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Collins to introduce abortion ban legislation to force Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade

State Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, announced that she is filing legislation that will work to protect unborn life by banning abortion in the state of Alabama. The bill is clearly a direct challenge to the controversial U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling which struck down state laws, including in Alabama, protecting the rights … Continued
April 2, 2019

Understanding an important section in the lottery CA — one some don’t want you to understand

A proposed constitutional amendment offered by State Senator Jim McClendon, R-Springville, gives the people of Alabama the right to vote on a lottery. McClendon’s legislation is a clean bill because it only covers one subject: a lottery. Opponents of the bill, and even some supporters, have mischaracterized portions of the constitutional amendment or failed to … Continued
April 1, 2019

Remembering State Rep. Dimitri Polizos

State Rep. Dimitri Polizos, R-Montgomery, passed away Wednesday in a Montgomery hospital the day after suffering a devastating heart attack. He was 68. “Rep. Polizos was a man of honor and distinction,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “He was first and foremost a proud family man and member of his community. He was a successful small … Continued
March 28, 2019

Del Marsh: Let the people vote on a lottery and gaming (2015)

Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh in 2015 wrote the Op-Ed below. His opinion was widely circulated throughout the state. Recently, Marsh appears to have changed his position on lottery and gaming, arguing against his 2015 position of allowing games at the state’s four existing pari-mutual racetracks; a move that would only benefit the Poarch … Continued
March 26, 2019

Marsh threatens lottery legislation: Why?

A bill sponsored by State Sen. Jim McClendon giving Alabama citizens an opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment to allow a lottery is being questioned by one of its co-sponsors. The bi-partisan legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Jimmy Holley, Steve Livingston, Bobby Singleton, Roger Smitherman, Billy Beasley and Del Marsh. Last week, Marsh, who … Continued
March 25, 2019

Senate votes to end Common Core in Alabama

Thursday, the Alabama Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill 119, which would end Common Core in the Alabama public schools. For a decade, conservative activists have been telling the state to overturn the Common Core-aligned Alabama College and Career Ready Standards. For years, the leadership had thwarted efforts by Senators to pass a Common … Continued
March 22, 2019

House Committee advances bill to expand stand your ground law

The Alabama House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to advance HB 49, which would expand Alabama’s existing Stand Your Ground law. The current law establishes that a person may use deadly physical force to defend themselves or others from life-threatening physical force. HB 49 extends the stand your ground law to Church. HB 49 effectively authorizes … Continued
March 22, 2019