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Senate Republicans float income tax break in “Fighting for Alabama” agenda

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Ahead of what is expected to be a quiet and relatively non-controversial Legislative Session, Senate Republicans released a four-pronged agenda highlighting priorities that include an income tax break and a push for broadband in rural communities. Republican senators announced the agenda — notably less partisan and low key than … Continued
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January 12, 2018

Strange: Write-in campaign “highly unlikely”

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Luther Strange, R-Ala., said pursuing a write-in campaign is “highly unlikely” on Tuesday according to multiple media outlets. Strange’s comments come after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested a write-in campaign to oppose Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore’s campaign. In a Wall Street Journal interview, McConnell suggested … Continued
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November 15, 2017

Republican Caucus to hold Pro-Life Day in Alabama Senate today

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s Senate Republicans are designating Thursday as “Pro-Life Legislation Day” in the Alabama Senate. They plan to consider several bills that would affect assisted suicide and declare Alabama a Pro-Life State. Three bills are on the Senate schedule for tomorrow: The first would ban assisted suicide in Alabama, … Continued
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April 20, 2017

The bumpy road to a prison bill

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter When Sen. Cam Ward left Montgomery for a trip to DC on Wednesday evening, there seemed to be a tentative agreement among Senate Republicans and various lobbyists, special interest groups and public watchdogs on a prison deal. That agreement, spelled out in a new bill Ward floated to the … Continued
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March 10, 2017