2023 Legislative Session

Robbins’ Age Verification Law harms more than the First Amendment

This law gives Alabama’s far-right leadership the ability to restrict and censor forms of speech they don’t agree with.

October 1, 2024

Scissor cutting the word 'taxes' in a piece of paper.

State laws take effect as 2024 begins

Several new laws went into effect Monday, including one that ended the state's tax on overtime pay.

January 2, 2024

Bill to create drug trafficking manslaughter charge back on agenda

Although the Legislature passed this bill in 2023, a glitch led to Gov. Kay Ivey signing the wrong version into law.

December 11, 2023

Alabama’s Legislative Black Caucus responds to court’s rejection of congressional map

"The Republican-led Legislature is unable to draw maps that offer black voters a chance to fairly elect representation of their choice," Sen. Merika Coleman said.

September 6, 2023

Historic grocery tax cut goes into effect, but more work remains

We must eliminate the second half of the grocery tax, and a legislative study group we empaneled is already running the numbers.

September 1, 2023

Alabamians to finally see grocery tax relief

Alabama will now join the 47 other states, including our border states of Florida, Georgia and Tennessee, that do not fully tax groceries.

September 1, 2023

Unrecognizable woman checking a long grocery receipt leaning to a full shopping cart at store.

Grocery tax reduction: A penny saved, a better future paved

This small change likely will result in large savings for Alabamians who are working hard to make ends meet.

August 30, 2023

“Communities of interest” means more than sharing roads

Community of interest and fairness are words that should be paired together. However, they're distinctly hollow in Alabama's proposed congressional map.

August 8, 2023

House, Senate pass separate congressional maps but anticipate a compromise

The two chambers will have to reach a compromise before a Friday deadline imposed by the federal court.

July 20, 2023

Cost for defending transgender care ban grows

The Alabama AG's office recently entered contracts for nearly $1 million for outside attorneys to defend the transgender care ban.

July 12, 2023