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California proposes an opioid tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to some estimates the growing the growing prescription opioid epidemic has a national economic burden of $78.5 billion. It is estimated that Alabama alone is spending over $234 million a year most of that on extra healthcare costs. Drug overdose deaths have soared 167 percent nationally. In California … Continued
March 29, 2017

Democrats announce 2017 Legislative Agenda

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House Democrats are badly outnumbered in the State House of Representatives; but that does not mean that they don’t have ideas they want to push forward. The group announced their 2017 agenda on a Thursday, March 9, 2017 press conference in the State House. New House Minority … Continued
March 16, 2017

Lawsuit filed over Bentley’s Senate Special Election date

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — State Auditor Jim Zeigler and a Democrat from Conecuh County have filed a lawsuit seeking a mandatory injunction requiring Gov. Robert Bentley to reschedule the special election for the US Senate seat vacated by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Zeigler and Tommy Chapman, chair of the Conecuh County Democratic … Continued
March 6, 2017

AG declines to issue opinion on Bentley’s Senate Special Election

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Attorney General Steve Marshall has declined to issue an opinion on Gov. Robert Bentley’s Senate Special Election date — a request of State Auditor Jim Zeigler, an outspoken critic of the Governor. Earlier this month, Zeigler requested an Attorney General’s Opinion on Bentley’s Special Election schedule. Marshall … Continued
February 28, 2017

The rare, bipartisan push to end judicial override in Alabama

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There was a rare show of bipartisanship during Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting, and even rarer step taken to end a long-outdated practice. A bill that would bring an end to judicial override – the power that only Alabama now grants judges to overturn the decisions of juries and … Continued
February 16, 2017

State Auditor asks for Attorney General opinion on Senate Special Election date

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — State Auditor Jim Zeigler is not satisfied with Gov. Robert Bentley’s decision to hold a Special Election for Sen. Luther Strange’s seat in November 2018, nearly two years after it was vacated by the resignation of now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. On Friday, Zeigler sent a request to the … Continued
February 14, 2017

Bentley Impeachment Committee Flexes Their Muscles, Maybe

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— The committee charged with investigating Gov. Robert Bentley’s “impeachable” acts began flexing its muscles Tuesday afternoon, but with their new show of force, questions about the reality and authority of those muscles persist. At a House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, members of the committee passed a set of … Continued
September 28, 2016

Senator’s Fiancée Represented in Lawsuit By His Consultant

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Sen. Tom Whatley’s (R-Auburn) fiancée, Lindsey Waits, is involved in a lawsuit with Wells Fargo over a property dispute that involves the Tuscaloosa home she leased in 2012. Waits is represented by a Fairhope-based attorney, who Whatley lists as a consultant on his campaign finance report. SEE SUIT Waits … Continued
February 8, 2016

BamaCarry Asks for No Compromises on Gun Legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, May 4 the pro-gun rights group, BamaCarry, announced in an open letter to state Senator Arthur Orr that they could no longer support the omnibus gun rights legislation after changes in the House version that they claim weakened the bill.  On Wednesday, April 29 the House Public … Continued
May 5, 2015

Alabama Gun Rights Network Voices their Support for Compromise Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, April 30, the Alabama Gun Rights Network (AGR) defended the gun bill, HB47, that was crafted in the Public Safety & Homeland Security committee on Wednesday. Rep. Christopher England (D-Tuscaloosa) substituted HB328 for his HB47. AGR wrote in their release: “A lot of folks are asking questions … Continued
May 4, 2015