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Alabama Leadership Has Become A Reverse Robin Hood

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford State leaders in Montgomery have become Robin Hoods—just not the kind that everyone remembers hearing about as a child. Instead of taking from the rich to help the poor, we’ve started taking from the poor to give to criminals. Alabama’s leadership has become nothing more than Robin Hood in … Continued
May 13, 2016

PEEHIP Board Raises Health Insurance Premiums on Education Employees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 27, the PEEHIP (Public Education Employees Health Insurance Program) board voted 7 to 6 to increase the monthly health insurance premiums for education worker and retirees insured by the plan. Beginning on October 1, 2016 single plans will see a $15 a month rate increase. Family plans … Continued
April 29, 2016

House Ways and Means Committee Moves to Cancel Teacher Pay Raise

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 12 the House Way and Means for Education Committee approved an education budget without the 2% pay raise that Governor Robert Bentley had included in his budget request, which has been rejected by the Senate and now by the House Ways and Means Committee. The teachers … Continued
March 18, 2014

Bentley Threatens to Veto Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) publicly announced that if the legislature passes an Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget that does not raise the pay of Alabama teachers then he will veto that budget. Governor Bentley said, “The Education Budget I presented is good and balanced. I’m asking … Continued
March 7, 2014

PEEHIP Faces Massive Shortfall

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, popularly referred to as “Obamacare” is changing much of what we know about the health care insurance industry and there are both winners and losers with the landmark health insurance reform legislation.  One of the losers is the State … Continued
January 1, 2014

Education Legislation Coming Up This Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Time is running out on the 2013 legislative session and several bills affecting education employees are on the calendar for the closing days of this session. The Alabama Education Association (AEA) addressed some of these issues in the Monday’s ‘Alabama School Journal.’ The biggest of these is of course … Continued
April 30, 2013

Bill Allowing PEEHIP to Negotiate Drug Prices Passes Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama Senate has passed SB571 which will help the Teachers’ Insurance Fund save hundreds of millions in prescription drug costs. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh said, “I’m pleased that we were able to catch this discrepancy in the law while we were in session, this situation is … Continued
May 9, 2012

Alabama House Members Calling for Review of RSA Performance

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama House member Jim Patterson (R) from Meridianville is calling for an outside audit of Retirement Systems of Alabama investment performance. Rep. Patterson said, in an exclusive interview with the Alabama Political Reporter. “We are not getting good information.” Rep. Patterson said that during the last ten years Retirement … Continued
December 18, 2011