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House Rejects Joint House Resolution to Prevent State School Board from Taking Federal Funds to Implement Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Alabama State Representative Joe Hubbard (D) from Montgomery introduced a House Joint Resolution, HJR 377, that would prohibit the Alabama State School Board of Education from accepting any money in the next year to implement the controversial common core standards in Alabama during the next year. Rep. … Continued
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May 1, 2013

Alabama House Passes General Fund Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Tuesday night the Alabama House of Representatives passed a $1.7 billion General Fund budget without raising taxes on the people of Alabama.  The House passed the budget by a comfortable margin of 75 to 27 after lengthy debate. The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard … Continued
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April 24, 2013

Republican Legislators Releases Report on School Security

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn joined fellow Republican Representatives Mary Sue McClurkin (R) Indian Springs), Alan Baker (R) from Brewton, and Allen Treadaway (R) from Morris along with Senator Dick Brewbaker (R) from Montgomery in announcing legislation designed to … Continued
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April 17, 2013

Commercial Jet Brings 500 Jobs to Dothan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, it was announced that Commercial Jet is invest $12 million to open a new 400,000 square-foot facility at Dothan Regional Airport in Dale County.  The facility will employ hundreds of people and  will triple the company’s capacity to provide freighter conversion and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) … Continued
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April 8, 2013

Hubbard Supportive of Republican Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Ways and Means Education Committee of the Alabama House of Representatives held a public hearing to introduce the 2013/2014 Education Budget.  Chairman Jay Love (R) from Prattville introduced the House Republican budget, House Bill 166. The Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn praised … Continued
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April 3, 2013

Governor says working toward smaller government

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) together with the Republican super majority continued to work to make Alabama state government smaller, leaner, and more efficient.  The Governor signed three measures on Thursdays that continue to strive toward the goal of efficiency. Governor Bentley said, “Our goal since taking office has … Continued
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March 22, 2013

Governor says working toward smaller government

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) together with the Republican super majority continued to work to make Alabama state government smaller, leaner, and more efficient.  The Governor signed three measures on Thursdays that continue to strive toward the goal of efficiency. Governor Bentley said, “Our goal since taking office has … Continued
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March 22, 2013

AEA Files New lawsuit Challenging The Alabama Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As everyone expected, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) has filed suit to block the Alabama Accountability Act.  The powerful Alabama education workers union has filed suit in Montgomery County Circuit Court alleging that the legislature violated its’ own rules when the Alabama legislature turned the nine page School Flexibility … Continued
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March 21, 2013

Bentley Signs Education Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, which gives children who are trapped in the state of Alabama’s worst public schools some options to seek an education elsewhere.  The bill also provides all Alabama school boards the opportunity to seek some flexibility … Continued
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March 15, 2013