Speaker says that gambling bill will be on the floor of the House on Thursday
The gambling bill will be the next item taken up by the House on Thursday following a vote on medical marijuana.
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Medical marijuana bill filibustered for nine hours Tuesday
The Alabama House debated medical marijuana for over nine hours without ever getting the issue to a vote.
Alabama House passes bill increasing penalties for rioting
Democrats argued that the bill violates Americans' free speech rights to protest.
Sen. Doug Jones addresses Auburn students
Republican Tommy Tuberville was also invited to participate, but declined.
Vote on Amy Coney Barrett confirmation could come as early as today
The final Senate vote on her confirmation is expected to come Monday evening.
ALGOP hits Jones for vote against “slimmed-down” COVID-19 relief bill
Senate Democrats held up a $300 billion Republican coronavirus stimulus package, and Alabama Sen. Doug Jones was among the Democrats who voted against the GOP’s slimmed down coronavirus relief bill. Republicans were quick to slam Jones for the vote against another round of coronavirus aid. Alabama Republican Party Chair Terry Lathan condemned Jones’s vote against … Continued
McCutcheon hopes road bill will be issue No. 1 in session
Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, told reporters that he is working on an infrastructure bill. “The work that is being done is between myself, the pro-tem (Del Marsh) and the governor (Kay Ivey). Gov. Kay Ivey promised roads that would be “the envy of the nation” in her inauguration speech. … Continued
Analysis | Could Jones be a decisive vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee?
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate are gearing up for what could be a massive confirmation fight over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and Alabama’s junior senator, Doug Jones, in his first year of a short two-year term, will likely find himself right in the middle of it all. Trump is expected to … Continued
Bill to exempt economic developers from registering as lobbyists passes Senate
Economic developers may soon be exempted from registering as lobbyist after a tense day in the Legislature characterized with delay tactics and a narrow Senate vote. House bill 314, which would exempt economic developers from registering as lobbyist, cleared the Senate on Wednesday, but it took many hours of delay tactics by opposing senators. Sens. … Continued
Senate delays vote on economic developer bill after negotiations
A controversial bill that would exempt a class of “economic development professionals” from having to register with the state as lobbyists appears to have made it through a round of intense negotiations and sits in a position to pass. Those negotiations, which took the better part of the weekend and most of Tuesday, produced a … Continued