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Bentley Believes He is Winning

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 12, following an incredibly unproductive legislative Special Session, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) spoke to the influential Rotary Club in Birmingham at the Harbert Center on 4th Avenue North. Gov. Bentley told them that he is making progress in convincing legislators to pass his tax increase proposals. Bentley … Continued

August 13, 2015

Reactions to Special Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 11, the 2015 Alabama Legislative Special session ended and there is still not a State General Fund (SGF) budget. Reactions from legislators varied as they went to social media to explain to their friends and supporters what just happened in Montgomery. State Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow … Continued

August 12, 2015

Whole Budget Debate Has Been a Bizarre Exercise: Opinion

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Anybody who can read an Excel spreadsheet understood four years ago, that the State would have a $150 to $250 million shortfall in the General Fund in fiscal year 2017 when the $150 million a year trust fund raid money was finally all gone. This was all easily … Continued

August 11, 2015

General Fund Budget Situation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 7 both Houses of the Alabama legislature met briefly for uneventful sessions. Despite the fact that this special session is rapidly drawing to a close neither House did anything over the weekend. Monday the legislature will go into session but few have any hope that … Continued

August 10, 2015

House Passes HB46 to Un-earmark More Money

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, August 5, the Alabama House of Representatives passed HB46 which eliminates earmarks on $508 million. HB46 is sponsored by State Representative Allen Farley (R-McCalla). According to Rep. Farley, the State spends over $19 billion a year. $8 billion of that is Federal government dollars. $5.8 billion … Continued

August 7, 2015

House Cuts Medicaid by 23 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 5, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives passed a controversial state General Fund (SGF) budget that if actually passed and implemented will have enormous impacts on both low income Alabama households and the Alabama healthcare industry. The four biggest payers of medical bills in the state … Continued

August 6, 2015

Marsh Says Massive Medicaid Cuts Unlikely to Pass Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 5, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a State General Fund (SGF) budget that slashed the troubled State Medicaid program by a shocking 23 percent. State Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) told reporters before the House vote that he felt that it was very … Continued

August 6, 2015

Cigarette Tax Is Defeated in Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 4, the House Ways & Means General Fund Committee rejected a measure to raise the cigarette tax by 25 cents a pack in a narrow 8 to 7 vote. Tobacco taxes were a key lynch-pin in both Governor Robert Bentley (R) and Chairman Steve Clouse’s (R-Ozark) plans … Continued

August 5, 2015

Special Session Begins

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 3, the Alabama legislature return for a Special Session to deal with the State General Fund (SGF) situation that has had the legislature and the Governor at loggerheads for months now. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) is demanding that legislators increases taxes on the people of Alabama … Continued

August 3, 2015

Ford Says Democrats Willing To Help Solve Budget Crisis

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, July 24, the House Democratic Caucus announced in a statement that they were willing to meet with the GOP House leadership to solve the State General Fund (SGF) budget crisis. House Minority Leader Craig Ford said in a statement, “We’re reaching out to the leadership in … Continued

July 27, 2015