April 10, 2019 – Legislative Issues Other Than Infrastructure/Gas Tax
There is no question that Governor Kay Ivey’s Infrastructure/Gas Tax Program was the cornerstone issue of this legislative session. This monumental…
April 3, 2019 – State Budgets: Priority Number One
After their successful special five-day Special Session, the Legislature has been in their Regular Session for a few weeks now. The Session will end…
March 27, 2019 – Infrastructure: Alabama Needs a Road Program. Wallace and Big Jim Knew This.
One of the obvious political changes in Alabama government over the last decades with the Republican takeover of the Legislature has been the…
March 20, 2019 – Rural Roads need Fixing
Last week we talked about the importance that roads are to the economic development of our state. We spoke about urban growth and expansion,…
March 13, 2019 – Governor and Legislature Successfully Pass Infrastructure Program. Timing is Good.
Gov. Kay Ivey made infrastructure improvement in the state her cornerstone issue for this year, and more importantly for her term as governor.…
March 6, 2019 – State Revenues Up as Legislature Prepares for Session and Crafting of State Budgets
The Governor has been inaugurated and the Legislature has had its organizational session. The quadrennium has begun. Therefore, it is time for our…
February 27, 2019 – First Quarter of 2019. Eventful Politically. 2020 Campaigns are Kicking Off
As the first quarter of 2019 closes, a lot has happened. The governor and all of our constitutional officials have been sworn in and have begun their…
February 20, 2019 – Alabama Leads the Way with Female Government Leadership: Kay Ivey, Katie Britt, and Twinkle Cavanaugh
There has been a lot of talk about the advancement of women in politics over the past year. It has been suggested that more progressive states have…
February 13, 2019 – AEA Dead or Not? The NEA needs to go home – the in-laws have overstayed their welcome
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) was the most powerful and influential political organization in Alabama for close to three decades. The late…
February 6, 2019 – Organizational Session, Legislative Leadership, and Potential New Legislative Stars
The Legislature has met for their organizational session and elected their leadership for the next four years. Both the House and Senate leadership…