Rep. Pebblin Warren

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter The day care bill, which would license certain day cares in the state, gained a favorable report Wednesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee after overwhelming approval on the House floor a couple weeks ago. In a release after its approval, the bill’s sponsor state Rep. Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee, said … Continued

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House on Thursday approved a bill that would bring more previously unlicensed religious day cares under the supervision of the Alabama Department of Human Resources. The bill by Rep. Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee, has been nearly two years in the making. It passed the House last year but … Continued

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I have good news and bad news. First the good news: For the next two weeks, the Alabama Legislature will be on break – a much deserved vacation from the grueling 3-day work weeks and mostly 6-hour days spent thinking hard about stuff. But here’s the bad news: they … Continued

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The regular legislative session of the Alabama Legislature is set to convene in less than two weeks, but legislators are already considering another change to the State’s budgeting models in both the General Fund and the Education Trust Fund. On Tuesday, members of the House and Senate General Fund … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Report  MONTGOMERY—If there is a bright spot to be found in the 2015 Legislative Session, it was the House Rural Caucus. The House Rural Caucus is a bipartisan group of State Representatives who come together to focus on issues that specially face rural-dwelling Alabamians. “We work to be a voice for … Continued

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

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, CSX announced that the I-85 Site in Macon County, Ala., is the first site in the state to receive Select Site designation from CSX. The massive railroad reviews and identifies those locations that can rapidly utilize freight rail service through CSX’s Select Site program reviews. Sites identified … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday the Alabama Attorney General’s office stormed VictoryLand near Shorter. According to most elected Alabama Democrats the facility was a bingo hall operating legally under a Macon County constitutional amendment. According to most elected Alabama Republicans the facility was a casino operating illegally in open defiance of Alabama … Continued