Montgomery – Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard on Thursday announced that State Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R – Capshaw), a two-term legislator representing portions of Limestone and Madison counties, has been selected to serve as chairman of the body’s agenda-setting Rules Committee.

McCutcheon replaces former State Rep. Blaine Galliher, who resigned from the House in order to join Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration as legislative director.

“Mac possesses a tireless work ethic and commands the respect and trust of House members on both sides of the aisle, and …

Montgomery – Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard on Thursday said a disturbing published report on voting trends, turnout and registration in rural Uniontown, Alabama offers clear evidence that Alabama’s recently passed photo Voter ID requirement should be approved by the U.S. Justice Department and put in practice for the 2014 statewide campaign cycle.

A story appearing in Thursday’s editions of the Tuscaloosa News said that voter rolls for the city of Uniontown, located in rural Perry County, reflect 130 percent of the town’s population and …

MONTGOMERY – Armed with a new law restricting the protests of funerals of fallen soldiers and other victims, Alabama lawmakers and Governor Bentley today sent a strong message to any hate groups that would show such disrespect: stay out of Alabama.

Governor Bentley today held a ceremonial signing of  House Bill 238, sponsored by Rep. DuWayne Bridges (R-Valley), which sets a perimeter of 1000 feet, or two blocks, for any disruption of a funeral in Alabama. The bill passed by unanimous votes in both the House …

Legislature delivers on bills to create jobs, advance education and improve government efficiency

MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s movement toward responsible, conservative government made major progress in the second year of Republican leadership in the Legislature, with several landmark reforms and job creation measures successfully passing in the 2012 Regular Session.

House Speaker Mike Hubbard and members of the House Republican leadership highlighted many of the legislative accomplishments Thursday at a State House news conference. From pension reform to repealing the legislative pay raise, and from rewriting the state’s …

Several bills ready for final passage on House agenda

MONTGOMERY – A plan to stabilize the state’s pension fund and protect the retirement benefits of more than a hundred thousand public employees in Alabama could receive final passage in the Alabama Legislature today, as the House of Representatives takes up a proposed new law at the top of Tuesday’s agenda.

The plan, contained in Senate Bill 388 sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), Rep. Jamie Ison (R-Mobile) and Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-Capshaw), would make Alabama’s pension …