Tag: Alabama legislature

The Alabama Legislature And Del Marsh Apparently Does Not Care About Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, and with the way things are going, the state of Alabama is going to celebrate by cutting mental health funding even more, and […]

Tim Cook Has Stirred The Alabama Political Hornet Nest

As some of you might know, Apple CEO Tim Cook is from Alabama.  He was born in South Alabama, and went to school at Auburn University.  Even though he has announced that […]

Sunday Discussion: The Tea Party Sweet Tea Drinkers Mission To Destroy Alabama

Well, the crazy people down in the Montgomery in the Alabama Legislature are determined in running this state into the ground.  Last week, the House General Fund Budget Committee approved a bare […]

Major Mental Health Cuts Are Coming, Thanks To The Alabama Legislature

Today, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a $1.64 billion budget for the General Fund.  The budget would include major and devastating cuts to all state departments other than schools.  For […]

Sunday Discussion: Comparing Alabama’s Government / Political Problems To The Wizard Of Oz

Everybody remembers The Wizard of Oz.  You know the story, Dorothy gets sucked up in that Kansas twister and ends up in a fantasy world.  The story has plenty of great moral […]

Sunday Discussion: Alabama’s Path To Bankruptcy And Shutdown

Let me start by inviting you to sit down on my lap. Yes, this is Grandpa Nathan wanting to give some life advice to younger people. The life advice, how the Alabama […]

Sign My Change.Org Petition Saving Mental Health In Alabama And Fund My Go Fund Me Campaign

So, I need all of you to do two things now!  First, I have created a Change.Org petition because our lawmakers down in the Alabama Legislature are wanting to cut up to […]

Sunday Discussion: The Alabama Budget Crisis And The Tea Party Wackos

Happy Easter everybody! While I could talk about why Easter is an important holiday, I am going to talk about something else here in Alabama. And sorry to burst your Easter happy […]

My Thoughts On The 2015 State Of The State Address / Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Strikedown

So, Tuesday night was crazy across Alabama.  First, we got to see Governor Bentley deliver the State of the State Address.  And, well let’s talk about that first.  Come on governor, do […]

Sunday Discussion: Five Alternatives To The Potential $700 Million Alabama Tax Increase

So Governor Bentley, you are proposing a $700 million tax hike and you will propose it during your State of the State address on March 3rd.  He even said its tough being a […]