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Equal Access to Athletics Bill Passes out of Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The House Education Policy Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday, February 5 on the Equal Access To Athletics Bill sponsored by State Representative Mary Sue McClurkin (R) from Indian Springs.  Rep. McClurkin said that the bill would allow Alabama students who study at home through parental home school, … Continued
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March 6, 2014

Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Offer Differing Views on Bills’ Passage

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 4 the Alabama House of Representatives passed four bills aimed at better regulating abortions which are performed in the State of Alabama.  Pro-Life groups praised passage of the landmark legislation while abortion supporters denounced the legislation that was spearheaded by the Alabama House Republican Caucus. Alabama … Continued
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March 5, 2014

Alabama House of Representatives Passes Four Pro-Life Bills

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representative passed four pieces of Pro-Life legislation aimed at reducing the number of abortions performed in the State of Alabama. Republicans in the House easily brushed aside filibusters of the legislation from Alabama’s outnumbered Democrat House minority. Rep. Ed Henry (R) from Decatur … Continued
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March 5, 2014

House Health Committee Gives Favorable Report to Pro-Life Bills

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representative Health Committee passed four pieces of Pro-Life legislation aimed at reducing the number of babies killed in abortions in Alabama. The legislation was prioritized by House Health Committee Chairman Jim McClendon (R) from Springville. HB 490, the Fetal Heartbeat Act, is sponsored … Continued
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February 27, 2014

Ways and Means Committee Debates Future of Examiner of Public Accounts

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama has an elected State Auditor, but the Auditor does not actually do audits.  Instead, the Auditor’s office maintains an inventory of state assets, such as land, buildings, computers, vehicles, bulldozers, staplers, copying machines, desks, pencils, etc.  Actual audits of government finances in the state of Alabama are performed … Continued
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February 13, 2014

NRA Wins Hard Fought Victory in Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 286. The Omnibus Gun bill sponsored by Senator Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and carried in the House of Representatives by Representatives Ed Henry (R) from Hartselle was a priority of the Alabama National Rifleman’s Association (NRA). Alabama Republican Party Chairman … Continued
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May 21, 2013

Senate Expected to Concur with House on Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Omnibus gun bill, Senate Bill 286. The compromise legislation which was supported by both the National Rifleman’s Association and the majority of Alabama Sheriffs has to come back to the Senate for the Alabama Senate to … Continued
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May 6, 2013

House Passes Omnibus Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Omnibus gun bill, Senate Bill 286. The compromise legislation was approved by both the National Rifleman’s Association and the majority of Alabama Sheriffs, who were concerned about the version of the bill that passed the Senate. … Continued
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May 3, 2013

House Passes Gun Rights Amendment to Alabama Constitution

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter With just four days to go in the 2012 Alabama Legislative Session Alabama House Republicans passed the last plank in their “We Dare Defend our Rights” platform that the Caucus had promoted prior to the Session’s beginning. House Bill 8 would guarantee Alabama citizens a right to have guns … Continued
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May 1, 2013

Henry Wants State to Stand Up to Federal Government to Protect Citizens’ Gun Rights

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, state Representative Ed Henry (R) from Decatur addressed the Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Subcommittee over his House Bill 220. The Second Amendment Preservation Act would, “prevent infringement on the right to keep and bear arms by the federal government and would nullify all federal … Continued
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February 20, 2013