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Health and Human Services Subcommittee Passes HB56

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 15 House Bill 56 passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Subcommittee following a public hearing with a favorable report. The subcommittee is chaired by Senator Jim McClendon (R from Springville). HB56 is sponsored by State Representative Jim Hill (R from Odenville).  Rep. Hill said that the … Continued
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April 16, 2015

Judgeships Ignite Controversy

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The State of Alabama has a General Fund that is and has been challenging for several years now. Legislators are reluctant to pass new revenues and be accused of raising people’s taxes or of sponsoring a bill to expand gambling in the State of Alabama. Similarly they have not (to … Continued
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April 9, 2015

Prison Reform Plan Gets Favorable Report from Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 18, the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to S.B. 67 which is based on recommendations of Alabama’s Prison Reform Task Force. Sponsor Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) said on Facebook, “Thank you members of the Al Senate Judiciary Committee for passing the prison reform bill … Continued
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March 26, 2015

Policy Makers Brief Birmingham Young Republicans on Prison Reform

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, March 13, members of Alabama’s Prison Reform Task Force briefed the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYR) on impending prison reform legislation. Alabama’s prisons are at 192 percent capacity and state officials fear a costly federal takeover of the State’s chronically underfunded corrections system. For the last nine months, … Continued
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March 17, 2015

Committee Gives Favorable Report to Open Meetings Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to the Open Meetings Act, S.B. 21. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) said that the Senate has worked tirelessly to craft legislation to replace Alabama’s old Sunshine Law after provisions of it were struck down … Continued
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March 13, 2015

Alabama Legislative Session Begins

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 3, both houses of the Alabama state legislature returned to Montgomery for the opening session of the 2015. Speaker Mike Hubbard (R from Auburn) said in a statement on Facebook, “Proud to gavel in the 2015 Legislative Session in the Alabama House of Representatives. I look … Continued
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March 4, 2015

What To Do About Alabama’s Overcrowded Prisons

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama houses a lot of dangerous criminals and it is struggling to come up with a plan to lower prison overcrowding without seeing a massive spike in crime.  In a perfect world, we would simply double our number of prison beds. But, with a projected $25 million gap in … Continued
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December 29, 2014