Gov. Robert Bentley encouraged lawmakers to roll back the implementation of some portions of possibly the most controversial bill of this legislative session, a bill that would allow parents of children in failing schools to receive tax credits to use in private schools or non-failing public schools, for two years. Bentley, speaking on Wednesday to the Alabama [...]
Gov. Robert Bentley said Monday morning he was considering changes to the state’s controversial Accountability Act, which extends tax credits to families of children in failing schools for use in non-failing public schools or private ones. Bentley, who signed the Accountability Act on March 14, said no final decision had been made, and did not [...]
In this video, House Speaker Mike Hubbard talks about what he considers to be a productive day on the next to last day of the legislative session, which ends May 20. – posted by Sebastian Kitchen
Public schools could hire trained, armed security personnel if a bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday becomes law. Currently, local law enforcement can pay deputies and police to patrol campuses, but school boards cannot use their funds to pay for armed resource officers or guards. The sponsor said currently superintendents who want armed officers [...]
In this video, House Speaker Mike Hubbard and Rep. Ed Henry discuss the opposition to the omnibus gun bill by the Business Council of Alabama and other business groups. – posted by Sebastian Kitchen