Ten Highlights from the 2016 Legislative Session
I am thankful and honored to represent you in the Alabama Senate. I was elected to the Senate in 2014, and the past year and a half has been quite interesting: an organizational session, two regular sessions, two special sessions…and the possibility of another special session this year! Despite a number of political distractions, […]
By Clyde Chambliss
Finding a Balance to Save Medicaid & Protect Taxpayers
When I ran in 2014, I promised to keep you updated on the political debates in Montgomery. Today, I want to spend a few minutes explaining why funding Medicaid, the federally mandated insurance program for low-income pregnant women, senior citizens, children, and the disabled, is the central challenge for state lawmakers. Last week, the Legislature […]
By Steve Livingston
Easy Medicaid Fix: Allow the People to Vote on a Lottery
There is an immediate crisis happening in Alabama: Medicaid and the entire health delivery system in our state is a “house of cards.” Sitting at the base is Medicaid itself, and if it falters, the entire system falls. Without adequate state funding for Medicaid, hospitals across Alabama will close, and many Alabamians – including the […]
By Jim McClendon
We Must Solve Alabama’s Prison Crisis
There is a crisis in Alabama’s prisons today and there has been for years. Currently, our prison facilities are dangerously overcrowded. The Department of Corrections says the prisons are at 182% capacity – the highest in the country. This situation has made it difficult for correctional officers to effectively manage the inmate population. Just last […]