Rep. Jay Love

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Monday night the Alabama Education Association filed a petition for a temporary restraining order to prevent the transmission of HB84 to the Governor. Montgomery Circuit Court Judge Charles Price granted the order and HB84 also known as the School Accountability Act of 2013 is currently in limbo. On … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a bill to pay back the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF).  The Alabama House of Representatives have already passed their version of the ATF repayment plan, House Bill 94. Senator Bryan Taylor (R) from Prattville who sponsored the bill in the Senate said on Facebook, “Proud … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed state Representative Jay Love’s legislation mandating that the state eventually pay back the $437 million Alabama Trust Fund diversion that was approved by voters in September. Representative Love said on Facebook, “Today the Alabama House passed the bill … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter While America did not go over the fiscal cliff and most of the Bush tax cuts were retained in the Biden/McConnell deal which was supported by House Speaker John Boehner (R) from Ohio the bipartisan plan did very little to address the longterm issues of the budget. Fiscal conservatives … Continued

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY-Alabama Governor Robert Bentley held a press conference Tuesday to discuss the General Fund Budget and the budget challenges facing the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Governor Bentley said, “We have more than $200 million sitting in a savings account in the Education Trust Fund.  Rather than let … Continued