Representatives Randy Davis and Chad Fincher recap the week’s accomplishments, including reapportionment and passing tenure reform.

OFFICE OF HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE HUBBARD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 Speaker Hubbard Comments on Rep. Daniel Boman’s Decision to Formally Switch Parties MONTGOMERY – House Speaker Mike Hubbard today released the following comment on State Representative Daniel Boman’s decision to formally switch political parties and become a Democrat: “It was clear early [...]

OFFICE OF HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE HUBBARD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011 Passage of “Students First Act” Victory for Education in Alabama Tenure and fair dismissal reform moves teaching profession forward MONTGOMERY – Education reform in Alabama took a big step forward Wednesday as the House of Representatives gave final passage to the “Students [...]

Covering the Tenure Reform debate from the floor of the House of Representatives. Listen to live audio from the debate HERE. 2:50pm House reconvenes 3:13pm SB 310 is called by the clerk. Rep Chad Fincher begins intro of the Students First Act 3:24pm Dem Representative Coleman on the floor to comment on the bill. Democrats [...]

MONTGOMERY – Members of the Alabama House of Representatives today voted to strengthen the state’s sex offender laws, passing a bill sponsored by Rep. Blaine Galliher (R-Rainbow City) that would close loopholes in current law and require more frequent and thorough registration of sex offenders in Alabama. House Bill 378, known as the Sex Offender [...]