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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
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
April 9, 2015

Bill Would Regulate the Legal Finance Industry Settlements

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter If you get injured in an accident and sue to recover damages how do you pay your bills while the case moves through the court system if the defendants won’t settle?  For an increasing number of people they get an advance on their future settlement from a third party. … Continued
April 2, 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
March 26, 2015

Senate Committee Approves Bill Setting Rules for Article V Constitution Convention

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 18 the Senate Constitution and Election Committee met to address how Alabama will deal with an Article V Constitutional Convention if 34 states actually approve a call for a new constitutional convention. Under the terms of the U.S. Constitution there are only two ways to amend the … Continued
March 19, 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
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
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
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
December 29, 2014

“State in Shackles” Panelists Says Alabama Should Treat Prisoners Better to Reduce Recidivism

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 31, the Alabama Policy Institute (API) held a special panel discussion to discuss how to deal with Alabama’s prison crisis. For a long time, the State of Alabama has addressed crime problems by sending more and more of its criminal population to prison for longer and … Continued
August 1, 2014