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Senate passes largest education budget in state history

Thursday, May 2 the Alabama Senate passed the education trust fund (ETF) budget, Senate Bill 199 on a 28 to 2 vote. SB199 was sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, who chairs the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, released a statement regarding Senate passage of the Education … Continued
May 3, 2019

House passes bill making it a felony to assault a journalist

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that would make it a felony to attack a journalist or member of the press. HB312 is sponsored by state Representative Prince Chestnut. The bill has seven co-sponsors. Chestnut said that the bill protects the First Amendment by protecting a free press. State Representative Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, … Continued
May 3, 2019

Alabama Democrat condemned for remarks on abortion bill

On Wednesday, Republicans denounced comments by State Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham, suggesting that children killed in abortions would have to be killed in the electric chair later if they had lived. Rogers made the comments on the floor of the Alabama Statehouse on Tuesday while debating State Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, over a Pro-Life bill that … Continued
May 2, 2019

Livingston is nominated as 2019 GOPAC Emerging Leader

The GOPAC, a national organization focused on advancing conservative ideas and policy solutions, announced Tuesday that Alabama State Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, is a part of its exclusive 2019 Class of Emerging Leaders. “Alabama is an amazing state that I’m proud to call home, and it’s a privilege to represent the people of Jackson, DeKalb … Continued
May 2, 2019

Near-total abortion ban passes the House of Representatives

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill that would criminalize nearly all abortions in the state of Alabama. House Bill 314 is sponsored by State Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur. “The heart of this bill is to confront a decision by the Court in 1973 that says that the child in the womb is … Continued
May 1, 2019

AG: State minimum wage law didn’t have racist intent

The state argued in a new brief filed in federal court that the state’s minimum wage law — which prevents cities from raising their minimum wages — is not racially motivated but is instead an ordinary piece of economic legislation aimed at maintaining a uniform wage floor across the state. Attorney General Steve Marshall filed … Continued
May 1, 2019

Other states use lotteries to give kids a brighter future. Alabama wants to use lottery to build prisons

We have a vision problem in Alabama. We’ve always had a vision problem in this state. We are perpetually satisfied with how things are, with keeping things how they are, with resisting any change whatsoever. “Nah, we’re good,” should be our state motto. Even when making a change would benefit us, we resist. Even when … Continued
May 1, 2019

Sen. Gerald Allen elected chairman of Joint Transportation Committee

Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa, was unanimously chosen to serve as the chairman of the Joint Transportation Committee in the Legislature by its members. During the March special legislative session, the Joint Transportation Committee’s mission was broadened due to Gov. Kay Ivey’s Rebuild Alabama infrastructure plan. The broadening was meant to create more accountability for the … Continued
May 1, 2019

Senate committee expected to consider juvenile justice reform bill Wednesday

A Senate committee will consider legislation Wednesday aimed at creating better outcomes for youth in Alabama’s juvenile justice system by reducing the number of youth placed in state detention for low-level offenses. The bill — sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster — aims to keep low-level offenders at home instead of in state facilities, … Continued
April 30, 2019