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$845 million prison construction bill dead for Session, sponsor says

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — The plan to build four new “mega” prisons at a cost of up to $845 million is dead for this Legislative Session, the bill’s sponsor confirmed to the Alabama Political Reporter. With the Legislative Session hastening to an end and only a few meaningful hours left to … Continued
May 18, 2017

Tuesday committee vote to decide future of prison construction plan

 By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — An up-or-down vote in committee Tuesday will decide the future of the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative, an $845-million plan two years in the making that would authorize the construction of three new regional men’s prisons and a new women’s prison. The House Judiciary Committee will meet Tuesday morning … Continued
May 16, 2017

Terminally Ill Children’s Bill gets favorable report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 10, 2017, the Alabama Senate Health Committee gave a favorable report to a bill, House Bill 373, which gives legally binding authority to a child’s advanced directive when not in the hospital. HB373 is sponsored by State Representative April Weaver (R-Alabaster) who chairs the House Health Committee. … Continued
May 12, 2017

Stacy George opposes $845 million Prison Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter GOP Gubernatorial candidate Stacy George has taken a stand against the prison construction plan that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is lobbying the Legislature to pass. George, who works as a prison guard for ADOC told The Alabama Political Reporter that the biggest problem facing the State’s prisons … Continued
May 12, 2017

House committee OKs bill to shorten death penalty appeal times

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — A House committee gave a favorable report to a Senate bill Tuesday that would shorten the time frame for death penalty appeals in an effort to reduce the number of years that can pass while an inmate stays on death row. The bill would require death row inmates to … Continued
May 10, 2017

House Bill to outlaw assisted suicide gets favorable report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 12, 2017, the Senate Health Committee voted to give a favorable report to House Bill 96, which bans assisted suicide in Alabama. The Assisted Suicide Ban Act prohibits individuals or healthcare providers from assisting someone to commit suicide. HB96 is being sponsored by state Representative Mack Butler … Continued
April 19, 2017

Constitutional Amendment to Establish that Nothing in Alabama Law Creates a Right to an Abortion Gets Favorable Report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 the Senate Health Committee gave a favorable report to House Bill 98 which would establish a Constitutional Amendment affirming Alabama’s commitment to the right to life of unborn children. HB98 was sponsored by state Representative Matt Fridy (R from Montevallo). Fridy acknowledged that the … Continued
April 14, 2017

Senate Judiciary Committee approves bill allowing death penalty by nitrogen asphyxiation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 5, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to Senate Bill 12 that would add nitrogen asphyxiation to the death penalty manner choices for condemned felons. SB12 is sponsored by Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose). Senator Pittman told the Committee that he wanted to provide condemned … Continued
April 6, 2017

California proposes an opioid tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to some estimates the growing the growing prescription opioid epidemic has a national economic burden of $78.5 billion. It is estimated that Alabama alone is spending over $234 million a year most of that on extra healthcare costs. Drug overdose deaths have soared 167 percent nationally. In California … Continued
March 29, 2017