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State Parks May Be in Danger

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 15, after running a campaign touting his successful record of cutting taxes and downsizing government, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) shocked his supporters by proposing hundreds of millions of dollars in tax increases on the people of Alabama without giving the voters any opportunity to vote his … Continued
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April 16, 2015

House Passes Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 11, the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB-1, The Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act of 2015. The bill was sponsored by State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City).  Rep. Butler said, “This bill would prohibit school districts from discriminating against a student or parent on the basis … Continued
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March 18, 2015

Bentley Releases Details On Controversial Tax Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In November, Governor Robert Bentley was reelected by the vast majority of the voters in Alabama easily outclassing his Democratic opponent. But was Gov. Bentley reelected because the people of Alabama trust him implicitly to lead them, or were they voting for his first term policies of rightsizing Alabama … Continued
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March 2, 2015

Opposition Voiced Against Bentley Tax Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, February 16, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was in a closed meeting with Alabama’s Republican legislators promoting his plan to pass massive tax increases on the people of Alabama to pay for expansions in State government. Meanwhile, a growing number of conservatives are coming out against the … Continued
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February 18, 2015

2014 Legislative Session is Over with No Teacher Pay Raise

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The final day of the legislative session ended last night with the Alabama House of Representatives passing the Education Trust Fund Budget, SB 184 after it came out of a conference committee with the Alabama Senate.  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) had previously vowed to veto the budget if … Continued
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April 4, 2014

Republican Super Majority Rolls on Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Democratic members of the Alabama House of Representatives had planned to introduce several amendments to the House Education Trust Fund Budget. They even offered to substitute the House GOP Caucus budget, with the budget that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) had sent to the legislature. Speaker of the House … Continued
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March 20, 2014

Butler and McKay Both Speak at Candidate Forum in Ashville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, March 10, candidates for office appeared in Ashville at the St. Clair County Farmer’s Federation monthly dinner meeting to campaign and ask for support from the influential group. Both of the Republican candidates in the race for Alabama House District 30 appealed for votes from the members … Continued
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March 14, 2014

House Passes General Fund Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In a Wednesday afternoon session, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2015 General Fund budget, House Bill 235, which goes into place on October 1. Because of Alabama’s archaic budgeting practices, education has its own separate budget, with monies earmarked by the Alabama Constitution for both … Continued
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February 28, 2014