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Sen. Britt congratulates new Senate Republican leadership

The leadership team was elected Wednesday as Senate Republicans solidified their direction following the recent election.

November 14, 2024

MAGA crowd pushing Sen. Britt to support Scott for Senate majority leader

A spokesperson for Britt told APR Monday evening that she is waiting to question the candidates at a forum on Tuesday.

November 12, 2024

Reed officially replaces Marsh as state Senate pro tem

Reed had already been unanimously selected by the Republican Senate supermajority at their caucus meeting this fall.

February 3, 2021

Legislature passes largest education budget in state history despite COVID-19 economic crisis

Saturday the Alabama State Senate approves the largest education budget in the history of the state. The budget was passed that morning with a bipartisan 31 to 0 vote just two days after the Alabama House of Representatives passed the budget. The Senate did make minor changes to the House budget, but the House voted … Continued

May 11, 2020

Legislators of the Year Award presented to Senator Gudger Jr. and Representative Shedd

Alabama’s affiliate of The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) presented Senator Gudger, R- Cullman, and Representative Shedd, R- Fairview, with “Legislator of the Year” awards for sponsoring bills in the Senate and the House to help expedite the process for people who are living with a mental illness who had been committed in to … Continued

March 10, 2020

John Rogers leaving the majority leader’s office to join Jeff Sessions’ Senate campaign

Tuesday, Alabama State Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, R-Jasper, announced that John Rogers, the office’s long-time Communications Director and Policy Advisor, will be leaving the Majority Leader’s Office at the end of the week to join former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ (R) campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Doug Jones (D). … Continued

November 27, 2019

Hooper praises McConnell for the confirmation of conservative Trump judges

The Senate has now confirmed 144 of President Donald J. Trump’s judicial nominees. This despite completely unprecedented opposition by Senators. Trump Victory Chair and potential Congressional candidate former State Representative Perry O. Hooper Jr., R-Montgomery, praised Trump’s picks for the court and said that the President could not have gotten so many of his picks … Continued

August 9, 2019

Alabama Accountability Act: By the numbers

By Larry Lee Education Matters Now that we have several years of experience with the Alabama Accountability Act, let’s look as closely as possible at the numbers available to see what’s been done. The legislation creating AAA was passed early in 2013 under rather mysterious conditions. Basically one bill went into a conference committee and … Continued

November 1, 2017

Shelby says budget passage in Senate first step toward tax reform

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Report Friday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., praised the Senate’s passage of a budget resolution. “Last night’s Senate passage of the budget resolution is a critical step toward pro-growth tax reform,” Shelby said in a statement. “Congress now has the opportunity to advance a comprehensive tax overhaul that will shift … Continued

October 24, 2017