Tag: Del Marsh
Del Marsh says Alabama lawmakers polled on lottery legislation
According to Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, Alabama lawmakers are being polled regarding their support for lottery legislation as Gov. Robert Bentley contemplates...
Comprehensive list of who has asked Robert Bentley to step down
Calls for Alabama Governor Robert Bentley to resign have grown during the past week, as more recordings allegedly between the governor and his former...
Here’s what would happen should Robert Bentley be impeached
The impeachment process is seldom used in Alabama politics. Reserving its use for only the most egregious of moral or legal transgressions, the power of...
Bill to build new prisons stalls in Alabama Senate
The Alabama Senate briefly discussed the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act Wednesday, but ultimately shied away from taking a vote on the issue before...
Senate passes General Fund budget with $85 million Medicaid shortfall
The Alabama Senate approved a $1.8 billion General Fund budget Wednesday that will provide level-funding to most state agencies, despite a threat from Gov....
Vote on ‘Right to Work’ amendment stalls in Senate
A bill, which would put the idea of cementing Alabama's status as a "Right to Work" state in constitutional statute up for a vote,...
Senate Education Committee approves teacher evaluations, 5-year tenure
On Tuesday, members of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Affairs approved the landmark education bill from Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston). With...
Del Marsh files PREP Act to evaluate K-12 teachers and principals
Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced the Preparing and Rewarding Education Professionals (PREP) Act today, which would reform the process by which K-12...
Senate passes $1.8 billion general fund budget framework
The Alabama Senate passed a taut $1.8 million budget framework for non-education spending on Thursday, level-funding most state agencies and passing no tax increases that...
Mike Hubbard, Del Marsh look back on eventful week
Both House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) and Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) seemed enthused by the amount of work accomplished in their respective...