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Senate leadership outlines legislative priorities

Senate leadership outlines its remaining legislative priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session.
February 24, 2021

Ivey signs rural broadband initiative into law

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Thursday that will bring internet access to rural Alabamians. Ivey signed both Senate Bill 90 and House Bill 400. SB90 is sponsored by State Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville. HB400 is sponsored by State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Cullman. Sponsors say that SB90 and HB400 will expand and improve rural broadband … Continued
May 31, 2019

Livingston, Ledbetter preview legislative session

Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, and State Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, addressed the people of Fort Payne about the state of the state. The event was sponsored by the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce, Senator Livingston said that I want to give you an overview of what happened in 2018 and an overview … Continued
February 6, 2019

Jones encourages rural Alabama entities to apply for USDA broadband infrastructure grants

The USDA is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants to build broadband infrastructure in Rural America and on Friday U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) urged rural Alabama entities to apply for the money. Senator Jones released a statement encouraging eligible rural Alabama entities to apply for the up to $600 million in … Continued
December 17, 2018

Elected officials, business leaders tour Alabama’s seaport

Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, along with representatives of the Alabama Coal Association and Manufacture Alabama were accompanied by other maritime affiliates on a tour of the Alabama Port Authority’s McDuffie Coal Terminal and its state-of-the-art container terminal. The group, on Thursday, was briefed on the course of operations, investments and necessary seaport infrastructure that … Continued
November 2, 2018

Bringing broadband to rural Alabama

Thursday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) joined Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia), state Senator Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville), Assistant Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Anne Hazlett, and members of the north Alabama telecommunications industry in a panel discussion at Guntersville State Park. The panel … Continued
August 31, 2018

Robert McKay sues to have Lipscomb removed from the ballot

On Thursday, Republican Primary House District 30 candidate Robert McKay filed suit in Etowah County asking the court to have his Republican primary runoff opponent, Brandon Craig Lipscomb removed from the November 6 general election ballot and that he be placed there instead. Lipscomb beat McKay in the July Republican primary runoff election. McKay is … Continued
August 17, 2018

Republicans playing by different rules when it comes to state ethics laws

The law is simple: Candidates running for public office in Alabama must file a statement of economic interests when they qualify, and then must file an annual SEI by the yearly deadline. That’s not hard, right? File an SEI when you qualify. File again at the next year’s deadline. Simple. But then, following ethics laws … Continued
August 14, 2018