker of House … Continued
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January 17, 2018