The divisive concept of truth
The push to ban divisive concepts in classrooms is designed to do one thing: kill real history and conversations that might bring us together.
2022 Legislative Session
Senate sends largest General Fund budget in state history to conference committee
At approximately $2.7 billion, it is the largest General Fund budget ever passed by the House.
Amended state-level wiretap bill passes in Senate
A bill to allow the use of state-level wiretaps on certain felony drug cases passed with three amendments in the Alabama Senate Tuesday.
Poll: Most Alabamians support plan to untax groceries, protect funding for public schools
Nearly three in five Alabamians, including 56.1 percent of Republican voters, support legislation that would remove the state sales tax on groceries.
March 16, 2022
Alabama 2022 Legislative Report: Week 8
The Legislature will return for day 22 of the session on Tuesday with the House convening at 1 p.m. and the Senate at 2 p.m.
Alabama governor signs permitless carry bill into law
Supporters claim the bill's passage as a victory for Second Amendment rights, while critics warn it will rob law enforcement of an important tool.
Alabama House passes “Zuckerbucks” bill prohibiting private funding of elections
Democrats debated against the bill, which was criticized by some voting rights groups Tuesday as a bill to chill voter education efforts.
Board of Optometry bill passes Senate
The bill ultimately passed 17-12 and heads now to a House committee for consideration.
Alabama Senate passes bill to eliminate “business privilege” tax
The bill would cut the minimum tax in half for the 2023 tax year and eliminate the tax altogether for subsequent years.
House rejects Senate’s amended permitless carry bill
The bill now moves to a conference committee for the two houses to attempt to resolve their differences.