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Ward and Brown announce legislation to protect critical infrastructure

Senator Cam Ward, R-Alabaster and Representative Chip Brown, R–Mobile, jointly announced on Thursday the filing of legislation to enhance the protections of critical infrastructure assets in Alabama. Senate Bill 45 and House Bill 36 aim to amend a 2016 law which defined critical infrastructure in Alabama and created criminal penalties for unauthorized trespassing on such … Continued
January 16, 2020

Cam Ward files first campaign finance report in Supreme Court race

Senator Cam Ward announced he was entering the race for the Place 1 seat on the Alabama Supreme Court last month and, Monday, he filed his first campaign finance report with Alabama’s Secretary of State. The report shows that Ward is off to a strong start and has, in just three weeks, raised almost as … Continued
November 7, 2019

Opioid & Fentanyl crises’ deserve Legislative action

By Senator Cam Ward & Representative April Weaver As we enter the second half of the 2017 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature we have many big issues that still need to be addressed, however few are as important as addressing the growing opioid & fentanyl abuse issues in our state. Drug traffickers continue to … Continued
April 3, 2017

New Medicaid Law Could Save State Money

By Senator Cam Ward Our prison population overwhelms our facilities and is currently at almost double capacity. It consumes nearly one third of the General Fund Budget, stressing all other state agencies that are funded from the same source. One of the most difficult challenges in my political service has been trying to bring sanity … Continued
May 10, 2016

England Says Prison Task Force Likely to Be Presenting Ideas to Federal Judge

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Christopher John England (D) from Tuscaloosa warns that he expects the State to be sued over its prison conditions and fears that the State could be forced to spend more money for new prisons and/or release numerous potentially dangerous inmates in to Alabama communities by federal authorities. … Continued
June 12, 2014

Alabama Republican Leaders Respond to Supreme Court Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in a 5-4 decision on Tuesday. Alabama’s own Shelby County challenged the nearly 50 year old Voting Rights Act as a good idea whose time has clearly passed. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority … Continued
June 26, 2013

Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act Passes Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House passed the Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act , House Bill 330, by a vote of 102 – 0.   The Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act was sponsored in the Alabama House by State Representative Bill Poole (R) from Tuscaloosa. Rep. Poole said in … Continued
March 18, 2013

Alabama Unemployment Drops to 7.1 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was elected promising to do whatever it takes to cut the state.  It has been a slow process, but the state of Alabama continues to see positive improvement in the unemployment rate. Governor Bentley said, “We are encouraged to see our unemployment rate drop … Continued
January 21, 2013

AEA Calls Amendment Four: “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” Senator Ward Says AEAs Fears are Not Based in Fact

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Education Association is asking voters to vote “NO” on a measure that is ostensibly designed to remove racist language from Alabama’s 1901 Constitution.    The AEA is saying that removing that language from the Constitution would weaken or eliminate the state of Alabama’s commitment to provide a … Continued
October 15, 2012