 Posted by waltm, on February 28th, 2011, at 10:19 am
From Courthouse News Service, the Alabama Education Association and others have filed suit challenging the constitutionality of legislation banning payroll deductions (pdf) of dues used for political purposes. Stated in their filing that the act inhibits their First Amendment right of free speech and association and Fourteenth amendment right of equal protection [...]
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As the beginning of the 2011 Regular Legislative Session approaches, there has been a great deal of attention paid to the budget problems facing Alabama. This is the biggest issue facing our state; however, there are other issues that I will address in the upcoming months as well. Several bills are merely being reintroduced [...]
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 Posted by Danny, on February 24th, 2011, at 12:05 am
Jubilee time is a coming. Voting Rights Celebrations are a coming. People get ready. Joyful but meaningful times are a coming. The National Voting Rights Celebration (Celebration) starts the third Sunday in February, 2011 [...]
 Posted by Danny, on February 23rd, 2011, at 8:52 pm
According to this AP story today from Phillip Rawls, Paul Hamrick backs off of plans to work for the Senate GOP Caucus:
Hamrick agreed that some new members had raised concerns, and that prompted his decision to back off. “To do this type of work for a group like a caucus, you have [...]
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Legislative DispatchBy Joe Hubbard on June 8, 2011 This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session. For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end. For others, it was one that ended much too quickly. It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.
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AL House, AL Senate, Legislative Dispatch, Uncategorized | By John Merrill on May 24, 2011 As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]
Legislative Dispatch | By Cam Ward on May 17, 2011 There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]
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