2021 Alabama Legislative Session set to begin
Gov. Kay Ivey will deliver her annual State of the State Address on Tuesday to mark the beginning of the 2021 Legislative Session.
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Yellowhammer Fund, West Alabama Women’s Center release priorities for legislative session
Medicaid expansion, free menstrual products in school and greater expansion of voting rights are among the legislative agenda items.
Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Previewing the session
There have been 147 bills, 43 in the Senate and 104 in the House, pre-filed as of this date
Political activist Hannah Ford dies in auto accident
Ford was well-known within the Alabama Legislature and political circles for her tireless advocacy on behalf of conservative causes.
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See recent postsReapportionment will be paramount with Legislature
"Drawing their own lines will be legislators' primary interest."
Ten issues that will face Alabama in 2021
Here are the top 10 issues — some old and some new — that are likely to face the state of Alabama in 2021.
Gambling study group issues report but has no deal with Poarch Creeks
Strange said that a compact with the PCI would be negotiated after the Legislature passed the constitutional amendment.
Tommy Hanes supports Mo Brooks’s effort to overturn election
To this point, there is no evidence that there was sufficient voter fraud to have affected the outcome of the election.
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See recent postsPublic safety or political pandering?
"Perilous situations require sacrifice, and true leaders do what's right, not what's poll-tested."
Governor addresses tax, economic development issues delayed due to COVID-19
The proclamation will allow citizens and businesses to avoid paying state taxes on certain benefits received under the CARES Act.
December 14, 2020