The Birmingham News is reporting today that Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-06) has been cleared of insider trading allegations. The allegation and ensuing investigation stemmed from the book “Throw Them All Out” in which Bachus was accused of using knowledge...
Before this session, my fellow legislators and I understood that our state faced a financial reckoning – especially in terms of the General Fund Budget – which funds all non-Education spending in our state. Vital programs instrumental to the daily lives of Alabama’s cit...
Today we’re launching a new weekly feature: “Best & Worst Week in Montgomery.” Each week, we’ll recognize either who had the BEST week in Montgomery, or who had the WORST week in Montgomery. To kick things off this week, we’ll do both....
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Senate today concurred with technical amendments added by the House to a bill that will streamline the process for businesses filing tax returns with cities and counties across the state, sending the bill to Governor Robert Bentley to be signed ...
MONTGOMERY – Today, legislators in the Alabama Senate passed HB 436, a bill that would create a special tax free weekend for disaster preparedness items in July. The bill comes in the wake of the terrible storms that ravaged the state last april. This bill will en...
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives today took action to improve access to capital for small companies, passing a bill to create the Alabama Small Business Financing Authority. The Alabama Small Business Financing Act, House Bill 600 sponsored by Rep. Barr...
On Monday, April 30, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Bob Jones High School, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, will hold a hearing entitled STEM Education in Action: Local Schools, Non-Pr...
“I was pleased today to attend the U.S. Supreme Court arguments on Arizona’s immigration law. The Court, in this landmark case, will provide guidance on the validity of Arizona’s immigration law which will impact Alabama’s immigration law along with those of sever...
“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. 1. Speculation is starting to make the rounds about Secretary of Sta...
MONTGOMERY – Last week, SB450 passed out of the committee on Governmental Affairs. The bill would merge the Department of Industrial Relations and the Department of Labor into one department. This bill is a part of a larger initiative to streamline state governmen...
