Opinion | Alabama has kicked the “prison problem” can for far too long
The need to address Alabama’s longstanding prison infrastructure challenges is imperative. After many months of education and substantive discussions between the Governor’s Office and the Alabama...
View ArticleOpinion | Conservative fiscal policies lay foundation for a stronger Alabama
When I first ran for office, Alabama was reeling from the Great Recession. Unemployment was high. Our state budgets were maxed out. The Rainy-Day accounts were drained, and the state was borrowing...
View ArticleOpinion | The conservative foundation is laid and Alabama is ready to build...
The Alabama Legislature’s 2022 regular session ended recently, marking the conclusion of a successful quadrennium that began in 2019. Throughout four regular sessions and numerous special sessions, I...
View ArticleOpinion | Legislature’s investment in water, sewer projects paying dividends
When Gov. Kay Ivey called the Alabama Legislature into special session in January of this year, the task was clear: allocate hundreds of millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to...
View ArticleOpinion | Investing in Alabama’s future with ARPA funds
Over the last week, the Alabama Legislature has been deliberating the appropriation of the last $1 billion in federal COVID-19 relief from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Our priorities are...
View ArticleOpinion | Alabama Senate reinvesting in Alabama’s economy
Economic development and job creation are always among the top priority for leaders and elected officials each year. Governor Ivey has consistently made this a focus of her administration, as she’s...
View ArticleOpinion | Protecting our conservative values
The 2023 legislative session proved to be another successful and productive one for the Alabama Senate Republicans. We effectively utilized all thirty legislative working days with 340 bills filed in...
View ArticleOpinion | Ballot harvesting leads list of Alabama Senate’s conservative...
Alabama is a conservative state, and the citizens of our state have never shied away from standing up for their values. In Alabama, there are bedrock principles by which we live and govern. We’re...
View ArticleOpinion | Alabama Senate delivers on its priorities at session midpoint
The Alabama Legislature has been in session for fifteen legislative days, marking the midpoint of the 2024 Legislative Session. Alabamians work hard each day to provide for their families, and they...
View ArticleOpinion | Alabama Senate delivers conservative priorities in 2024 session
Before the start of the 2024 legislative session, the Alabama Senate outlined a plan to show our commitment to conservative governance. We were focused on delivering actual results that would continue...
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