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Committee gives favorable report to bill allowing Alabamians to surrender their gun rights

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to give a favorable report to allow citizens the option to add their own names to the list of people who are barred from purchasing a firearm. SB376 is sponsored by state Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose. The bill would create the “Voluntary Alabama Firearms Do Not Sell List” … Continued
March 16, 2018

Committee rejects bill offering scholarships to encourage more rural doctors

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Senate Finance and Taxation Committee last week indefinitely held over a bill that would have provided for a scholarship to lure young doctors to practice in rural Alabama.  The move effectively kills the legislation to provide doctors scholarships for this legislative session. Senate Bill 210 was sponsored by … Continued
March 6, 2018

Senate Committee approves first-time home buyer incentive

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee gave a favorable report to a bill to provide tax incentives for first time home buyers. House Bill 248 is sponsored by state Rep. Kyle South, R-Fayette. Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, who carried the bill for South, said the bill … Continued
March 2, 2018

Joint custody bill gets favorable report from Senate committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to legislation to make joint custody a uniform starting point for all children in divorce/separation cases. Senate Bill 211, known as the Children’s Equal Access Act, is sponsored by State Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Sheffield.  Sen. Stutts’ bill would clarify Alabama law … Continued
February 26, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee approves execution by nitrogen asphyxiation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to a bill Wednesday that would allow death row inmates to select death by nitrogen hypoxia as one of the three approved death penalty methods used by the state of Alabama. Senate Bill 272 is sponsored by state Sen. Trip Pittman, … Continued
February 16, 2018

Bill removing state superintendent from UA School Board gets favorable report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for a favorable report for Senate Bill 194 dealing with the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The bill allows the University of Alabama to maintain the districts that they already have anticipating the strong possibility that Alabama will lose a congressional district after … Continued
January 26, 2018

Behind the curtain of Common Core Kabuki Theater

By Ann Eubank For the last six years, many grassroot organizations in our State have been fighting against Common Core. Since its implementation, Alabama has gone from being 26th in the nation in math and reading, to dead last. We bring a bill every year, and without fail someone or some thing stops it from … Continued
May 15, 2017

Democrats Challenge Republicans Hold On State Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The State Senate is locked firmly in the hands of a Republican Super-Majority but the Alabama Democratic Party is hoping that that changes in the near future.  Qualifying for the Senate and all other offices in the state of Alabama closed at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and Democrats have … Continued
February 10, 2014

Armistead Calls on Figures for Apology—Opinion

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Alabama GOP Chairman Bill Armistead is calling on Democrats to apologize yet again. Last week, at a meeting of the Over the Mountain Democratic Club in Birmingham, Senate Minority Leader Vivian Figures said that race played an integral part in the Republican rise to power in Alabama. Figures said … Continued
July 22, 2013

Senator Vivian Figures stands up for Alabama schools

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter Click here to view MONTGOMERY—On May 9, Senate Republicans introduced a bill to modify the Alabama Accountability Act. The AAA would provide tax credits to families who wanted to take their children out of schools defined as “failing” and put them into other public or private schools. The proposed … Continued
May 14, 2013