The National Federation of Independent Business, Alabama’s leading small business association, has presented state Sen. Del Marsh  with its prestigious Guardian of Small Business award. Marsh, a member of NFIB and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, represents the 12th District, which is comprised of Calhoun and St. Clair counties. The Guardian of Small Business award [...]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Republican leaders of the Alabama Legislature can sum up their No. 1 priority for 2012 with one word: jobs. House Speaker Mike Hubbard of Auburn and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh said Monday they are working on a package of bills for the legislative session starting Feb. 7 and [...]

Republican lawmakers focused on private-sector job growth, improving education and government efficiency BIRMINGHAM – The state’s top Republican lawmakers today previewed their agenda for the upcoming 2012 Legislative Session, promising an aggressive slate of bills focused on jumpstarting private-sector economic growth, improving the quality of education for Alabama children and eliminating wasteful spending and inefficiencies [...]

Using his three decades of experience as a business owner, Marsh has focused on job creation as a device to stimulate Alabama’s economic growth while protecting small businesses. “The primary agenda for myself and House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been job creation,” Marsh said. “Pro-business campaigning was the focus in 2006 and in 2010, as [...]

House, Senate Leaders Say Bigbee Set ‘Gold Standard’ for State Government Agencies MONTGOMERY – Alabama Legislative Fiscal Office Director Joyce Bigbee today notified state legislative leaders that she plans to retire at the end of this year, marking the end of a 33-year career in the Fiscal Office. Bigbee has served as Director of the [...]