Tag: Kirk Hatcher
Alabama Senate Committee advances mandatory kindergarten bill
On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee advanced legislation requiring every Alabama six-year-old to either have completed kindergarten or pass a...
Greg Reed says bill to reduce grocery tax gaining momentum among...
On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed the largest education budget in Alabama’s history. Between the $8.9 billion FY2024 education trust fund (ETF) and the...
Twelve more bills to watch introduced in the legislative session
The 2023 Alabama Regular Legislative Session is almost half over. Tuesday will be legislative day 14. To this point, State Legislators have introduced 618 bills...
Poarch Band of Creek Indians donates $140,000 to tornado ravaged Flatwood...
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, concerned about dire conditions in the small community of Flatwood left by a December tornado there,...
League of Municipalities disappointed with passage of legislation further limiting towns...
On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee advanced legislation that would place further limits on cities that currently have occupational taxes....
Andrew Sorrell and David Sessions rank highest scorecards for Club for...
On Wednesday, Club for Growth Foundation released its annual legislative economic scorecard, which tallied up the 2021 legislative year based on criteria...
Seven State Senate seat races to watch
All 35 State Senate seats are up for grabs in the November 8 general election. Republicans hold a 27 to 8 margin...
Steve Flowers: We lost some good ones in 2021
As has been my custom for 18 years, I like for my yearend column to be a remembrance of Alabama political figures...
Steve Flowers: State Senate will have little turnover in 2022
2022 was anticipated to be an exciting competitive election year. However, it is going to be a yawn of a political year....
Steve Flowers: Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city
Huntsville has rocketed past Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city. It is not named the Rocket City for nothing. The Census Bureau had...
