PHOTO: Congressman Mo Brooks, candidate for U.S. Senate in the special election, discusses the national debt in the Fort Payne City Park last Saturday. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett,…
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Young Republicans hosting Crawfish Boil Fundraiser in Fort Payne tomorrow!
PHOTO: The event will be in the Fort Payne City Park tomorrow from 3 pm until 6 pm, and will feature a great list of speakers! (Young Republicans of Northeast Alabama) By…
THIS WEEK IN PRINT: Bill that allows county commission to raise gas tax advances
PHOTO: After a statewide gas tax fails, Montgomery comes up with a new bill to allow the tax to be enacted at the county level. (File Photo) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor…
Week Four Legislative Update
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The state legislature is in it’s fourth week. Here’s an update on what’s going on in Montgomery, with DeKalb County Senators and…
How Your Legislators Voted on recent Tax Bills
by Joseph M. Morgan DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—Throughout the second special session of the Alabama Legislature several tax increase bills were considered in both the House and Senate. Southern Torch decided to see…
Alabama Legislators React to the Passage of the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act
Senate Grants Final Passage to the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act MONTGOMERY, Ala – The Alabama Senate tonight voted to give final passage to Senate Bill 45. The vote will…
Alabama House Republican Caucus Announces 2015 "Alabama First" Legislative Agenda
Montgomery – House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R – Auburn) was joined by House Rules Committee Chairman Mac McCutcheon (R – Capshaw) and State Rep. Paul Lee (R – Dothan) on Wednesday as…
What Will Be the Legacy of the New Legislature?
Lately, Alabamians have struggled to discern any difference between what they thought they voted against in November and what they might be getting in the coming months. A commitment to oppose…