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Worley Says That Republican Super-majority Still Has Not Offered Leadership

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, March 20 Alabama Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Worley said that the Republican Super-majority has been “heavy on pandering and light on solutions” during the first weeks of the 2015 legislative session. Chairwoman Worley said, “”We are now almost a third of the way through the legislative session, and … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 24, 2015

Expanded Alabama Accountability Act Debated in Public Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2013 Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) which gave parents whose children are zoned to Alabama’s worst performing schools unprecedented choices in where they go to school was the most talked about (and litigated) legislation passed in the last two years. The AAA gave the parents of students trapped in … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 12, 2015

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

Brandon Moseley

March 20, 2014

House Passes Education Budget With Stagnant Teacher Pay

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 18, the Alabama House of Representatives addressed the fiscal year 2015 Education Budget which begins on October 1. The most controversial aspect of the Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget is that, if the Senate concurs, teacher and education employees will see no pay increase. The Alabama … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 19, 2014

McClendon Addresses St. Clair County Republicans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Representative Jim McClendon (R) from Springville addressed the St. Clair County Republicans on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Rep. McClendon said that President Obama (D) has not done much for Alabama Republicans but he did help the Republican super-majority with this DOJ demand that Alabama make the qualification … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 21, 2014

McGill Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In 2010, Woodville’s Shadrack McGill (R), probably had one of the most shocking victories in Alabama political history when he unseated the powerful incumbent, Alabama State Senator Lowell Baron (D) from Fyffe. Baron was one of the richest men in the Alabama Senate and one of the most powerful … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 9, 2013

Opinion

Republican Supermajority Embracing Scott Walker and Anti-Education Agenda

By House Minority Leader Craig Ford If there was any doubt before as to whether the Alabama Republican Party and the Republicans in the Alabama Legislature are waging a war on public education, those doubts have been put to rest now. Last week, the Alabama Republican Party announced that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker would be … Continued

Craig Ford

June 4, 2013

House, Senate Votes to Remove AEA Executive Secretary From Teachers Retirement Board

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 303 that removed the Alabama Education Association (AEA) Executive Secretary from being an ex officio member of the Teachers Retirement Board. The original Senate Bill 303 was sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R) from Tuscaloosa. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 10, 2013