Tag: Steve Clouse
House Cmte approves bill authorizing gubernatorial appointments, eliminating special Senate elections
A bill intended to save taxpayers the cost of another special election should a vacancy occur in the U.S. Senate, passed an Alabama House...
Steve Flowers: Some positive political observations for 2017 so far
Most times political columns are critical or derogatory of politicians. However, today I would like to share some positive observations from the first few...
Steve Flowers: Time again to focus on Alabama budgets, Medicaid problem
As the third regular session of this quadrennium begins, the paramount focus once again will be on the budgets. Even more specifically, it will...
Alabama House to debate how to spend BP oil spill settlement
The Alabama House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan on Tuesday for spending Alabama's settlement money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon "BP" oil spill in the...
Mike Hubbard trial day 3: House colleague says Hubbard’s vote ‘probably’...
It was a busy day on the witness stand Thursday in the case of State vs Michael G. Hubbard as eight witnesses were called to testify.
The first...
Alabama House Committee approves bill dividing BP oil spill settlement
The Alabama House Budget Committee approved a bill Wednesday dividing the $20 billion settlement BP is scheduled to pay the state over 18 years for the...
Rep. Steve Clouse disputes Lance LeFleur allegations with facts
Tuesday night, Alabama Today got a call from state Rep. Steve Clouse in response to our post "Ethics questions abound, who will investigate." In that...
Robert Bentley calls license office closures a funding problem
Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday said it's up to lawmakers to come up with funding to reopen 31 rural driver's license offices that were...
As special session resumes, still no agreement on budget
The Alabama Legislature on Monday resumed a special session on a budget shortfall the same way it began three weeks ago: with absolutely no...
House passes “austere” budget plan by 66-36 vote
A barebones budget plan to fund government services is on its way to the Senate, having passed the Alabama House Tuesday by a vote...
