Hank Sanders: Senate Sketches #1502: It was a bad week for Alabama

  It was a bad week for Alabama. It was a bad week for education. It was a bad week for health. It was a bad week for criminal justice. It was a bad week for workers. It was just a bad week in the Alabama Legislature.

  It was a bad week for education in Alabama. Senate Bill 229 passed the Alabama Senate. Those of us who questioned the bill were clotured – our right to debate the bill was cut off. I got in only several minutes before debate was cut off. The cloture petition was adopted by a 25-9 vote. The bill was passed by a 19 to 8 vote. It was a bad week for education in the Alabama Legislature.