lawmakers

Ties to slave owners should push lawmakers to better conversations on race

Mo Brooks suggested we don't need to talk about slavery because it's bad. But that's exactly why we should.

June 28, 2023

Knowing why you are in Montgomery is the first step to knowing what you can accomplish there.

February 13, 2023

They build bipartisan coalitions and craft complicated legislation to make the wheels of Alabama government turn.

December 27, 2022

Ivey highlighted "failing schools," broadband access and prisons as major issues the new class of legislators will have to address.

December 15, 2022

Alabama’s tax system, overall, is among the most regressive tax systems in the nation.

September 27, 2022

Our officials should use the end of Financial Literacy Month as the beginning of a challenge to save our citizens and our state even more money.

May 2, 2022

GOP policies have flooded the streets with weapons, leading to rising gun violence rates. Now they want to make it worse.

January 6, 2022

"The biggest question a public servant should ask themselves is: 'What can I do for the people of Alabama today?'"

February 15, 2021

Some 646 bills have been introduced to date: 413 in the House and 233 in the Senate.

February 15, 2021

The decision reduced the CARES funds budget for cities and counties to a combined $178 million.

January 18, 2021