Sunday, June 14, 2026

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

Jim McClendon

Legislature

Committee OKs draft redistricting maps over criticism from Democrats

Democrats questioned the process, saying they did not have time to digest the information before coming to a vote.

October 27, 2021

League of Women Voters oppose dividing counties in redistricting

The Legislature is expected to take up redistricting in a special session this fall.

September 15, 2021

Committee on Reapportionment holds public hearing in Montgomery

The Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment is holding public hearings across the state to get input on redistricting.

September 9, 2021

2020 Census data is released

The release of the Census data will allow the state Legislature to begin working on redistricting and reapportionment.

August 13, 2021

Speaker wishes Legislature had been able to pass a lottery-gaming bill

McCutcheon said that the governor might call a special session on gambling "if there is an opportunity.”

May 18, 2021

Second vaccine registry bill stalls in Senate committee

Some health care providers argue that requiring them to report vaccination records would amount to an excess burden.

April 29, 2021

House to consider education budget Tuesday

The 2022 education budget is $7.65 billion and the largest in state history.

April 26, 2021

Mike Holmes addresses St. Clair Young Republicans on the legislative session

Holmes is sponsoring legislation to strengthen the Alabama Memorials Preservation Act and ban tianeptine.

April 23, 2021

Alabama Republican Assembly urges House to reject the gaming bill

The Alabama Republican Assembly is urging its supporters to call their legislators and ask them to vote no on the bill.

April 15, 2021

Senate committee advances “born alive” abortion bill

The legislation would make it a class A felony in Alabama for a physician not to provide competent care.

April 13, 2021