prison overcrowding

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, May 7, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a prison reform bill to attempt to deal with the State’s prison overcrowding situation.  The Senate has already passed an earlier version of SB67.  The Senate voted to accept the House changes and concur.  The landmark legislation now goes … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Recently, State Representative Matt Fridy (R-Shelby County) addressed the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYRs) at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Rep. Fridy said at this point in the session, “A lot of things have been proposed and not a lot has passed.” Fridy said that the process, “Needs to … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Qualifying for State office began early on Monday, January 13, 2014. Numerous candidates have paraded through Alabama Republican Party Headquarters in Hoover to file the necessary paperwork to run as Republicans in the June 3 Republican Primary. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) was one of the first candidates … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The economy since 2007 has not been kind to the state’s General Fund Budget and this fact has resulted in cuts too most state services covered under the Alabama General fund, including the prison system. The prison system has cut costs to the point that Alabama spends less money … Continued