By Steve Flowers The first regular legislative session of the quadrennium has begun. Legislators have arrived in Montgomery for their three-and-a-half-month session and they will face a myri... Read more
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY — Rep. Danny Garrett has submitted his first bill as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. HB 97 would provide that teachers could receive a tax cr... Read more
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will ask legislators to approve a $700 million tax and revenue package in the upcoming legislative session, according to www.myfo... Read more
By Steve Flowers As the legislature and governor prepare for the upcoming initial legislative session of the quadrennium, they are facing ominous and obvious problems. The general fund is in... Read more
By Danny Garrett The 2015 legislative session will begin March 3. With super majorities in the House and Senate, Republicans will be focused on passing legislation to continue reducing the s... Read more
By Slade Blackwell With the next legislative session about a month away, discussions have focused heavily on the budgetary challenges facing our state. One of our two major state budgets, th... Read more
From staff reports MONTGOMERY — The Senate Committee on Assignments has announced that Sen. Shay Shelnutt, R-Trussville, has been appointed to serve on the Banking and Insurance, Confi... Read more
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY — Alabama House of Representatives District 44 Rep. Danny Garrett has landed on the committees he wanted. Garrett said he’s been assigned to the Education Ways... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Lately you would have to be hiding under a rock not to hear a politician talk about job creation. Phrases like “economic development,” “industrial recruitment” and “workfo... Read more