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Confederate Monuments Bill Dies in the House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 4, the Alabama Legislature was meeting for the last time of the 2016 legislative session. The House was passing Senate bills and the Senate House bills. One of the last issues before the legislature was the Alabama Monument and Heritage Act of 2016, SB13. The Monuments Bill … Continued
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May 6, 2016

Will Monument Bill Get on the House Calendar?

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 3, is the next to last day in the 2016 legislative session and supporters of the Alabama Monument and Heritage Act of 2016, SB13, are still hoping that the House leadership will put the legislation on the House calendar. Alabama Sons of Confederate Veterans Alabama Division Adjutant … Continued
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May 3, 2016

Monument Bill Waiting For Action From House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 5, the Alabama Legislature meets and one issue that the legislature could move on is the Alabama Monument and Heritage Act of 2016, SB13. The Monument Bill is sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). Alabama Sons of Confederate Veterans Alabama Division Adjutant Mike Williams said in a … Continued
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April 5, 2016

Monuments Bill Receives a Favorable Report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 16, the Alabama Monument and Heritage Act of 2016, sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) has been approved by the Alabama House State Government Committee in a 7 to 4 vote. The Alabama Division Adjutant of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans Mike Williams said that … Continued
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March 17, 2016

Senate Passes Alabama Heritage Preservation Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 3, the Alabama Senate voted 22 to 9 in favor of Senate Bill 13, the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act – sometimes referred to as the “Monuments Bill.” SB13 is sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). Sons of Confederate Veterans Adjutant Mike Williams said in a statement, “I … Continued
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March 4, 2016

Alabama Heritage Preservation Act Passes out of Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, February 16, the Senate Government Affairs Committee voted 5 to 2 to recommend a favorable report be given for Senate Bill 13, the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act – sometimes referred to as the “Monuments Bill.” SB13 is sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). Sons of Confederate Veterans Adjutant … Continued
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February 17, 2016

Public Hearing on Monuments Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 9, the Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 13, the monuments bill introduced by State Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). This bill would create the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act of 2016.  This bill would prohibit the relocation, removal, alteration, renaming, or … Continued
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February 11, 2016

Allen Proposes Legislation to Protect Monuments

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 13, the Alabama legislature returned to Montgomery for a Special Session to address the General Fund budget. While we still have not seen the actual bills the Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) is advocating, State Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) has introduced legislation to protect Alabama’s cultural … Continued
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July 17, 2015