Monday, June 15, 2026

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

2025 Legislative Session

SB330 is political overreach disguised as reform

Under the guise of reform, SB330 hands power over Birmingham’s water to white suburbs and silences ratepayer voices.

April 30, 2025

House bill would exempt eyeglasses and contact lenses from Alabama sales tax

The Alabama House unanimously passed HB176 to exempt prescribed eyeglasses and contact lenses from state sales tax, sending the bill to the Senate.

April 30, 2025

The League of Women Voters of Alabama addresses concerns with the HB479-substitute bill

The League of Women Voters of Alabama urges deleting language empowering a board to purge voter rolls by simple majority vote without due process.

April 30, 2025

A college football at the goal line on a grass field

Legislators to consider allowing high school athletes to earn NIL income

HB489 would permit high school athletes to profit from NIL deals under certain guidelines.

April 29, 2025

Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Ten

More than 960 bills have been introduced to date.

April 28, 2025

The RAISE Act is a win for students, teachers and school systems

We can accept our new, middle of the road as the status quo, or we can strive to give students our absolute best every single day.

April 25, 2025

Bill to expand police immunity debated before committee

Critics during the public hearing shared their belief that the bill would make it harder to hold police accountable for misusing force.

April 24, 2025

House committee approves bill allowing Archive board members to be removed at will

SB5 is Elliot's latest attempt to punish the Archives for a one-hour program it hosted in 2023 recounting LGBTQ history in the state.

April 24, 2025

House Judiciary Committee passes bill to criminalize theft of employee retirement benefits

Aggravated theft of employee retirement benefits would constitute a Class C felony, carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

April 24, 2025

Bill advancing parental consent in minors’ healthcare moves to House

SB101, introduced by Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscumbia, would limit minors' ability to consent to healthcare

April 24, 2025