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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
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March 2, 2017

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

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
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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
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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
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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
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March 21, 2013