Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week one
550 bills were introduced in the first three session days: 351 in the House and 199 in the Senate.
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Alabama Senate committee approves medical marijuana, COVID-19 liability bills
The committee approved bills that would provide COVID-related liability protections for businesses and authorize medical marijuana.
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See recent postsOutstanding class of freshmen state senators
"The 10-member class of Republican state senators is a sterling group."
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See recent postsLet’s hope for Reed’s success
Reed's temperament and style appear right for this moment in Alabama's history.
The Alabama Senate will be under new leadership in 2021
The caucus unanimously elected Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, as the new pro tem.
Seven candidates qualify for Senate District 26 special election
The Alabama Democratic Party and the Alabama Republican Party on Tuesday announced the names of the candidates who have qualified for a special election in state Senate District 26 to replace former Sen. David Burkette, D-Montgomery, who resigned and pleaded guilty in July to a misdemeanor count of misusing campaign funds. Among those who qualified … Continued
Gov. Kay Ivey sets special elections for Alabama Senate District 26 seat
Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday set special election dates for Alabama Senate District 26, vacated after the resignation and arrest of former state Sen. David Burkette. Ivey set the special primary election for Tuesday, Nov. 17, and the special primary runoff, if necessary, for Tuesday, Dec. 15. The special general election is set for Tuesday, … Continued
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See recent postsWhat the politics of fear has cost us
We bought a boat. That’s what hundreds of people in Alabama did. They all chipped in and bought a nice, big boat for a bona fide scam artist. They also dumped thousands of dollars into the disheveled pockets of Nazi-whisperer Steve Bannon. And we tried to give more. Boy, did we try. The president of … Continued
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See recent postsA senate full of morons
The Alabama Senate should just go home. The Legislature was supposed to gather again simply to pass the budgets. But, as my colleague Josh Moon notably pointed out, senators are up to no good. And no good is SOP for the Alabama Legislature, but senators are hoping to kick that up a few notches. Alabama … Continued
State finance director recommended waiting to debate state budgets
Alabama’s finance director said that he recommended to Gov. Kay Ivey and to the Alabama Legislature that they wait to debate the state’s budgets until there was more information about the impact COVID-19 was having on Alabama’s economy and the government’s tax revenues. But lawmakers made the decision to move forward with the budgets. Most … Continued