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Texas Governor Rick Perry Says Texas Will Not Expand Medicaid and Will Not Set Up State Run Health Insurance Exchange

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter While the recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been widely acclaimed as a victory for President Obama and his controversial takeover of the health care industry, there was one caveat to that ruling.  The Court ruled that … Continued
July 13, 2012

States to Face Choice in Medicaid Expansion

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act has left states with an interesting dilemma. The SCOTUS while upholding the individual mandate and other key provisions of the law struck down the portion that makes the expansion of Medicaid mandatory. The law, as written, offered states a carrot-and-stick … Continued
July 5, 2012

Alabama’s natural gas royalties are falling

Staff Report MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Royalties paid to the state by companies pumping natural gas offshore fell from a high of $373.1 million in the 2006 fiscal year to $119.9 million in fiscal 2011, according to the State Oil and Gas Board. The board expects that decline to continue in fiscal 2012, which ends Sept. … Continued
July 2, 2012

Alabama officials consider impact of ruling on state

Staff Report After a flurry of news releases and news conferences Thursday, Alabama officials were left to figure out what the Supreme Court’s ruling on health care means for the state. In particular, lawmakers will have to decide whether to embrace a Medicaid expansion that could extend insurance to hundreds of thousands of Alabamians currently … Continued
June 29, 2012

State Will be Forced to Make Cutbacks if Sept Vote Fails: A Breakdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the 2012 legislative session, the Republican controlled legislature was confronted squarely with an unprecedented General Fund crisis.  Early in the session it appeared that the legislature would either raise taxes or it would have to make severe cuts to either the Alabama Medicaid program or the state prison … Continued
June 20, 2012

NAACP and other Groups Threaten Alabama with Litigation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Groups who want more minority and poor voters registered in Alabama sent a letter to Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman.  The groups also issued a press release to The Alabama Political Reporter and other news outlets with their demands. The groups claim that the State of Alabama is … Continued
June 14, 2012

Solving the unsolvable problem of Medicaid and Prisons

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The State of Alabama is faced with a growing storm of crisis. It mounts on two fronts and culminates momentarily in September with a vote on a constitutional amendment to allow the government to take $540 million over three years from the principle of the ATF. In the balance … Continued
June 12, 2012

Governor Bentley Demands That Legislature Raid Education Reserve Fund to Fund Alabama Medicaid

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY-Alabama Governor Robert Bentley held a press conference Tuesday to discuss the General Fund Budget and the budget challenges facing the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Governor Bentley said, “We have more than $200 million sitting in a savings account in the Education Trust Fund.  Rather than let … Continued
May 2, 2012

McClendon Says Tax Increase is Unlikely to Pass Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, Rep. Jim McClendon (R) from Springville told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ in exclusive phone comments that the state legislature is very unlikely to pass a new tobacco tax to prevent expected cuts to the Alabama General Fund.  We asked Rep. McClendon about HB712 which would raise the Alabama … Continued
April 24, 2012

Rep. Joe Hubbard Wants New Cigarette Tax to Pay for Medicaid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Representative Joe Hubbard (D) from Montgomery released a statement announcing that is building bi-partisan support for HB712. HB712 would raise the user fee on cigarettes and ear-mark those additional funds for Medicaid. Rep. Hubbard said, “You ask taxpayers to pay for the services they use.” “Smoking costs … Continued
April 23, 2012