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Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions

May 20, 2012

Republicans and Democrats aren’t budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation’s debt.

Redistricting plan faces lawsuit, charges of ‘racial gerrymandering’

May 18, 2012

MONTGOMERY — Republicans approved tweaks to a legislative redistricting plan Thursday, as Democrats accused them of “racial gerrymandering” and two Montgomery County residents filed suit in circuit court to try to stop the redistricting process.

Redrawn legislative districts may solidify GOP gains

May 15, 2012

MONTGOMERY | House and Senate Republicans, by drawing legislative districts that protect black Democrats at the expense of some white Democrats, can solidify the political advantage the GOP gained in the Legislature in the 2010 election.

A warning from Lugar – The Decatur Daily

May 14, 2012

A warning from Lugar The Decatur Daily At a time when the nation is desperate for leadership, its elected representatives are mired in ideological grandstanding. After losing a primary battle to a tea party candidate who promised not to compromise with Democrats, US Sen. and more??

Ala. House panel approves bill changing immigration law

April 17, 2012

A bill making some changes to Alabama’s immigration law has been approved by a House committee, but Democrats complained it does not go far enough alleviate concerns that the law allows police to engage in racial profiling.

House panel approves bill changing immigration law

April 17, 2012

A bill making some changes to Alabama’s immigration law has been approved by a House committee, but Democrats complained it does not go far enough alleviate concerns that the law allows police to engage in racial profiling.

Staying focused – The Decatur Daily

April 6, 2012

Staying focused The Decatur Daily If Democrats are worried that a submarine sandwich is the tipping point as voters decide between GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and other candidates, they are in trouble. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced it would file an ethics …

Ala. House panel passes charter school bill

April 6, 2012

The House Ways and Means-Education Committee voted 9-6 Thursday morning to approve the measure that now goes to the full House. The creation of charter schools is supported by Republican Gov. Robert Bentley and by GOP legislative leadership. The Alabama Education …

State Democratic party: We’re not part of Farrakhan visit to Alabama A&M

March 30, 2012

The state Democratic Party today issued a statement distinguishing it from the Alabama A&M Democrats student group that invited Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to speak on campus.

Second half of session threatens Alabama’s legislative harmony

March 25, 2012

MONTGOMERY | As Alabama lawmakers prepare to return for the second half of their 2012 session, a raft of contentious disagreements threatens to break up the harmony between Democrats and the Republican majority that prevailed earlier this year.

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