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Things are getting complex

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers This third year of the quadrennium Regular Session of the legislature has recently gotten a lot more complex. These next four months will be trying times for the Alabama legislature. They will not only have to deal with a beleaguered General Fund Budget that has to feed a money-eating … Continued
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February 15, 2017
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Watch Out For The Second Year Of The Quadrennium

By Rep. Darrio Melton Each year, the joke around the State House is that the best time to slip something in the law and not be held accountable by media and constituents is the second year of the quadrennium. By this point, media attention has usually shifted to the upcoming presidential election, and 2018 is … Continued
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December 8, 2015

Senate Announces Committee Assignments

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 14, the Alabama Senate announced its committee assignments for the next four years. (See full list of committee assignments here.) State Senator Tom Whatley (R) will chair the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forest Committee. Sen. Slade Blackwell (R) will be the chairman of the Banking & … Continued
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January 15, 2015

Mike Hubbard Re-Elected As Speaker

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 13 Representative Mike Hubbard (R from Auburn) was re-elected with bipartisan support as the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives.  Hubbard received the votes of 99 of the 105 members. Rep. Mickey Hammon (R from Decatur) nominated Hubbard to lead the Alabama House for another four … Continued
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January 14, 2015