Hope for true societal growth, economic prosperity and cultural progress seem to be goals long forgotten in Alabama, thwarted on a seemingly constant basis by hyper-partisan leaders with a levee on the...

With the 2012 Alabama legislative session underway, Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, the Minority Leader in the Alabama House of Representatives, and Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, the Minority Leader...

You probably missed it. While most of us this past week were keeping track of the ongoing Republican Primary battle or the President’s birth control mandate, events were quietly unfolding in Montgomery...

For the second time in as many days, the Alabama Legislature has passed a bill to pay the state’s ailing prepaid affordable college tuition plan nearly $548 million over the next 17 years, fulfilling...

Thursday marks the end of this year’s regular session for the Alabama Legislature. With both the general fund and education budgets already passed, state legislators have three key issues remaining to...

In short: With only three days left in this legislative session, the time for political infighting is over. It’s time to do something. The Alabama Legislature has spent its past session passing the...