Association of County Commissions has been power in Alabama politics for close to a century
You might say they are where the rubber meets the road. However, they are much, more than that.
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County commissioners convene in Auburn to set legislative priorities
The commissioners heard from a variety of speakers Wednesday on what to expect in the coming legislative session.
County commissions to host legislative conference in Auburn
The agenda for the event highlights some notable expectations for the upcoming session.
Sen. Albritton promises to push legislation to reduce jail overcrowding
The legislation would aim reduce jail overcrowding and make the state pay for state inmates in county jails.
The Alabama 2020 Legislative Session begins today
The Alabama Legislature returns to Montgomery today for the 2020 legislative session. Both Houses of the Legislature will meet this afternoon for organizational sessions at the Statehouse. Tonight, Governor Kay Ivey (R) will deliver the annual State of the State Address to a Joint Session of the Alabama Legislature at 6:30 p.m. in the Old … Continued
Committee gives Gun Bill a favorable report
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 1, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6 to 3 to pass Senate Bill 24, which makes Alabama a Constitutional carry State. The move was opposed by the Alabama Sheriff’s Association and other law enforcement groups as well as by the Alabama County Commissions Association. SB24 was … Continued
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See recent postsYour Guide to the 2016 Proposed Constitutional Amendments
By Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey Alabamians will enter the voting booth on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to cast their vote in a historic Presidential election and will also find 14 proposed statewide Constitutional Amendments at the bottom of the ballot. Once the Legislature approves an amendment, Alabama’s Constitution delegates power to the people to be … Continued
Confederate Monuments Bill Dies in the House
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 4, the Alabama Legislature was meeting for the last time of the 2016 legislative session. The House was passing Senate bills and the Senate House bills. One of the last issues before the legislature was the Alabama Monument and Heritage Act of 2016, SB13. The Monuments Bill … Continued
Will Monument Bill Get on the House Calendar?
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 3, is the next to last day in the 2016 legislative session and supporters of the Alabama Monument and Heritage Act of 2016, SB13, are still hoping that the House leadership will put the legislation on the House calendar. Alabama Sons of Confederate Veterans Alabama Division Adjutant … Continued
Monument Bill Waiting For Action From House
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 5, the Alabama Legislature meets and one issue that the legislature could move on is the Alabama Monument and Heritage Act of 2016, SB13. The Monument Bill is sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). Alabama Sons of Confederate Veterans Alabama Division Adjutant Mike Williams said in a … Continued