Rep. David Sessions, R-Grand Bay, was named House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Chairman during the two-day 2015 Alabama Legislature organizational session where top Republicans retained leadership in the House and Senate.…
Category: Session 2015
House Passes Aderholt Amnesty Repeal Language in Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Aderholt Amendment” to defund the President’s amnesty orders within the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. “The…
Session 2015: The DeKalb Delegation
The 2014 Election is in the rear view mirror and #Session2015 has OFFICIALLY started! We at Southern Torch believe that the press is the "Fourth Branch" of government and it is…
Legislature Should Consider Repeal of Personnel Board Structure
It’s been said before that for every bill that’s introduced in the legislature, two laws should be repealed. With hundreds of bills considered every year and with thousands of laws already on…
The Importance of Working Together
“You can’t work across party lines when there aren’t many of them. So I’m going to work across Republican Party lines because there are a lot of divisions in the Republican…
"A Good Way to Wreck a Local Economy"
Politicians in Montgomery who believe an expansion of gambling is a way to collect needed funds to run state government are either uninformed or are misleading voters. They might begin doing…
Aderholt Sworn in for 10th Term, Introduces Bill To Reverse President’s Executive Amnesty
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today took the oath of office for a 10th term in the United States House of Representatives and introduced legislation to repeal President Obama’s Executive…
The Numbers Are In: Still Haven't Quite Figured Out How to Help Students
One of the things that makes our government work is the self reporting of financial information. This self-reporting, and in some cases, outside auditing, allows the people of Alabama to know…