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House approves warrantless trespass bill for schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 2, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives voted in favor of House Bill 71 authorizing school principals and college administrators to call Law Enforcement to have people arrested for refusing an order by a school administrator to leave a school campus. HB71 was sponsored by State Representative … Continued
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March 6, 2017

House votes to lower age of majority to 18

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 23, 2017. When does a child become an adult? That question can be answered in a lot of different ways but legally in Alabama (even though you can vote at 18) the legal answer to that since 1976 in Alabama has been 19. On Thursday, the Alabama … Continued
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February 24, 2017

Procedure For Speaker’s Nomination Submitted

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The House Republican Caucus selected an ad hoc committee to suggest voting procedures for the next Speaker. The caucus will convene in Montgomery on August 2, to nominate a replacement for disgraced former Speaker Mike Hubbard. Caucus rules instituted by Hubbard requires members to abide by the caucus majority … Continued
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August 1, 2016
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Expanding Pre-K A Step In The Right Direction

By Minority Leader Craig Ford These days, it’s easy to think nothing good ever comes out of our government – especially here in Alabama! But for all the bad you hear about, there are a lot of great things going on in our state and in our public schools. A perfect example is Alabama’s pre-k … Continued
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May 19, 2016

Education Budget and Pay Raise Bill Passed by Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 22, the Pay Raise bill and ETF Budget both passed out of Conference Committee and were approved by both Houses of the Alabama Legislature. State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) said in a statement, “A very busy day today in Montgomery! We non concurred with the Senate … Continued
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April 22, 2016

House Unanimously Passes Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 8, both Alabama Republicans and Alabama Democrats embraced a massive $6.3 billion education trust fund budget (ETF) that sailed through the House with no opposition of any kind. All 105 members of the House voted for the budget, (House Bill 117), which is the largest ETF … Continued
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March 9, 2016

Education Budget Comes Out of Committee in House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 19, the House Ways & Means Education Committee easily passed a substitute Education fund budget, HB179. The Committee is chaired by state Representative Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa). Chairman Poole spoke with reporters on Thursday, May 14. Poole said that there are not very significant differences in the House substitute and … Continued
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May 20, 2015

Bentley Bows to “Obentley” Bashing Blogger

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a statewide email blast, Yellowhammer News announced, “Gov. Robert Bentley will join us this year for our inaugural Yellowhammer Power of Service event.” (Changed from Power and Influence)  Over the last month, Yellowhammer News has bashed Gov. Bentley by calling him a Democrat, a liberal and even giving … Continued
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May 5, 2015