Former Limestone County commissioner Ben Harrison announces run for Alabama House
Harrison is vying for the District 2 House seat currently occupied by outgoing state Rep. Lynn Greer.
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House passes bill to ban sale of drug paraphernalia near schools and churches
Selling drug paraphernalia within 1,000 feet of a church or school would mean a $250 fine on top of any other penalties.
House rejects boating safety law
It would have required boaters to travel at idle speed when 100 feet from shore, docks, idle boats and people in the water.
Brooks advises governor to reopen the Alabama economy
Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, transmitted to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey her request Monday for recommendations by Alabama’s 5th Congressional District Advisory Committee for reviving Alabama’s economy. The Committee was formed at Governor Ivey’s request. The group evaluated the economic effects of Governor Ivey’s “Stay-at-Home Order” and made recommendations on how to best minimize economic damage … Continued
Speaker: Don’t expect House action on comprehensive ethics reform
On Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, addressed reporters about the week’s legislative accomplishments. On Wednesday, a controversial rewrite of state ethics laws appeared to stall in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Reporters asked McCutcheon if the House of Representatives would introduce their own comprehensive ethics reform bill. “No, I don’t see any comprehensive … Continued
House Committee advances bill to expand stand your ground law
The Alabama House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to advance HB 49, which would expand Alabama’s existing Stand Your Ground law. The current law establishes that a person may use deadly physical force to defend themselves or others from life-threatening physical force. HB 49 extends the stand your ground law to Church. HB 49 effectively authorizes … Continued
Transportation Committee to vote today infrastructure legislation
The Alabama House of Representatives began its special session Wednesday to consider raising the fuel taxes that motorists pay by 10 cents over three years. The plan is being spearheaded by Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. “Due to the dire need to act now, I am the Alabama Legislature into a special session, focused solely … Continued
Bill to extend stand-your-ground laws to churches passes House
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed the Church defense bill, House Bill 34 last Thursday. HB34, sponsored by State Rep. Lynn Greer, R-Rogersville, gives churches a certain degree of civil immunity if a church attendee is forced to defend himself in church. “You got nuts everywhere just like you … Continued
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, a group of scientists announced that a fossilized human jaw bone has been discovered in a cave in Israel — a discovery that rewrites the story of man’s earliest travels out of Africa by more than 50,000 years. If confirmed, the discovery would mean man first left … Continued
House floor erupts into chaos after Greer’s “Monkey Email” resurfaces
Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s House of Representatives came to a halt again Thursday evening over Representative Lynn Greer’s (R-Rogersville) email that had inspired the ire of some black law makers. The email sent the House into chaos on Wednesday with the Alabama House Black Caucus calling the email racist. On the House floor, Representative … Continued