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Prisons ask for $42 million budget increase in 2021

Thursday the House and Senate General Fund budget committees were in Montgomery for a rare joint session as all of the State General Fund (SGF) department heads made their 2021 budget requests. Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeffrey S. Dunn requested $563 million in FY2021 – a $42 million increase from the 2020 budget. Dunn … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 24, 2020

Committee approves plan to reform how inmates at county jails are fed

The House Ways and Means General Fund Committee gave a favorable report to a Senate bill that reforms the process by which prisoners in county jails are fed. Senate Bill 228 is sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. The bill is being carried in the Alabama House of Representatives by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, and … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 29, 2019

House committee considers legislation allowing cyclists to go on red

The House Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing Wednesday on a bill that would allow motorcyclists and bicyclists to go on red at a slow traffic light if there was no oncoming traffic. HB103 is sponsored by House Speaker Pro Tem Victor Gaston, R-Mobile. Motorcycle enthusiast Fred Wheeler said HB103 would allow … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 16, 2019

Committee approves bill to allow retired law enforcement to work as school resource officers

The Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee approved a bill Wednesday to allow retired law enforcement officers to be hired as school security guards and school resources officers. House Bill 209 is sponsored by state Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen. Pettus is a retired state trooper. Pettus said the bill would allow a sheriff … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 15, 2019

Legislative Advisory Committee on School Safety and Security holds first meeting

A new Legislative Advisory Committee on School Safety and Security that was created by Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R – Monrovia, and has been tasked with reviewing and vetting legislation involving school security issues. The task force held its organizational meeting at the Alabama State House on Tuesday. The panel is comprised of … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 17, 2018

Rex Reynolds wins House District 21 special general election

Tuesday, voters in House District 21 went to the polls and elected Republican Rex Reynolds in the special election. Former police chief Rex Reynolds narrowly defeated Terry Jones in the special election. As of press time, Reynolds had 2,382 votes to 2,075 for Jones. There was 12 percent turnout. Rex Reynolds thanked all of his … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 28, 2018

Rex Reynolds running in House District 21

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Police Chief Rex Reynolds announced that he is a candidate for the Alabama House of Representative District 21 seat in the Special Election as a Republican. “Our District is unique, covering farms and neighborhoods to the north, though a thriving downtown district, and in to Southeast Huntsville”, Reynolds said. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 19, 2017