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Rep. Joe Hubbard

Requiring all daycares to be licensed is common sense

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There are things you come to expect in life. That the Alabama Legislature would serve us all much better by not meeting — ever. That an elderly person’s ability to shut off a ringing cell phone is determined by the number of people in the room. That strip mall … Continued
March 2, 2017

House Passes Bill Preventing State Education Department from Licensing and Regulating Private Schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 11 the Alabama House of Representative passed Senate Bill 38, which clarifies a 1977 law about the authority of the State Department of Education and its relationship with private schools. The bill was sponsored by Senator Dick Brewbaker (R) from Montgomery and was carried in the … Continued
March 12, 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
February 27, 2014

Alabama Legislature Passes Education Budget with 2 Percent Raise for Educators

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives passed a state education trust fund budget which includes a 2% pay increase for all K-12 education employees. The House concurred with changes made by the Alabama Senate. The bill also provides education employees with a new liability insurance benefit. … Continued
May 10, 2013

Joe Hubbard Says Common Core Issue Should be Debated

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday the Alabama House Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on whether or not the legislature should pass a Senate Joint Resolution (SJR109) preventing the Alabama State School Board from taking federal money to implement the controversial Common Core standards curriculum for one year until the state … Continued
May 9, 2013

House Rejects Joint House Resolution to Prevent State School Board from Taking Federal Funds to Implement Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Alabama State Representative Joe Hubbard (D) from Montgomery introduced a House Joint Resolution, HJR 377, that would prohibit the Alabama State School Board of Education from accepting any money in the next year to implement the controversial common core standards in Alabama during the next year. Rep. … Continued
May 1, 2013

Senate Committee Potentially Cuts Teacher Raise

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) submitted a budget with a two and a half percent raise for teachers and other education employees.  The House Republicans substituted the Governor’s budget proposal with one of their own that cut that pay increase to just two percent.  On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate’s … Continued
April 25, 2013

Alabama House Passes Bill to Increase Hazardous Waste Jobs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to decrease the tax levied on hazardous waste that is disposed of in Alabama.  House Bill 181 would cut the fee to just $11 a ton (from over $20).  The bill’s sponsor, state Representative A. J. McCampbell (D) from Greene County … Continued
March 21, 2013

Madison County Rock Quarry Issue Likely to be Decided by Whole House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Some residents of Madison County are opposed to a Vulcan Materials rock quarry in their area.  As a result of their concerns Alabama State Rep. Wayne Johnson (R) from Wyland has proposed House Bill 230 which would prevent a quarry from being cited within five miles of a school … Continued
February 13, 2013

House Democratic Caucus is Pleased with Current Leadership: Reelects Everyone

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The House Democratic Caucus voted to reelect their entire leadership to the same posts for the next two years the legislators announced in a written statement. While legislators are elected by the people for four year terms, the Democratic Caucus’ by-laws require that caucus members elect their leadership every … Continued
August 27, 2012