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Legislature expected to deal with budgets this week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives will meet today to consider the state General Fund Budget (SGF). The state of Alabama is unique among the states in that most of the money is earmarked for specific purposes allowing the legislature little year to year flexibility in moving funds around. The … Continued
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March 13, 2018

House reconsiders taxing Forever Wild but amendment fails again

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives voted down a proposed constitutional amendment charging the Forever Wild program with payments in lieu of property tax payments. On Thursday, the House voted to re-consider the controversial resolution that would cost the state lands programs over $230,000 a year.  For the second time … Continued
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March 5, 2018

House rejects changes to Forever Wild

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives voted to reject a constitutional amendment that would have made the Forever Wild program reimburse state, county, and municipal coffers for the loss of property tax revenue on the land that Forever Wild has purchased and taken off of the tax rolls. House bill … Continued
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February 28, 2018

GOP’s Dawson says lottery plans prey on those who can least afford it

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Democratic candidate for governor Walter “Walt” Maddox released his plan for an education lottery Monday following a lottery plan released by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sue Bell Cobb released last week. That afternoon Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson released a statement denouncing the Democrat lottery proposal as an effort to … Continued
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February 20, 2018

Education Trust Fund Budget to be voted on in Committee today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, the Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee held a public hearing on the Education Trust Fund fiscal year 2019 budget. Committee Chairman Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, said this is a very good budget. Education employees will receive a 2.5 percent pay increase across the board. The trust fund … Continued
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February 7, 2018

Finance Director: “We are really excited about this budget”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, January 10, 2018, Alabama Finance Director Clinton Carter met with journalists at the Capitol to discuss the state’s budgets.  Carter briefed the press on Gov. Kay Ivey’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund budget proposals. Carter said, “We are really excited about this budget.”  Carter said that state … Continued
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January 12, 2018

Perspective | The Top Ten Issues Facing the Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2018 Alabama Regular Legislative Session begins in just 11 days on Jan. 9, 2018, and this is an election year so formal major party qualifying begins on the same day.  The elections mean that the session begins earlier than normal and will likely end even sooner so that … Continued
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December 29, 2017

Knight complains about cuts to Alabama State University

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, state Rep. John Knight, D-Montgomery, issued a letter complaining about what he felt are excessive budget cuts to Montgomery’s Alabama State University. “Alabama State University has come too far to allow the chairman of the Senate Education Committee to destroy our university. He has proposed ten times more … Continued
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November 21, 2017

Report claims SPLC moved millions into foreign accounts

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August, 31, 2017, the Washington Free Beacon’s Joe Schoffstall is reporting that the Montgomery based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt “charitable” organization, has transferred millions of dollars in cash to foreign accounts in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda. According to the research done … Continued
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September 1, 2017

Budget Reform Task Force to vote Tuesday on interim report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 16, 2017, the Alabama Joint Legislative Task Force on Budget Reform will meet on Tuesday morning at the Statehouse and vote on an interim report, which will be sent to Governor Kay Ivey (R) and the entire State Legislature. Committee Co-Chair Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) said in … Continued
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May 16, 2017