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Membership in the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) makes an important statement about who you are, your business and the value you place on our organization’s mission and goals. At… Read More
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BCA Capitol Briefing
This week’s editions of BCA’s Capital Briefing and Washington Briefing have been published. (3/18/13-3/22/13)
The Capital Briefing is a weekly digest of action taken on legislation of interest to business and is published weekly during regular and special sessions of the Alabama Legislature. It… Read More
Education
Common Core Repeal Effort Dies Again, This Time in the House
The K-12 subcommittee of the House Education Policy Committee met on Wednesday afternoon where Rep. Jim Barton, R-Mobile, asked committee members to approve HB 254, a repeal of the Alabama… Read More
Healthcare
House Health Committee chair sees Medicaid expansion as a possibility
The chairman of the House Health Committee today said that proposed Medicaid reforms could position Alabama to expand Medicaid and accept billions of federal dollars that would accompany an expansion…. Read More
BCA Capitol Briefing
This week’s editions of BCA’s Capital Briefing and Washington Briefing have been published. (3/11/13-3/15/13)
The Capital Briefing is a weekly digest of action taken on legislation of interest to business and is published weekly during regular and special sessions of the Alabama Legislature. It… Read More
Education
Two-year college chancellor touts workforce opportunities
Alabama’s two-year college system is a willing partner with business and industry for training and educating current and next-generation employees, Alabama Community College System Chancellor Dr. Mark Heinrich told the… Read More
Education
Effort to Repeal Common Core Standards Dies in Committee
For now,the effort to repeal the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards is dead, as the Senate Education Committee voted this morning to carry over indefinitely SB 190, by Sen…. Read More
News
Senator says omnibus gun bill won’t pass in its current form
The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary committees addressed the Business Council of Alabama’s Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday and one of them predicted that the omnibus gun bill… Read More
BCA Capitol Briefing
This week’s editions of BCA’s Capital Briefing and Washington Briefing have been published. (3/4/13-3/8/13)
The Capital Briefing is a weekly digest of action taken on legislation of interest to business and is published weekly during regular and special sessions of the Alabama Legislature. It… Read More
Education
Senate Education Committee Postpones Vote on College and Career Ready Standards
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday morning carried over SB 190, the bill to repeal and defund the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards adopted by the State Board of… Read More