People who have spent any time with state Rep. John Merrill knew he would eventually run for higher office. This week, the freshman Republican made that official with stops in several cities to announce he is running for secretary of state – an office he said he has been eyeing since he was 14. Merrill’s [...]
With the Affordable Care Act all but certain to fully implemented, a state committee studying the future of the state’s Medicaid program Thursday morning took a “post-mortem” of the election and what it means for health care in the state. Lawmakers face big decisions and pressing deadlines. Gov. Robert Bentley has not yet said if he will [...]
House passes plan cutting Montgomery into 3 BOE seats The Alabama House of Representatives passed a redistricting plan on Thursday that would cut Montgomery County into three different state school board districts, but it moved forward with minimal support from local legislators. Most area lawmakers voted against the plan and have criticized slicing Montgomery into [...]