Politics Archive

By Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association President & CEO Washington is anything but textbook these days, which can make the advocacy work of state and national trade associations a challenge. But the recent tax reform effort proves that certain staples of effective advocacy—functions at ...Read More

By Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association Nothing in Washington that is worth doing is easy, and tax reform is no exception. There is no doubt that our tax code needs a rewrite. As Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation points out, since our last overhaul ...Read More

MAY 12, 2017 — Over the better part of two days, members of the Alabama House of Representatives were treated this week to a marathon reading – by a computer, no less – of a 539-page bill that redraws a majority of the state’s ...Read More

MAY 5, 2017 – The most intense week of the 2017 legislative session ended late yesterday evening as representatives and senators tackled some of the weightier matters of the year: maps redrawing Senate and House legislative districts and the State General Fund budget for ...Read More

by Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association Partisanship in Washington in recent years has led some to believe that Congress doesn’t “do” collaboration anymore. One party’s gain is seen as the other’s loss, making deals hard to come by. But many bankers who came to ...Read More

APRIL 21, 2017 – Yesterday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 263 into law, marking the end of a complex project the association began in December 2015. The bill was assigned Act number 2017-165. With her signature, the governor set in motion a process that ...Read More

APRIL 7, 2017 – After a rare two-week hiatus to celebrate spring break, the Alabama Legislature returned to the state capital on Tuesday for what turned out to be a very eventful week. Major weather events outside the building were somewhat overshadowed by the indoor ...Read More