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House passes Civics Test Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Legal residents seeking US citizenship have to pass a test in order to become citizens. On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to require that Alabama students pass a similar test in order to become Alabama High School graduates. Senate Bill 32 by … Continued
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April 25, 2017

House votes to keep Law Enforcement Officers’ and DAs’ addresses from Public Ethics filings

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 11, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 334 (HB334) which would allow the home addresses of Law Enforcement officers, District Attorney and Assistant District to be redacted from Statement of Economic Interest reports to the Alabama Ethics Commission so that their personal addresses are … Continued
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April 12, 2017

Bill to save Sheriffs money on inmate Healthcare costs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Alabama House of Representative passed a bill to allow sheriffs in Alabama to pass some of their healthcare costs to Medicaid. Under current law the county Sheriff’s office is responsible for all of the costs of the healthcare of the prisoners in the county … Continued
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March 10, 2017

Lawsuit filed over Bentley’s Senate Special Election date

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — State Auditor Jim Zeigler and a Democrat from Conecuh County have filed a lawsuit seeking a mandatory injunction requiring Gov. Robert Bentley to reschedule the special election for the US Senate seat vacated by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Zeigler and Tommy Chapman, chair of the Conecuh County Democratic … Continued
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March 6, 2017

House approves warrantless trespass bill for schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 2, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives voted in favor of House Bill 71 authorizing school principals and college administrators to call Law Enforcement to have people arrested for refusing an order by a school administrator to leave a school campus. HB71 was sponsored by State Representative … Continued
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March 6, 2017

Bill authorizing reallocation of judgeships approved by the Legislature

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — A State authority may begin shuffling circuit and district judgeships soon following a vote by the House of Representatives Tuesday. A bill that would authorize a new commission to reallocate circuit and district judgeships based on need, which legislators hope will alleviate caseload pressure on some circuit and district … Continued
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March 1, 2017

AG declines to issue opinion on Bentley’s Senate Special Election

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Attorney General Steve Marshall has declined to issue an opinion on Gov. Robert Bentley’s Senate Special Election date — a request of State Auditor Jim Zeigler, an outspoken critic of the Governor. Earlier this month, Zeigler requested an Attorney General’s Opinion on Bentley’s Special Election schedule. Marshall … Continued
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February 28, 2017

Electronic Notification Bill Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Thursday, February 23, 2017 the Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 89. HB89 required that all the school systems in the state develop and implement the electronic notification system. HB89 was sponsored by state Representative Alan Baker (R from Brewton). Baker said that HB89 was a recommendation of the school safety … Continued
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February 27, 2017