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House committee advances bill to criminalize librarians

Members of the committee implied the bill could lead to charges against librarians who allow minors to check out materials with transgender connections.

April 4, 2024

Senate committee advances bill to restrict ballot harvesting

The State Government Affairs Committee approved the bill, sponsored by Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman.

February 8, 2024

Bill giving local governments power to boot library board members passes committee

A committee approved a bill that gives local governments the power to remove library board members.

February 8, 2024

Sen. committee held public hearing to expand statute of limitations for child sex abuse

“Only about 1.5 percent of survivors of child sex assault ever receive justice from the criminal justice system,” Sen. Merika Coleman said.

May 11, 2023

New House rules give more power to committees, change local bill contest process

Committee amendments will now be completed in committee instead of requiring a vote on the floor.

January 11, 2023

Committee tasked with removing racist language from Alabama Constitution

A plan presented Wednesday, and largely agreed upon by committee members, would remove three sections from the Alabama Constitution.

October 14, 2021

Doug Jones votes to advance USMCA to full Senate vote

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, voted to advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The historic renegotiation and replacement of NAFTA is expected to go to the full Senate for a vote this week. “I have consistently supported the idea of a new strategic trade … Continued

January 16, 2020

Where are Dick Tracy and Sergeant Friday when we need them?

If you are an old-timer like me, or maybe just someone who listened while your daddy told you about the “good old days,” you know that Dick Tracy was the square-jawed detective in the comic books and Sergeant Friday was the star of Dragnet back in the days of black and white TV. Like all … Continued

May 16, 2019

Sen. Richard Shelby turns 85 this week. He is a treasure.

Our Senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, turns 85 this week. In March he reached another milestone – he surpassed Senator John Sparkman as the longest serving U.S. Senator in Alabama history. Shelby has been our senator for 32 plus years. Alabama has a treasure in Richard Shelby. He is not only the longest serving U.S. … Continued

May 8, 2019