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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers As the June primaries for our statewide races get closer, there is a lot of media attention and stories written about the power being wielded by special interests, PACs and big money. They focus on the large amount of cash and influence being bet on the horses for governor and the legislature. The Business Council of Alabama and ALFA are getting prepared to protect their friends and…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
School security
The school shooting at Parkland, Florida that resulted in the death of 17 students and teachers was a terrible and painful tragedy. There were many opportunities that should have stopped Nickolas Cruz from carrying out what he did. Many people want to blame the AK15 for these deaths. Many others want to blame the FBI and the sheriff’s department for failure to follow up. many others want to blame the…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Tax cuts put more money in your pocket
By Congressman Bradley Byrne When I voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last year, I did so with a key principle in mind: money is better off in the hands of the American people than the coffers of the federal government. Our pro-growth bill cut taxes for people from every walk of life. Whether it was the small business owner from Brewton, the single mom from…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
HB317 critical to keeping Alabama competitive
By Jess Nicholas In an effort to improve transparency in government, the Alabama Ethics Act unintentionally put the state at a disadvantage relative to its peers – something a new bill, HB317, the Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act, seeks to correct. It is imperative that HB317 passes in order to keep the state of Alabama on an equal playing field with its competing states. Because the language in the original Ethics…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The Alabama Legislature usually gets very little done during an election year session except passage of the budgets. However, the Legislature may have to address issues pertaining to prison health care. A Federal judge has ruled that our prison mental health care is “horrendously inadequate.” This year the solution will probably be to simply add $30 [million] to 50 million to the prison budget and kick the…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago