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Weekly 2019 legislative report

The Alabama Legislature met for Day 12 of its annual Regular Session on Tuesday, April 23. Thirty-three committee meetings were held throughout the week to consider legislation. Both Houses met on Thursday, April 25 for Day 13. 849 bills have been introduced to date. The Legislature will return to Montgomery on Tuesday, April 30 for … Continued
April 29, 2019

National Hunting and Fishing Day: Celebrating Alabama’s sportsmen and women

Saturday, September 22, is our nation’s 46th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day. As Co-Chair of the Alabama Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and as a member of the 48-state National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses, I am proud to take time to celebrate the time-honored traditions of hunting and angling. I am also pleased to recognize the … Continued
September 20, 2018

Conservation meetings for hunters, fishermen to be held in coming weeks

Several conservation meetings affecting hunters and fishermen will be held in the next few weeks. The Conservation Advisory Board Meets in Tuscaloosa on May 19. The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board (CAB) will hold its second scheduled meeting of 2018 on Saturday, May 19, in Tuscaloosa. The meeting will be held at the Alabama Fire College … Continued
April 18, 2018

Speaker McCutcheon announces today will be Small Business Day at the Alabama House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, announced that the House will hold a “Small Business Day” in the House chamber on Tuesday. The House special order calendar will be stacked with bills that are reportedly designed to help small businesses thrive, grow, and provide needed jobs. The … Continued
February 20, 2018

House Passes Bill Allowing Hunters to Hunt Deer and Hogs over Bait

By Brandon Moseley February 28, 2017 the Alabama House of Representatives voted to approve allowing hunters to buy a license to hunt deer and hogs on baited ground. House Bill 184 was sponsored by state Representative Jack W. Williams (R from Wilmer). Rep. Williams said that HB 184 would provide for the Department of Conservation … Continued
March 1, 2017

House Passes Freedom of Religion in Marriage Protection Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 12, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the “Freedom of Religion in Marriage Protection Act.” The Alabama House Republican Caucus said in a statement that the bill, H.B. 56, is designed to protect judges and ministers from being compelled to officiate marriage ceremonies that violate their religious beliefs. … Continued
March 13, 2015

Moore Says Granade Ruling Not Binding

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 3, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange’s (R) request for a stay of a federal court ruling by Judge Callie Granade in Mobile. Judge Granade ruled that the Alabama Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as exclusively between one man and one … Continued
February 4, 2015

Renewing business licenses could be trickier

Staff Report Gadsden officials will mail out business license renewal forms this week, and Finance Director Lisa Rosser said she and her staff are bracing for complaints and lines at City Hall because changes in the law will require more documentation before a license can be issued. Rosser on Tuesday told the Gadsden City Council … Continued
December 23, 2011