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Who Will be the Next Senate President Pro Tem?
We took a good look last week at who might be Speaker of the House next quadrennium. On the Senate side there is not as much chatter about who would be Senate President pro tempore. If the GOP takes...
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Terms of State Party Chairs are Nearing End
State Democratic Party Chair Joe Turnham has circulated a letter to those attending the State Democratic Executive Committee meeting this weekend that indicates his willingness to serve through 2010....
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GOP Organizing Legislature’s Leadership Today
The GOP caucuses for the Senate and the House are meeting today. The Senate caucus has already chosen Del Marsh (of Anniston) as its nominee for the top spot, Senate President pro tempore. Scott Beason...
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Mike Hubbard is Caucus Nominee for House Speaker – Updated
Rep. Mike Hubbard is poised to become the next Speaker of the House as the House GOP Caucus today made him its nominee for the role. The original motion (by Spencer Collier) was that Hubbard would be...
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Bachus Emails State House Republicans on Speaker’s Race
Every Republican in the state House of Representatives this week received the email below from U.S. Congressman Spencer Bachus. There is a follow-up quiz. Does the email represent: A) A largely...
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Red Chair, Blue Chair, Who’ll Be a New Chair?
What are you hearing about the future of our state’s party chairs? Mike Hubbard is on track to be the next Speaker of the House. Who do you imagine might succeed him when the state GOP elects a new...
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Photos from a New Day
This really is a remarkable time in the legislature. Here are some photos from yesterday. McDowell Lee swears in Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh Mike Hubbard and Del Marsh Gov. Riley Addresses House...
View ArticleBill Armistead is New GOP Chair
Bill Armistead is elected over Jay Love as the Republicans’ state Chairman, succeeding Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. Related Articles:Love, Armistead Vie for State GOP Chair
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Riley & Co. Look to Move Outside of Party Framework
The day after Jay Love (of the Bob Riley, Mike Hubbard, and Del Marsh branch of the GOP) lost the state chairmanship of the GOP to Bill Armistead, Bob Riley’s daughter Minda circulated email to the...
View ArticleWeek One Redux
First, I want to thank Danny for the honor and privilege of posting my thoughts, here. I look forward to working with Senators Keahey and Ward and Representative Merrill to provide readers of the...
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Mike Hubbard on the 2014 Campaign Effort
In email to the Parlor, Speaker of the House (and former state GOP Chair) Mike Hubbard wishes to set the record straight about the effort to have Bob Riley establish a political action committee and...
View ArticleThe future of DROP (and our legislative process)
Yesterday marked a microcosm of how the next four years could be. We took up a very difficult issue on the House floor with the repeal of the DROP program. At the heart of the controversy was the...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Rhetoric or Results?
We have a number of important bills on the calendar in the House next week. Some of them are aimed at helping small businesses get back on their feet in a difficult economy (HB 61), some address...
View ArticleThe Road Ahead
As I sit down to write today’s recap of the week, the one thing that overshadows everything else that happened in the Statehouse was Wednesday’s storms. Yes, we passed the General Fund budget out of...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Hubbard on Party Switch
Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R – Auburn) releases a statement after Rep. Daniel Boman of Sulligent announced that he was switching to the Democratic Party. It was clear early on in the session...
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