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Shelby honors fallen law enforcement officers

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) co-sponsored S.Res.577, a Senate resolution honoring the observance of National Police Week, and commemorated the eight Alabama law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty during 2019. The measure specifically designates May 10 to 16, 2020, as “National Police Week.” A week in which Americans … Continued
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May 14, 2020

Tuberville campaign calls for a public apology from Sessions

Tommy Tuberville’s U.S. Senate campaign on Monday called on former U.S. Attorney General and GOP candidate Jeff Sessions to publicly apologize for accusing President Donald Trump of “lying” about the details of Sessions’ appointment as attorney general. “It is bad enough that Jeff Sessions turned tail and ran when Donald Trump needed him during the … Continued
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May 13, 2020

State Rep. Kerry Rich: “We are not going to be in proration”

Amid a growing economic collapse due to the forced economic shutdown to deal with the coronavirus crisis, the Alabama House of Representatives met to pass the state’s Education Trust Fund budget Thursday. State Rep. Kerry Rich, R-Albertville, addressed the fear that the economic crisis could negatively impact Alabama’s schools. “We are not going to be … Continued
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May 9, 2020

Alabama Legislature passes state general fund budget

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2021 state General Fund budget, which funds non-education state agencies. The 2021 SGF is $2,391,206,601, which is $168,860,692 more than the $2,222,345,909 in the 2020 budget. The 2021 general fund budget goes into effect Oct. 1. Alabama has an arcane budgeting system in which over 90 … Continued
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May 8, 2020

Republican accuse Jones of “double standard” in Biden sexual assault allegation

Wednesday, the National Republican Senate Committee accused U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, of having a double standard about allegation of sexual misconduct by Democrats versus Republicans. The Presidential campaign of former Vice President Joe Biden (D) has been rocked by allegations made by former Senate staffer Tara Reade that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 … Continued
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May 8, 2020

Alabama Senate passes state general fund budget

Tuesday the Alabama Senate passed the 2021 state general fund budget (SGF). Despite the economic fallout from the forced economic downturn, the Senate passed a $2,391,206,601 SGF budget, a $168,860,692 increase over the 2020 budget of $2,222,345,909. The Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee is chaired by Senator Greg Albritton (R-Atmore). As Chair, Albritton … Continued
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May 6, 2020