ISAAC ORR AND MITCH ROLLING: ‘Beautiful Clean Coal’ Is Affordable, Too
President Trump has signed several Executive order On Tuesday, coal-fired power plants will stay online past their planned retirement date, identifying coal resources on federal land and increasing the reliability of their electrical grids. This order may help the United States face an unpleasant truth. Wind turbines and solar panels cannot cost-effectively meet the growing […]
State Sen. Arthur Orr says his bill intends to ‘prevent coercion’ in Alabama unionization votes
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he isn't opposed to workers organizing in Alabama, he just wants to make sure it's done by secret ballot. OOO suggestion Makes an employer's eligibility for economic development incentives conditional on the employer providing employees with voluntary union authorization solely on the basis of signed union authorization cards, and […]
Arthur Orr concerned Alabama auto manufacturing could ‘come to a screeching halt’ if UAW is successful
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is concerned about the future of auto manufacturing in Alabama because of efforts to unionize the Mercedes-Benz plant. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama will vote to unionize between May 13 and May 17. The concerns arose after the United […]
Orr: Senators ‘more entrenched than they ever were’ on gambling bill
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said it would be difficult to convince him and his colleagues to change their votes if the lottery and gambling bill is brought up again before the session ends. The Senate failed to pass a constitutional amendment regarding lotteries and gambling by a vote of 20 to 15. A constitutional […]
After his training saved a fellow Senator on overseas trip, Arthur Orr honored by Alabama Fire College
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) was honored Monday in Decatur for his life-saving response to a heart attack suffered by colleague, State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence), during an official visit to South Korea last summer. The Alabama Fire Academy also thanked lawmakers for expanding CPR training in public schools to include use of automated external […]
CPAC Scorecard: Melson, Givhan, Orr most conservative in Alabama Senate
Alabama is home to some of the nation's most conservative legislators, and several Senate Republicans have near-perfect conservative voting records in 2023, according to a new assessment released by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). I had. “In 1971, ACUF launched the Congressional Ratings, which provided a comprehensive evaluation of every member's voting record. This […]
State Sen. Orr on CHOOSE Act: ‘I don’t see major problems for the legislation going forward’
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is optimistic that the school choice bill currently moving through the Legislature will eventually be passed and then signed by Gov. Kay Ivey. The House Ways and Means and Education Committee delivered a favorable report Thursday, advancing the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Student Education (CHOOSE) Act. A vote is […]
Cindi Orr appointed new county Treasurer
The Graham County Board of Supervisors unanimously appoints Cindi orr to serve as County Treasurer for the remaining two years of his current term. – Contributed photo Posted By: David Bell February 21, 2023 SAFFORD — “If you had one application, you would want it,” says supervisor Danny Smith. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Graham County […]
