Despite scare tactics, lawmakers approve bi-partisan plan to recruit new jobs, retain existing industry MONTGOMERY – Alabama is one step closer to having a major weapon in its economic development arsenal, as the House of Representatives passed a key job-growth bill on Thursday. House members passed a constitutional amendment that allows voters to give the
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AEA Cries ‘Wolf’ Again on Jobs Bill
Like previous attempts, hollow scare tactics don’t ring true By State Representative Blaine Galliher Just like Aesop’s The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf,’who failed to realize his continued falsehoods would make people distrust him, the Alabama Education Association and its new chief, Henry Mabry are once again sounding a false alarm on a key economic development bill,
“Heroes for Hire” Veterans Jobs Bill Passes House
Legislature continues focus on job growth legislation MONTGOMERY – A proposal to help returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans find work passed the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday, as lawmakers continued their commitment to making job growth legislation the top priority in the 2012 Regular Session. The House also passed enabling legislation for the