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Governor Signs Gabe’s Right To Try Act

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 3, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed SB357, Gabe’s Right to Try bill. The bill allows the terminally ill to have access to and use of experimental treatments.  The bill was named for 10-year-old Gabe Griffin of Shelby County, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Gov. Bentley said, … Continued
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June 8, 2015

General Fund Budget in a Morass

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 3: Again, no one in the legislature could come together on a plan on what to do about the State General Fund (SGF) before this session began, and with this session rapidly coming to an end, no resolution appears in sight. An angrily divided Senate adjourned after lunch … Continued
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June 4, 2015

House Passes Open Meetings Law

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For years Alabama had a reasonably effective Sunshine Law.  Then a series of court rulings effectively gutted that law.  On Tuesday, June 2 the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Open Meetings Act which restored much of that lost openness and transparency.  Senate Bill 21 was sponsored by … Continued
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June 3, 2015

Right To Try Bill Passes Legislature

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  On Thursday, May 28, the House passed the Right to Try Act, which was sponsored by Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster), and carried by Representative April Weaver (R-Shelby County) in the House.  The law, SB537, gives terminally ill patients access to medicines that have passed Phase 1 of the … Continued
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June 1, 2015

General Fund Budget Goes To Senate Committee

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 26, Senate Finance and Taxation Committee Chairman Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) told members of the capital press corps, including the Alabama Political Reporter that the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee would take up the General Fund budget, House Bill 135, at their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday … Continued
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May 27, 2015

Legislature Passes Prison Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, May 7, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a prison reform bill to attempt to deal with the State’s prison overcrowding situation.  The Senate has already passed an earlier version of SB67.  The Senate voted to accept the House changes and concur.  The landmark legislation now goes … Continued
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May 8, 2015

Bentley Bows to “Obentley” Bashing Blogger

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a statewide email blast, Yellowhammer News announced, “Gov. Robert Bentley will join us this year for our inaugural Yellowhammer Power of Service event.” (Changed from Power and Influence)  Over the last month, Yellowhammer News has bashed Gov. Bentley by calling him a Democrat, a liberal and even giving … Continued
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May 5, 2015

Legislature Passes Innovator Liability Legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 28, the Alabama House of Representatives passed SB 80, which has already been passed by the Alabama Senate.  SB80 was sponsored by State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster).  The legislation overturns the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision in Weeks v. Wyeth, which Sen. Ward called an outlier.  It costs … Continued
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April 30, 2015

Governing Elite Will Be Honored

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Yellowhammer Multimedia announced on Monday, that meteorologist James Spann will be the Master of Ceremonies at the Inaugural Yellowhammer Power & Influence reception being held at the prestigious Birmingham Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa. This gala event promises to host a cream of the State’s business and … Continued
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April 21, 2015