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Sessions Response To Obama’s Budget Speech

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter United States Sen. Jeff Sessions, (R) from Alabama, issued a written statement Wednesday in response to President Obama’s budget speech. Senator Sessions is the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. Sen. Sessions said, “Our per-person government debt is now worse than that of Greece. Yet the tax hikes … Continued

April 9, 2012

Two state lawmakers hope one bill can raise revenue, curb smoking

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter With a looming budget crisis and a large population of unhealthy smokers, Alabama could find a partial solution to both problems in taxes, some advocates and politicians say. Alabama has one of the nation’s highest rates of cigarette smoking, known to cause many health problems and raise medical costs in … Continued

January 30, 2012

Madison County commissioners give out $2 million as they please

Staff Report HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The seven members of the Madison County Commission last year passed out about $2 million in taxpayer money to schools, libraries, museums, attractions and other organizations as they saw fit. It’s a system based on personal preference, as each commissioner chooses how to spend their own district budget. And that … Continued

December 27, 2011

Roby: Rewriting Tax Policy Every Two Months is “Not a Good Way to Run a Railroad”

Staff Report As Senate Kicks the Can Down the Road, House Calls for the Regular Order WASHINGTON—Rep. Martha Roby made the following comments today regarding ongoing congressional negotiations over legislation to extend the payroll tax holiday, reform unemployment insurance, force a decision on the Keystone Pipeline, and adjust the Sustainable Growth Rate: “Last week, the … Continued

December 21, 2011