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Legislative Session is winding down

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter There are only six Legislative days left in the 2017 Alabama Legislative Session. There is still an awful lot of work to do however. The primary purpose of even having Legislative Sessions is to pass the budgets. The State General Fund (SGF) budget was passed in the Senate on … Continued
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May 8, 2017

Reports say House Leadership will resurrect Gas Tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Very powerful, very wealthy special interests support spending more taxpayer money on road construction projects and they spend a lot of money on elections so that they get their way in the Alabama Legislature. Two weeks, ago the Alabama House of Representatives carried over a controversial bill sponsored by … Continued
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May 5, 2017

Bentley Says Committee Vote Was a Step in the Right Direction

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 24, the Alabama House of Representative Committee on Tourism and Economic Development passed Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) lottery plan out of committee with a favorable report. Afterwards, Gov. Bentley spoke to reporters. The Governor said that today’s committee vote in favor of the lottery, “Was a … Continued
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August 25, 2016

Lottery Is Dead For November 8 Ballot and Foreseeable Future

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate debated the lottery for four days of this Special Session. On Tuesday, August 23, it took the Alabama House of Representatives just a few minutes to effectively kill the lottery, without ever even discussing it in a committee. Freshly energized lottery opponents used the tight timeline … Continued
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August 24, 2016

House Votes to Repeal Prescription Drug Tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the 2015 Special Session, the Alabama legislature passed a new tax on the dispensing of prescriptions. The purpose of the tax was to raise more money for the beleaguered Alabama Medicaid program. On Wednesday August 17, 2016, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to repeal the tax after … Continued
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August 18, 2016

Rep. England Previews Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, August 15, the Alabama Legislature will return for a Special Session to address lingering problems with the State General Fund (SGF). This is the third Special Session that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has called to address chronic problems in the SGF caused by rapidly increasing costs of … Continued
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August 15, 2016

Will Legislature Address Medicaid’s 2017 Appropriation During Special Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, August 15, the Alabama Legislature will meet in Special Session to consider Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s proposal that the State pass a constitutional amendment, authorizing the Legislature to institute a lottery, to increase funding for the State General Fund (SGF). Gov. Bentley claims that his lottery will … Continued
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August 11, 2016

Butler Says He Will Likely Vote for the Lottery


By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 1, 2016, State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) joined the growing number of conservative Republicans who are tentatively backing a lottery proposal. Rep. Butler said to constituents on social media, “Governor Bentley has called the Alabama legislature into a special session beginning August 15th to consider a … Continued
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August 3, 2016

Reed: State Must Raise Medicaid Funding $85M or Lose Federal Matching Dollars


By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 29, Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) said that the State must radically increase funding for the troubled Alabama Medicaid program, or it will lose promised Federal matching dollars to implement the Regional Care Organizations (RCOs). Sen. Reed said, “The Regional Care Organizations (RCO) reform, set up … Continued
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August 1, 2016

Rep. Phil Williams Open to Voting For Lottery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 29, State Representative Phil Williams said that he would support the Governor’s lottery proposal, if certain conditions are met. Rep. Phil Williams wrote, “A Special Session of the Legislature will begin August 15th.” Rep. Williams said that, “Only the Governor can call a Special Session. Governor Bentley … Continued
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August 1, 2016