Freshman Rep. Paul DeMarco (R – Homewood) gave us a good bill (that passed!) that promotes open government for the “more than 300 public bodies created by governor’s executive order or law, which have statewide jurisdiction or regional jurisdiction.” Some of them control “millions of dollars” related to public issues, yet it could [...]

Stateline.org has a review of the work of the first 14 state legislatures (including Alabama’s) who have completed their sessions. While it said Alabama had “one of its most productive legislative sessions in recent history,” you might be more interested to see what the other states are doing.

Over one-third of House races in the state do not have a Republican candidate. AP Story:

Republicans had promised a major effort to wrest control of the Legislature from Democrats, but left Democrats unchallenged in a number of races across the state, which could derail the GOP goal. Republicans have candidates in 69 [...]

Birmingham News picking up on the “stealth campaign by super wealthy to repeal estate tax” reported below:

“This long-running, secretive campaign funded by some of the country’s wealthiest families has relied on deception to bamboozle the public,” said Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen.

In another article this morning the Birmingham [...]

Speaking of taxes, as we were…

How many days of the year do Alabamians work to pay local, state and federal taxes? 101, according to the Tax Foundation.

Where do we rank on the list of what states work the most days to pay off their tax burdens? Last. (51st, including [...]