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Hearing on Zeigler Lawsuit in Court Thursday

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, June 28, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) announced that a hearing will be held in Montgomery on Zeigler’s suit to stop school boards from spending school funds in political campaigns for tax increases. The hearing is set for July 2, on a lawsuit to enjoin school … Continued
June 29, 2015

Baldwin County School System Defends Actions

  By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 10, officials with the Baldwin County Board of Education responded to allegations that they acted inappropriately in the recent school property tax referendum. Director of Communications with the Baldwin County Schools System Terry Wilhite said, “The state requires that a school district have a minimum tax … Continued
June 11, 2015

People of Colbert County Send Emphatic Anti-tax Message

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 26, Colbert County voters went to the polls and voted down a proposed massive proposed tax increase to benefit Colbert County Schools.  The rejection of the tax increases follows similar votes by the people of Baldwin and Lawrence Counties. The Stop the Farm Tax Pac wrote … Continued
May 27, 2015

Baldwin County Vote Could Jeopardize Bentley Tax Package

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) has the unenviable task of convincing a Republican supermajority which was elected by voters on a platform of no new taxes and downsizing bloated State government that what they really need to do is pass a massive $541 million tax plan and grow the … Continued
April 7, 2015

Massive Voter Turnout in Baldwin County Rejects Tax Increases

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Voters in Baldwin County sent a message to the County’s education establishment when they rejected a proposed 8 mill property tax increase.  The crushing defeat was doubly devastating to the schools system because not only did voters reject the tax increases, they also voted not to renew some existing … Continued
April 1, 2015

Zeigler Charges that Public Dollars were Used to Promote Tax Increase

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 31 voters in Baldwin County go to the polls to decide whether or not they want to pay higher taxes to support the Baldwin County School System.  On Monday State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) charged that the Baldwin County School Board has misappropriated existing tax dollars … Continued
March 31, 2015

Scott Beason Urges Voters to Vote “No” Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Senator Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale urged the voters in Alabama to turn out on Tuesday, September 18th and vote “No” on raiding the Alabama Trust Fund. Sen. Beason said that Tuesday’s, “Referendum is not about the state being short of money. It is about a budget … Continued
September 17, 2012