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Expanded Alabama Accountability Act Debated in Public Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2013 Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) which gave parents whose children are zoned to Alabama’s worst performing schools unprecedented choices in where they go to school was the most talked about (and litigated) legislation passed in the last two years.  The AAA gave the parents of students trapped in … Continued
March 12, 2015

Charter Schools Bill Passes Alabama Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 10, Charter Schools became much closer to a reality in Alabama. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) wrote on Facebook Wednesday, “Last night, the Alabama Senate passed the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act (S.B. 45). This is a big win for parents and students, … Continued
March 12, 2015

Charter Schools Bill Approved by State Senate Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 4, The Alabama Senate Education and Youth Affairs Committee today approved Senate bill 45 the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act following a public hearing in which both sides of the issue voiced their opinions. Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) who sponsored the legislation … Continued
March 5, 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

Constitutionality of Alabama Accountability Act Upheld by Alabama Supreme Court

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, March 2, the Alabama Republican Party announced in a statement that the Alabama Supreme Court has announced its decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA). Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R from Auburn) said on Facebook, “Great news from the Alabama Supreme … Continued
March 3, 2015

Marsh to Introduce School Choice and Student Opportunity Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama has been one of the last states to embrace the growing charter school movement that is sweeping the nation; but that is set to change if Senate President Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) have their way. Charter schools are one of the … Continued
February 20, 2015

Hubbard’s Attorneys Ask State To Identify Witnesses Mental Health, Drug Abuse and More

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s defense team is on a fishing expedition to find addicts, mental patients, criminals and anyone receiving payola. Hubbard, who is charged by the State with 23 counts of public corruption, is preparing his defense by asking the State to supply his legal team with … Continued
November 13, 2014

Marsh Addresses Young Republicans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 10, the President Pro Tem of the Alabama State Senate, Senator Del Marsh (R) from Anniston addressed the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans at their annual luncheon, which was held at The Club on Robert Smith Drive in Birmingham. Senator Marsh told the group that it is hard … Continued
October 13, 2014

New Poll Shows that Support for Common Core Has Dropped Among Teachers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter It has not been a good summer for the controversial common core standards as more states have opted out of the unpopular new curriculum standards.  New polling came out over the summer by Rasmussen showing that parents with school age children now overwhelming oppose the Common Core Standards.  The … Continued
August 20, 2014

Legislative Delegation Tours Rainbow Omega

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter We all wish that our children would be born entirely healthy with no birth defects and average…or better yet, above average intelligence.  Real world genetics is a tricky thing, however, and sometimes biology doesn’t go exactly as we hoped it would. Sometimes children are born with developmental disabilities they … Continued
August 8, 2014