Protect Our State Parks: Vote Yes on Amendment 2
Alabama’s natural beauty is one of our state’s greatest assets. There are few things on God’s earth more majestic than the flight of an eagle across a deep gorge at Little River Canyon or more stunning than a sunset along the beaches of Mobile Bay. Like many of you, I have fond memories of […]
By Steve Livingston
Alabama 2016 Constitutional Amendment Guide
On Tuesday, November 8, Alabama voters will have the opportunity to support or oppose 14 separate statewide constitutional amendments. Your Alabama Republican state senators have created an easy-to-follow guide explaining each constitutional amendment. Download the Constitutional Amendment Guide Here’s an infographic with the information also.
By Greg Reed
Protect the Thin Blue Line
On July 7 in Dallas, a heavily armed sniper shot and killed five police officers who were protecting a Black Lives Matter protest. The Dallas shootings were the most notable example of a disturbing trend of increased attacks on law enforcement. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, forty-five police officers have been […]
By Steve Livingston
Senator Chambliss Named Co-Chair of Budget Reform Task Force
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Wednesday, Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) was named co-chairman of a budget reform task force created by the Alabama Legislature during the special session that ended on September 7. Senator Chambliss will lead the Joint Legislative Task Force for Budget Reform, which over the next four months will examine every aspect of […]
By Clyde Chambliss
Marsh and McCutcheon Announce Members of the Joint Task Force on Budget Reform
MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh (R- Anniston) announced today the members of the Joint Task Force for Budget Reform. The task force was created by HJR62 during the most recent special session and is tasked with reviewing existing budgeting practices and making recommendations for […]
By Del Marsh
Budget Reform Task Force to Tackle Earmarks, Credits & Tax Relief
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama State Senate approved the creation of a task force to identify bold, long-term reforms of Alabama’s state budgets. Currently, over 90% of Alabama’s tax dollars are earmarked for specific government programs or services, the highest percentage of earmarked dollars of any state. Therefore, the state Legislature has virtually […]
By Greg Reed By Del Marsh
A Bad Lottery Deal Wasn’t Worth the Risk for Alabama
In Alabama, many politicians have recently used Medicaid’s $85 million budget shortfall to argue for increased taxes, a lottery, the expansion of gambling, or some combination of the three. Indeed, after proposing a half billion-dollar tax increase last year, a few weeks ago Governor Robert Bentley called a special session of the Legislature to consider […]
By Shay Shelnutt
Senator Gerald Dial Secures $325,000 Grant for Chambers County
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Wednesday, Senator Dial announced that Governor Robert Bentley has approved $325,000 in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants for Chambers County. The community of Standing Rock in Chambers County received a $200,000 grant from the ARC to install 27,450 linear feet of waterline to provide access to clean water. Residents in […]
By Gerald Dial
A Tale of Two Lotteries for Two Budgets
Let me start by clarifying I am married to only one thing in life – my beautiful wife, El. My relationship with her is nonnegotiable. “Until death do us part” is a promise between us, not just a sweet thing to say during a wedding. I understand this is an odd way to start an […]
By Jim McClendon
Don’t Use Education Funds to Fix Medicaid’s Temporary Crisis
Working to improve public education in Alabama for the last fifty years has been one of the great challenges of my life. I believe in our public education system and the children it serves. So as we fast approach a special session of the Legislature called by Governor Bentley to address a funding shortfall for […]