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Alabama Beverage Tax Coalition Launch Campaign

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 21, the Stop the Alabama Beverage Tax coalition officially launched their campaign to ask Alabama legislators to defeat a controversial Bentley Administration proposal to add an additional tax on the beverages the people of Alabama consume. The group said in a statement that legislators who are against … Continued
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July 22, 2015

Hubbard Says Gaming Bills Waste Time

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 14, the Alabama Legislature returned to Montgomery for a special session called by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) to pass a State General Fund (SGF) budget. Many across the State have speculated that the legislature might pass some sort of gambling bill to let the voters … Continued
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July 14, 2015

Is The Budget Crisis Truly Insurmountable?

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the 2012 Legislative Session, the Alabama Legislature was confronted with a daunting choice: raise taxes or cut the State General Fund (SGF) budget by about $150 million a year, so that spending would be right-sized to fit income. Cut taxes or cut spending?  That was the question.  … Continued
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July 13, 2015

Beverage Tax Opponents Fear Governor’s Special Session Call

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 9, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that he was calling the State Legislature into Special Session on July 13, to address the troubled 2016 State General Fund (SGF) budget. The Governor did not address what exactly his proposals would be for the special session call, … Continued
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July 10, 2015

McMillan Calls for BP Settlement Money to Go To Trust Fund

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 7, the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan (R) called on state leaders to put the BP settlement money in the Alabama Trust Fund instead of using it to shore up the troubled State General Fund (SGF): which funds the courts, Medicaid, … Continued
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July 8, 2015

Earmarking and Budget Reform Committee Meets

  By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 11, the Speaker’s Commission on Earmarking and Budget Reform met for the very first time on the last day of the 2015 regular Legislative session. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn), told the members of his commission that there are two different prongs … Continued
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June 15, 2015