2024 Legislative Session

Alabama House committee OKs $3.4B budget, tweaks Senate plan

The adjustments include a rather eyebrow-raising $100,000 cut from the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

May 1, 2024

House gives final passage to bill which bans tracking of credit card gun purchases

Eleven states across the nation have already passed similar legislation.

May 1, 2024

Opinion

Gambling legislation will certainly be doing something, sometime

The Alabama Legislature will vote on gambling legislation this week. Or maybe it won't.

Josh Moon

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April 30, 2024

Opinion

A threat to the American Dream

The push towards a religious monoculture threatens our liberal democracy, endangering freedoms and undermining equality through restrictive, punitive legislation.

Bill Britt

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April 29, 2024

Alabama Legislature passes bill to punish child sex abuse by clergy

A bill by Rep. Leigh Hulsey and Sen. Roger Smitherman would punish church leaders who engage in sexual activity with anyone under age 19.

Josh Moon

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April 29, 2024

Opinion

Alabama needs a biotech training center to support a vital, growing industry

It’s a win for people who need good jobs, a win for the biotech industry, and a win for our state.

Rodger Smitherman

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April 29, 2024

Debate continues on bill requiring default parental controls on devices

The committee did not vote on the bill, but expects to vote on it next week.

Jacob Holmes

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April 25, 2024

Opinion

Lawmakers must fight to restore paid parental leave after Orr’s cruel move

The recent bipartisan push to give Alabama educators 12 weeks of paid parental leave was a promising development.

Bill Britt

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April 25, 2024

Citizens call for Summer EBT to be funded in Education Trust Fund Budget

An Alabama Library Association official also called on the education budget to restore funding to the Alabama Public Library Service.

Jacob Holmes

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April 25, 2024