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Rep. Joe Hubbard

Governor Bentley Demands That Legislature Raid Education Reserve Fund to Fund Alabama Medicaid

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
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May 2, 2012

Rep. Joe Hubbard Wants New Cigarette Tax to Pay for Medicaid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Representative Joe Hubbard (D) from Montgomery released a statement announcing that is building bi-partisan support for HB712. HB712 would raise the user fee on cigarettes and ear-mark those additional funds for Medicaid. Rep. Hubbard said, “You ask taxpayers to pay for the services they use.” “Smoking costs … Continued
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April 23, 2012