Legislature organizes for quadrennium
The Legislature had their every four year organizational session earlier this month.
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17 legislative candidates earn small business endorsement
The National Federation of Independent Business Alabama PAC has endorsed 17 candidates for seats in the Alabama Legislature.
August 18, 2022
Carl cosponsors bill to use COVID relief funds for infrastructure
Carl accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi of "holding the American people hostage."
Alabama draft redistricting maps released
A special session on redistricting is to begin Thursday. The proposed maps could change before lawmakers make final decisions.
House speaker says he supports governor’s CARES Act plan
Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said Friday that he supports Gov. Kay Ivey’s proposed executive amendment, which would appropriate federal CARES Act funds for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the speaker’s support, the governor’s amendment has a better chance of passing Alabama’s House of Representatives — whether the same will be true in the … Continued
Group urges president, Congress to determine if packing industry should be decentralized
R-CALF USA, a Montana based ranchers group, sent a letter today to President Donald J. Trump (R) as well as House and Senate congressional leaders stating that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the United States’ beef supply chain lacks resiliency and redundancy. The group urges a review to consider whether a physical and geographical restructuring of … Continued
“An unprecedented situation”: Sen. Doug Jones says “anything is on the table” including direct financial assistance
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones on Tuesday said “anything is on the table” as the country reels from the spread of COVID-19, state health officials rush to try to contain the outbreak and healthcare facilities prepare for an unprecedented strain on the country’s health system. Jones said the Senate is likely to pass the House’s coronavirus … Continued
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See recent postsNo! To Ivey and the gang
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey lost in a landslide on Super Tuesday. So did Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh. And most members of the Alabama House and Senate. You say they weren’t on Tuesday’s ballot? Well, yes, they were. They were the big sponsors of Amendment One, the proposed constitutional amendment that would have … Continued
Shelby says House has “a weak hand” in impeachment trial
Sunday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, appeared on ABC News’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the impending trial. Shelby said at this point “the House had got a weak hand” and wanted the Senate to “re-try their stuff.” Tuesday, Senators Shelby and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, will join their colleagues in the Senate as … Continued
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With President Donald Trump now vowing not to cooperate with the House’s impeachment inquiry, he’s practically assured himself that he’ll be impeached for obstruction of justice if nothing else. Where obstruction is concerned, the House already has 10 possible cases for obstruction just from the Mueller Report. And just by trying to inhibit the impeachment … Continued