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House committee approves bill to regulate exempt religious day cares

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A bill that would revoke the exemption status of non-profit religious day cares and bring them under the oversight of Department of Human Resources health and safety regulations passed out of committee Tuesday. The move marks the legislation’s first approval in the sometimes lengthy process. It’ll need to be … Continued

January 31, 2018

State still behind in LGBT protection as lawmakers return to Montgomery, LGBT group says

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter As lawmakers make their way back to Montgomery for the Legislative Session this year, a branch of the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization says Alabama is still far behind in its protections for LGBT people. The State Equality Index, an annual comprehensive report released by the Human Rights … Continued

January 11, 2018

Moore campaign says Jones supports “Bernie Sanders style economics”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore blasted his opponent, Doug Jones for supporting “Bernie Sanders style economics” that the Moore campaign claimed, “would crush small businesses, stifle the free market, and make it harder for everyday Alabamians to put food on the table.” “Small businesses account for around two-thirds of … Continued

November 27, 2017

Shelby and Strange statements on Obamacare repeal vote

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 28, 2017, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) today released a statement following the failure of the Senate to pass a repeal of the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Obamacare). Sen. Shelby said that the healthcare repeal measure would have given Americans relief from … Continued

July 31, 2017

Trump administration cutting regulation while State lawmakers do the opposite

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter As the administration of President Donald J. Trump moves to dismantle Obama-era regulations on lending, the opposite is true here in Alabama, where some legislators are pushing for more rules, not less. Earlier this month, the Trump administration signaled its intentions to roll back and limit the powers of … Continued

March 20, 2017

Trump signs bill repealing Obama Era coal regulations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 16, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed a resolution of disapproval rolling back a series of Obama-era regulations passed by administrative rule in the last hours of the Obama Administration. The bill was passed by the Senate and House of Representative using special powers under the Congressional … Continued

February 20, 2017

Palmer and Senator Mike Lee Introduce Agency Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, February 3, 2017, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and conservative US Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Agency Accountability Act (AAA), requiring that all fines, fees, penalties, and other unappropriated funds collected by federal agencies to be transferred to the Treasury, and subject to the appropriations process. Congressman … Continued

February 7, 2017

House makes regulatory reform a top priority

By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) $1,000,000,000,000. That’s the estimated total cost of regulations issued by the Obama Administration. These regulations have resulted in over 754,000,000 hours of paperwork. These numbers are pretty remarkable. The wide range of regulations cover everything from energy to agriculture to the environment. In addition to having a negative effect on … Continued

January 16, 2017

Brooks Votes to Slow Growth of Costly Regulations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, September 21, US Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) voted in favor of HR3438, the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act. HR3438 would postpne any federal regulation imposing an annual cost of more than $1 billion until the judicial review process is complete. Congressman Brooks is a co-sponsor … Continued

September 26, 2016

Alabama’s Future: Three-Tier or Free Enterprise?

By Jim Eddins As a small vineyard and winery owner in Alabama since 1971 (45 years), I have experience with adult beverage laws and taxes. Perennial adult beverage legislation, sponsored by the usual suspects, is caused by globalized competition for beer, wine and spirits. A legal concept, a.k.a., the Three-Tier System, is unique to the … Continued

March 18, 2016