Another Supreme Court request for District 10 election challenge
Cole's ALGOP colleagues declined to bail him out through legislation, removing a provision that would have changed election laws.
2023 Legislative Session
Week in review: House passes through contested education bills
The session started smoothly, but has become more contentious in recent weeks.
Abortion access advocacy groups slam bill allowing women to be charged with homicide
The bill goes against Alabama's 2019 law, which expressly states that women who obtain abortions are not to be prosecuted.
Alabama 2023 Legislative Report: Week Eight
The Alabama Legislature met for days 19 and 20 of its 2023 Legislative Session this past week.
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See recent postsA mistake at self-checkout could make you a felon
Proposed legislation could turn simple, common mistakes into 20-year prison sentences.
Another march protesting anti-LGBTQ legislation planned for Sunday in Huntsville
The rally is specifically in response to the anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans bills that the Legislature passed during session.
Alabama House passes School Choice Act
The bill was one of two controversial school choice bills up for the Legislature in this session.
The end of the 40-year contract
With little fanfare, lawmakers passed legislation that ends a practice that has been deemed an illegal scam in other states.
Republican bill would allow women to be charged with murder for undergoing abortions
Republican officials said last year that they would not pursue criminal cases against women, but would instead focus on providers.
Smitherman: PRICE Act takes money from needy students
A Senate committee gave the "school choice" bill a favorable report, but lawmakers warned that it faces a tough road to a vote.