Rep. Victor Gaston

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 16, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives met to consider a number of non-controversial pieces of legislation having to do with renewing state boards and agencies. Under Alabama law no board exists forever. They have to periodically be renewed by the Legislature or they will automatically “sunset”. … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former State Representative Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has only been removed as the Speaker of the House for 20 days and the legislature doesn’t meet for a regular session for seven months, but already factions (both legislators and lobbyists) have been forming in a frenzy over who will be elected … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 22, Acting House Speaker Victor Gaston (R-Mobile) announced in a statement that he will not be a candidate for the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-Capshaw) announced late on Wednesday that he is running for Speaker of the House. Acting Speaker Gaston … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Most of the Alabama members of the Alabama House of Representatives are straight, male, Republican men. But, that is not deterring the only gay, female, Democrat from declaring her candidacy to be the next Speaker of the House. Not only has State Representative Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) publicly announced her … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter We are all haunted to an extent by the bad choices we make in this life. This is perhaps doubly true for the Alabama House Republican Caucus, which in November 2014 could have selected state Representative Jim Carns (R from Vestavia) to be the Speaker of the Alabama House … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 15, the House Judiciary Committee met in Montgomery to study how their impeachment investigation into alleged misconduct by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) will operate. State Representative Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) is an attorney. Rep. Wadsworth said in a statement, “The committee was assigned by the Legislature with … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 12, the joint House and Senate Committees on the long troubled State General Fund (SGF). The first state agency to testify was the Department of Corrections. Corrections is asking the legislature for an $18 million increase in their 2017 fiscal year budget. Alabama Department of Corrections … Continued

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Thursday, June 11, the Alabama House of Representatives met for the last time of the 2015 legislative regular session. Only 75 of the 105 members of the House showed up for the 10:00 am roll call. Those that did got to hear a brief rehash of the State General … Continued