Synthetic drug crackdown, teacher certification bonus bills also up this week MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives convenes for the 6th day of the 2012 Regular Session Tuesday set to take up a bill that would finally ban texting while driving on Alabama roads. House Bill 2, known as the “TTYL Act,” would prohibit [...]
REPUBLICANS TO REPEAL 2007 PAY RAISE; ALLOW VOTERS TO DETERMINE LEGISLATIVE PAY PROPOSAL RECEIVES ENDORSEMENT OF HOUSE AND SENATE GOP CAUCUSES Montgomery – State Rep. Mike Ball (R – Madison) and Sen. Phil Williams (R – Gadsden) on Tuesday announced they are sponsoring a constitutional amendment that will allow voters to repeal a 62% [...]
By House Speaker Mike Hubbard Politicians are never short on promises. Whether you vote Republican or Democrat, whether you are young or old, we have all been promised something by a politician who didn’t deliver. In Alabama, unfulfilled political promises are something of a tradition. For decades, lawmakers promised big changes to make needed improvements in [...]
This week we’ve seen more great news for Alabama, as our state’s unemployment rate has dropped sharply from 10 percent in July to 8.1 percent last month. That’s proof that House Republican’s pro-growth economic policies are working and we’re heading in the right direction. However, if this recession has taught us anything it is that [...]
By Bob Johnson The Associated Press Original Article Published:Thursday, Janary 12, 2012 MONTGOMERY | Republican leaders in the Alabama Legislature said Wednesday that their priority at the beginning of the 2012 regular session next month will be to pass bills that will encourage businesses to create jobs. Senate President Pro-Tem Del Marsh said the first [...]