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Weaver nominated as Energy Council’s national vice chair

State Rep. April Weaver, R-Brierfield, has been appointed to serve as national vice chair of the Energy Council, a legislative organization comprised of 13 states that centers on energy policy. Weaver sits on the Alabama Energy Council and was nominated to the national post by Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R – Vestavia, Sen. Cam Ward, R … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

September 10, 2019

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

Opinion

Seatmates Were My Best Friends

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers One of my most cherished lifetime memories is the almost two decades I served in the Alabama House of Representatives. It was because of the lifetime friends made during that era. The House was not as partisan as it is today. This day and time it seems like legislators … Continued

Steve Flowers

June 22, 2016

Storming the Statehouse: The Game of Quid Pro Quo

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter Quid pro quo, Latin for “this for that,” is better understood as I give you something and you give me something. This “something for something” appears to be a key strategy used by the man who led the GOP takeover of the Alabama Statehouse in 2010. By following the … Continued

Bill Britt

November 25, 2012