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What has your government done for you?

I’m going to ask you a question, and before you land on the answer that your chosen political affiliation has conditioned you to provide, I want you to think about it. Really think about it. For just a second or two. When is the last time the Alabama Legislature did anything for you, the common … Continued
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June 12, 2019

Legislature passes largest education budget in state history

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a $7.1 billion education budget Thursday. The 2020 fiscal year Education Trust Fund budget is the largest in state history. Both Houses of the Alabama Legislature approved the conference committee report on the budget on Friday, just hours before ending the 2019 regular session. The final ETF budget for 2020 … Continued
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June 7, 2019
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Equal pay is a huge step in the right direction

One of the positive things to come out of the 2019 Legislative Session is a piece of legislation that has finally brought pay equality to Alabama. Until last week, Alabama was one of only two states in the country that don’t have any laws requiring equal pay for equal work. The other state, if you … Continued
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June 7, 2019

Alabama Democrats eye sexual harassment statute overhaul

Democrats in the Alabama Legislature plan to push for several changes to sexual harassment statutes to be part of a potential fall special session aimed at addressing state prison issues. The potential special session has not been called by Gov. Kay Ivey, but leadership in the state Legislature has asked Ivey to call one so … Continued
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May 31, 2019

Constitutional amendment would limit voting rights to citizens

Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, proposed a constitutional amendment that passed the state Legislature and will appear on the November 2020 general election ballot. If approved by voters, the amendment will limit municipal, county, state and federal voting in Alabama only to legal citizens of the U.S. Marsh’s bill went through the Senate … Continued
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May 31, 2019
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We already know the danger of an appointed state school board

So, you want to appoint the state school board? According to Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, all of the voting we’ve been doing to elect state school board members is one of the biggest problems with public education in Alabama, and he wants to stop it. The stupid voters have screwed this up enough … Continued
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May 29, 2019

Legislature passes bill to ban laboratory grown meat substitutes from being labeled as meat

Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a bill to ensure that laboratory-grown meat substitutes are not sold to Alabama consumers labeled as “meat.” House Bill 518 was sponsored by State Representative Danny Crawford, R-Athens, and carried in the Alabama Senate by State Senator David Sessions, R-Grand Bay. The legislation ensures that the definition of “meat” only … Continued
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May 27, 2019

Weekly 2019 Legislative Session report

The Alabama Legislature met for Day 22 of its annual Regular Session on Tuesday, May 21. Thirty-nine committee meetings were held throughout the week to consider legislation. Both Houses met on Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 for Days 23 and 24. 1,068 bills have been introduced to date. With current plans to end … Continued
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May 27, 2019

Human trafficking bills pass state House

The State House unanimously passed three bills on Wednesday and Thursday aimed at combating human trafficking.  Rep. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, Assistant Minority Leader, and Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, Education Policy Chair, co-sponsored the bills. “This is a great step in continuing the fight against human trafficking,” Coleman said. “The unanimous, bi-partisan passage of all three … Continued
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May 24, 2019