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Legislature

Lawmaker plans to bring bill to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law through 12th grade

State Rep. Mack Butler said he is bringing the bill to combat “an agenda” in the public school system.

October 24, 2023

Alabama set to receive $1.4 billion to expand access to broadband

“My priority is for Alabama to gain full ability to be connected to high-speed internet,” said Governor Ivey.

June 27, 2023

Tombigbee Communications, Alabama Power expand broadband to Fayette County

High-speed internet services are expected to be available to Fayette County residents and businesses in spring of 2022.

June 15, 2021

Alabama should expand Medicaid to reduce birth defects

"It does not have to be this way. What we are really failing are the families here in our state."

January 21, 2021

Moms Demand Action responds to committee passage of Stand Your Ground expansion

The Alabama chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after the Alabama House Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB263, which would expand Alabama’s Stand Your Ground law to allow church members to use deadly force in a church, even before a … Continued

March 5, 2020

Ophthalmologists concerned over questionable Senate Health Committee vote

A controversial call in a state Senate Health Committee vote has some who are opposed to a bill that would expand the scope of practice for optometrists seeing red. APR obtained a video of a portion of the Feb. 5 Senate Health Committee meeting, during which state Sen. Tom Whatley, R-Auburn, who sponsored Senate Bill … Continued

February 17, 2020

Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition joins nationwide call for clean fuels, vehicles

Representatives from the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition will join clean transportation leaders from across the nation this week in Washington, D.C., to educate federal policy makers about the need to expand America’s use of transportation alternative fuels, including biofuels, electricity, natural gas, and propane autogas. Altec Industries will also participate in Energy Independence Summit 2020, … Continued

February 11, 2020

More Alabama children were uninsured in 2018 than in 2016, new report shows

The number of uninsured children in Alabama has been on the rise in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. Nationally, the report showed the number of uninsured children increased by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018, reversing a long-standing positive trend. More than 4 … Continued

November 4, 2019

Study shows many thousands died without Medicaid expansion

Around 15,600 Americans died over a five-year period because they lived in states that chose not to expand Medicaid, according to a recent study. Between 2012 and 2017, those 15,600 or so Americans died because they didn’t have the same access to care as those living in states that expanded Medicaid, according to the study … Continued

July 24, 2019

The bad bills aren’t dead yet

The end is near for the legislative session, but it’s not over yet, which means there is still time for a few more bad bills to slip through. In fact, if you’re going to slip a bad bill through, now is the time. Attention is waning. The kids are out of school and families are … Continued

May 24, 2019