Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week 11
The Legislature will return to Montgomery on Tuesday, May 4 for day 28 of the session.
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Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week 10
The Legislature will return to Montgomery on Tuesday, April 27 for day 26 of the session.
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See recent postsTransgender kids latest target for thoughtless lawmakers
The latest underdogs to be targeted by Republicans are transgender kids.
House committee tables bill to curtail powers of health officer, governor
Several members expressed concern the bill could hamper the governor's ability to quickly act in times of emergencies.
Senate approves comprehensive gaming bill, but not without some weirdness
The once-dead gaming bill was brought back to life Tuesday, and it passed the same Senate where it had previously failed.
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See recent postsReapportionment and gerrymandering
"Gerrymandering is not nearly as blatantly overtly partisan as in past times."
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See recent postsWhen it comes to education, too many legislators just don’t get it
"We’re simply tinkering around the edges. Just moving the deck chairs on the Titanic."
Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week seven
The Legislature will return to Montgomery on Tuesday, April 6, for day 19 of the session.
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See recent postsAlabama almost always ranks near the bottom. Thursday’s House agenda explained why
"The House wasted an entire day on bills that served the politicians and didn't address a single real problem in this state."
Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week six
914 bills have been introduced to date: 563 in the House and 351 in the Senate.