Alabama just finished one of the bizarre primary election cycles in recent memory. I mean really, who would have ever thought 12 months ago that Ron Sparks and Robert Bentley would have been facing off against one another for the big prize? Both men are personal friends but I think even they had to [...]
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   Sen. Steve French, Sen. Zeb Little, Rep. Ken Guin, and Rep. Cam Ward will be blogging here during the 2010 Legislative Session.  Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on May 31st, 2010, at 4:00 pmAs an elected official, I am tuned into voting habits and practices. Call me a political junkie, but I am fascinated by the whole electoral process—what age group votes most often, what issues motivate them and what media outlet is the most effective. While all of my interest in the political world is a hobby [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on April 21st, 2010, at 7:11 amI write this blog with some mixed emotion. Over the last eight years I have served in the House of Representatives, and this Thursday will most likely be my last day in session as a House member. Of course, my term goes until November, and there could always be a special session at [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on April 19th, 2010, at 8:40 pmThe Legislature is preparing to gear up for its last two days of the regular session. Below is the special order calendar for Wednesday ASSUMING the one bill “Bingo Calendar” is dispensed with first. As of today, the proponents of Bingo do not have the votes but it is yet to be determined if [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on April 8th, 2010, at 8:18 amQualifying is over and some legislators are breathing a sigh of relief while others are setting their eyes on the campaign trail. Typically during this time of year in the House we would be looking to easily move through the rest of our agenda items. I don’t suspect this will be the case over [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on April 5th, 2010, at 11:12 amOn Tuesday the House will take up the State General Fund. The General Fund Committee has been working some long hours trying to duct tape together a budget and I have some highlights below. Unlike the Education Budget there are no winners and losers in this budget. Everyone loses in the General Fund. Posted by Sen. Steve French, on April 1st, 2010, at 1:54 pmWhat a difference a day makes! After weeks of beating the “let the people vote” drum, the Senate democrat leadership began filibustering the next bill, Senator Beason’s “Opt Out” bill — a bill that would “let the people vote” on an important and crucial issue facing Alabamians. Senator Beason’s bill would “prohibit mandatory participation in any [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on April 1st, 2010, at 7:31 amToday’s House Special Order Calendar is a relatively non-controversial. We will pause at 11 am to recognize law enforcement medal-of-honor winners in our state then reconvene to take up the calendar after the ceremony. Senator Benefield Representative Ward: Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on March 29th, 2010, at 9:40 pmThe Education Trust Fund Budget (ETF) will be debated by the full House of Representatives on Tuesday. Here is a quick look at some of the winners and losers in the budget as it was proposed by the Education Budget Committee: Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on March 27th, 2010, at 8:10 am With Autism Day in Montgomery scheduled for Tuesday and April being Autism Awareness Month I thought I would share an editorial written by Dr. Caroline Gomez and I. Dr. Gomez is the State Coordinator for Autism Services. Does anyone ever remember seeing a child with autism when they were growing up? We do not. Maybe that [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on March 24th, 2010, at 8:04 amToday, the first of the two state budgets will start making their way through the legislative process. The Education Trust Fund will be debated today in the House Education Appropriations Committee. Since close to 80% of all tax dollars in Alabama goes into this fund it is definitely the bigger of the two [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on March 22nd, 2010, at 1:23 pmThis week in the legislature will set the stage for a much larger debate ahead. During every session at least one issue seems to come out of nowhere that no one was expecting. It looks as though the national health care legislation recently passed by Congress will in fact be that issue here [...] Posted by Sen. Steve French, on March 10th, 2010, at 11:35 amI wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on March 8th, 2010, at 9:55 am Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday. Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on March 3rd, 2010, at 7:53 amQuietly members of the House are growing more and more concerned about the status of the budgets. Today will be our 16th legislative day out of 30 possible meeting days for this session. Usually by this time the House has passed either one or both of the budgets. |
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