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CEO: Hospitals suffer if Alabamians vote no

By Ralph Clark CEO of Medical Center Barbour On Sept. 18, the people of Alabama will go to the polls to vote on a constitutional amendment that will have a major impact on every agency of state government. What you may not realize is that this amendment must pass for our local hospital and all … Continued
September 5, 2012

Republicans in the State Legislature Have Failed the People of Alabama

By House Minority Leader Craig Ford As Republicans like to point out, for 136 years, Alabama voters continued to re-elect Democrats to represent them in Montgomery. During those 136, Alabama’s taxes were among the lowest in the nation, yet we still balanced the budget every year without gutting our schools, or the state’s Medicaid program. … Continued
August 22, 2012

Update on “Medicaid”

By Rep. Allan Farley For several reasons, the Alabama Medicaid Agency has recently been the subject of many policy and budget-related conversations.  I want to use this newspaper column to share information I recently received from my friend Jason Isbell.  Jason is Legislative Counsel in the office of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard. The following … Continued
August 21, 2012

The decision is yours but consider the facts and vote

By Dick L. Brewbaker The voters have a big decision to make on September 18. The voters will decide whether to take 145 million a year for three years from the principal of the Alabama Trust Fund to shore up Alabama’s General Fund Budget. This is a game changing decision. It will decide the direction … Continued
August 17, 2012

How Paul Ryan’s Medicare Plan Is Coming Back to Haunt Obama

Staff Report Last year, Democrats gleefully attacked Paul Ryan as a granny killer for daring to take on Medicare reform. They thought their point was won; Ryan was buried in an avalanche of ridicule. Americans typically don’t like their entitlements threatened; seniors and near-seniors—the groups most likely to turn out on Election Day—are particularly wary, … Continued
August 17, 2012

Group Warns that Federal Budget Cuts Would Cost the State of Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A group called Arise Citizens’ Policy Project released a statement warning of the loss of federal funds for Alabama if the nation were to implement the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. They point to a new study released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities … Continued
August 10, 2012

Medicaid: The hidden cost of Wal Mart’s Low prices

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Many conservatives and free market capitalist point to Walmart as an example of what is right with the free market system. Others see the world’s biggest retailer as a pariah that offers low prices on the back of low wages. Many of those who praise Walmart’s capitalism also decry … Continued
August 3, 2012

API Speaks to Red Mountain Republicans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Red Mountain Republicans met at Salvatore’s in Mountain Brook on Monday night.  The Speaker at the event was  Gary Palmer, President of the Alabama Policy Institute (API).  According to Palmer, API is Alabama’s version of the conservative Heritage Foundation. Palmer said that API is not opposed to any … Continued
July 31, 2012

Williamson Explains Medicaid Expansion to Joint Committee

Staff Report MONTGOMERY–On Tuesday, Dr. Don Williamson, the interim director of Alabama Medicaid, spoke to the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Policy explaining how the expansion of Medicaid would affect the state. Williamson explained the expansion programs: costs, benefits, problems along with upcoming changes to Medicaid and healthcare insurance will have a direct effect … Continued
July 26, 2012

Tea Party Groups Ask Bentley Not to Implement Obamacare in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Tea Party Movement is actively lobbying Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) to join with the other conservative Republican Governors and tell the administration of President Barack H Obama that Alabama will not participate in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (better known as Obamacare). On Friday … Continued
July 23, 2012