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MLK’s niece urges Alabama lawmakers to repeal Common Core ‘indoctrination’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Conservative activist Alveda King, a Birmingham native and niece of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., sent Alabama lawmakers a...
Senator’s parable perfectly explains why Alabama’s govt. doesn’t need more revenue
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama State Senator Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville) is offering his own solution to the general fund budget crisis, presenting the situation through...
Commission to study total overhaul of Alabama’s budgeting process in effort to avoid tax hikes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) announced Monday the formation of the Commission on Earmarking and Budget Reform.
“Prior to Republicans taking...
A 7-point plan to fix Alabama’s budget woes without raising taxes or expanding gambling
By now I’m sure that you’ve heard Alabama has a budget problem. As the Chairman for the State Senate Committee for Fiscal Responsibility I...
Bill to remove earmarks, consolidate budgets filed in Alabama Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A three-page bill filed Friday in the Alabama Senate could have huge ramifications for the way the state budgets are constructed...
Judge upholds ban on ‘double-dipping’ Alabama legislators holding two govt. jobs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A ban on so-called "double-dipping," passed by the newly-elected Republican state legislature in 2010, has been upheld by a circuit judge...
Alabama Senate approves bill to allow handguns in cars without a permit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate approved a bill Thursday to allow law-abiding citizens to carry loaded handguns in their vehicles without the need...
Shelby, Sessions tried to block Congress from ceding power to Obama on massive trade deal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions on Thursday joined a handful of their Republican colleagues in attempting to stop Congress...
Alabama state email system hacked, extent of intrusion still unknown
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) announced to legislators on the floor Thursday morning that the state's email system has been...
Appropriations bill making its way through Congress could mean megabucks for Alabama
WASHINGTON -- A new appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) passed out of the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday could mean billions in...
How do Bentley’s tax increases stack up against Reagan’s? (Analysis)
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley made headlines this week by declaring in a speech promoting his $541 million tax increase proposal that "Reagan raised taxes...
Alabama Senate passes bill to ‘get the state out of the marriage business’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate passed Tuesday SB377, a bill to "get the state out of the marriage business," by a vote of...
Court upholds conviction, sentence of disgraced former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the conviction and 78-month federal prison sentence of former Alabama Gov....
Rogers: Selling vintage military handguns to civilians is common sense
As many of you across East Alabama may have seen or heard in the news, the National Defense Authorization Act recently passed the House...
Alabama Senate passes Medicaid reforms that could save $1.5 Billion over 10 Years
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed major reforms to the state's Medicaid program that are estimated to save the state...
(Video) Bentley promises to veto ‘irresponsible’ budget cuts
https://youtu.be/fAKyztheF3c
(Video above: Gov. Robert Bentley responds to House budget cuts)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday evening responded to the General Fund budget...
Alabama House passes balanced budget relying on cuts, no tax hikes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama House of Representatives passed Tuesday a general fund budget that relies on more than $250 million in cuts, and...
Brooks calls on IRS to investigate Clinton Family Foundation
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) is calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's 501c3 non-profit The Clinton...
Alabamians were scammed out of millions by phony cancer charities
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Attorney General Luther Strange announced Tuesday that Alabama is joining all 49 other states in a lawsuit against several "phony" cancer...
Ala. Board of Education’s refusal to follow school choice law could come back to bite them
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Four members of the Alabama Board of Education refused to approve appointees for the charter school governing board last week, defying...
Alabama lawmakers should reform, cut, and prioritize spending (opinion)
As the debate over Alabama's General Fund budget shortfall continues, four schools of thought have emerged on how to solve this problem: a) tax...
How China & the EPA might be behind an Alabama coal company laying off 370 workers
HOOVER, Ala. -- Hoover-based Walter Energy has issued notices to its employees that it could be laying off 370 workers at mines in Alabama...
Racial discrimination by Alabama police is illegal, but this senator doesn’t think that’s enough
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama state Senator Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) wants to require police departments around the state to adopt a policy expressly prohibiting stopping...
Bentley: ‘Reagan raised taxes because he was conservative’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=333&v=phQtUFFxOKI
(Video Above: Governor Robert Bentley (R) addresses the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce)
ANNISTON, Ala. -- In a speech to the Calhoun County Chamber of...