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2010 Legislative Watch List
Friday, March 05, 2010
Track truck related bills as they progress through the 2010 session.
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Alabama Senate to reconsider borrowing from trust fund for transportation projects
Monday, March 08, 2010
State senators are likely to decide this week whether to change their minds and approve a plan to take $1 billion over 10 years from a state investment account to spend on roads, bridges and railroads statewide.
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Gov. Bob Riley pushes for end of PAC-to-PAC transfers
Friday, March 05, 2010
Gov. Bob Riley, during a press conference in Huntsville this afternoon, said he's tried for years to change the way wealthy political backers can hide their gifts to Alabama politicians.
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Barron promises to revive road bill next week
Thursday, March 04, 2010
A $1 billion road construction plan that bogged down in the Alabama Senate weeks ago will be revived next week, Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe, said Thursday.
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Texting while driving ban: Alabama legislative committee stalls bill
Monday, March 01, 2010
A bill that would ban Alabama drivers from typing or sending text messages while driving has been stalled in a Senate committee for more than a month.
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Alabama lawmakers have not started work on state, school budgets
Sunday, February 28, 2010
The 2010 session of the Alabama Legislature has reached the halfway point and lawmakers have yet to start work on the only task the state constitution requires them to complete -- preparing budgets for the operation of state government and schools.
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Key wins give GOP confidence for this November
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Alabama Republicans have picked up another key seat in the Legisla­ture and another impressive win heading toward the general election later this year.
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