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Takeaways from 2017 Legislative Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2017 Alabama Legislative Session is over, and these are some key points to take away. The biggest loser, by far, was former Governor Robert Bentley.  The Legislature got an awful lot of help from this newer, stronger, bolder version of the Alabama Ethics Commission. But, it was evident … Continued
May 22, 2017

Roby: HR1712 a step in the right direction for Veterans healthcare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 29, 2017, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) introduced HR1712, the Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act, which would empower state and local Protection and Advocacy agencies to directly investigate the quality of mental health care and substance abuse treatment provided to veterans at the VA and allow … Continued
April 3, 2017

The bickering over State prisons continues

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There will be yet another prison bill introduced when the Legislature returns on April 4, but even so, skepticism is growing over lawmakers’ chances of getting any legislation passed. The fact that there will be another prison bill – this one backed by more than a dozen sheriffs and … Continued
March 22, 2017

A new prison debuts, but more changes are coming

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A new prison bill made its anticipated debut Tuesday, but by the time it hits a Senate committee on Wednesday, it’s likely to have some company in the House. The new bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Cam Ward, removed the State from most of the process, allocating just … Continued
March 15, 2017

Make Alabama Great Again: Vote for You!

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The unemployment rate in Alabama is growing. That’s right. Growing. There continue to be more people looking for jobs than jobs being created. We have moved from a low of 6.1 percent unemployment a year ago to 6.3 last month. At this rate, poor ol’ Gov. Robert Bentley is … Continued
March 14, 2017

Bill would have feds take up 70 percent of county prisoner medical costs

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Counties across Alabama currently pay nearly all medical costs for Medicaid-eligible inmates in their county jails who lose their health coverage once they’re arrested. A proposal in the Senate would change that. After being arrested and going to jail for just a day, anyone who has Medicaid … Continued
February 22, 2017

21st Century Cures Act passes with Shelby’s support

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, December 7, 2016, the US Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act, HR34, with bipartisan support. US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) supported the legislation and said that the bill will take critical steps to fight the opioid epidemic and will foster needed changes in the healthcare infrastructure. Senator … Continued
December 8, 2016

Prison mental health lawsuit moves forward as class action

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A federal judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center against the Alabama Department of Corrections can move forward as a class-action lawsuit. US District Judge Myron Thompson ruled that the case, which alleges that Alabama prisoners have been denied mental health care, can … Continued
November 29, 2016

State Employees Should Be A Budget Priority in 2017

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Imagine you went for nine years without a pay raise. Now imagine that, during those nine years, your boss made you start paying more for your health insurance and retirement plan. Now imagine that your boss laid-off about one out of every five of your coworkers, forcing you to … Continued
October 7, 2016
Bradley Byrne

Working Together to Solve Problems

By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Is it really as bad as it seems? That is a question I get all the time. People want to know if the partisanship and gridlock in Washington is actually like what they see on television. The short answer is no. The reality is Republicans and Democrats often work together … Continued
July 11, 2016