Alabama Legislature

Nathaniel Ledbetter is a very powerful speaker of the House

If Alabamians get the much sought after right-to-vote on a lottery, and regulate gambling in the state, it is because of Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter.

April 24, 2024

Threat to democracy in Alabama: The tyranny of the minority

What we are experiencing is not just an erosion of democratic values but an active dismantling of democracy itself.

April 15, 2024

Alabama universities: New battleground in GOP’s anti-“woke” crusade

Opposition to DEI within GOP ranks is complex and part of a broader move toward more authoritarian governance.

March 11, 2024

Alabama 2024 Legislative Report: Week Four

The Legislature will return to begin its 13th legislative day, out of 30, on Tuesday, March 5.

March 4, 2024

As the 2024 Legislative Session begins, players to watch in the House

The Alabama Legislature is a very conservative body. It has super Republican majorities in both chambers.

February 7, 2024

Work set to begin on new Alabama State House

A project that has been years in the making, state lawmakers move closer to a new Statehouse.

November 9, 2023

Elmore County mother battles court, grandparents’ rights bill to protect kids

An Elmore County judge is forcing a child into visitations with a family member under investigation for sexually assaulting her.

October 24, 2023

Alabama lawmakers set to receive pay raise

Thanks to a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2012, lawmakers' salaries are tied to median income levels.

October 12, 2023

ALGOP chair: Legislature should strip obscenity law exemption for libraries

Few, if any, of the books challenged in libraries come close to the definition of obscenity — but there are plans to try to change that definition as well.

October 6, 2023

Something terrible? Alabama’s got a scheme for that

We have no ideas about fixing health care or public education or rampant pollution. But we've got plenty of awful schemes.

July 31, 2023