After seeing how the initial shutdown across Alabama and other states have done, it’s clear that small businesses were impacted far more than big box stores because they were allowed to remain open in most states. Now, State Representative Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) wants to make sure that
State Rep. Jamie Kiel believes many businesses were not treated fairly this year when they were told to close while their competition could stay open. “I thought that made an unfair bias towards those businesses that were open and was looking for a way to correct that,” Kiel said. READ MORE
State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) is seeking to take action to learn from what some would say is a mistake from the early stages of the state government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. At the outset, Gov. Kay Ivey, at the behest of State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, mandated
House Bill 103 by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, would allow businesses and places of worship to remain open as long as they comply with any emergency order, rules or regulations issued by the governor and state or local agencies. READ MORE
“I saw local clothing stores, local boutiques, local sporting goods stores that were forced to close while other stores remained open selling the same products that those forced to close were selling, and I just didn’t think that was right,” Kiel said about the springtime order meant to reduce
House Bill 103 by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, would allow businesses and places of worship to remain open as long as they comply with any emergency order, rules or regulations issued by the governor and state or local agencies. READ MORE
MONTGOMERY — A lawmaker from north Alabama wants to close what he says is a loophole in state law that allows groups to be paid for turning out voters. “I don’t think any person or any organization should profit from someone else voting,” Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, said. “It was already
Back in October, a group called the Alabama New South Coalition advertised an offer to pastors of money in exchange for getting church parishioners to vote early via absentee ballot. Subsequently, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, the state’s chief election official, called it not a
Alabama State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would make it illegal for organizations and churches to be paid on a per-ballot basis for helping people go vote. This has come up due to the program “New South Souls to the Polls
A lawmaker from north Alabama wants to close what he says is a loophole in state law that allows groups to be paid for turning out voters. “I don’t think any person, or any organization should profit from someone else voting,” Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, said. “It was already illegal to
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