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Selling drug paraphernalia within 1,000 feet of a church or school would mean a $250 fine on top of any other penalties.

HB17 passed the House by a vote of 80 to 14 with five members abstaining.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday more than $1.4 million in grants are being awarded to law enforcement in order to continue the fight to reduce illegal drug use in the state by arresting those who buy or sell illegal drugs or falsely obtain prescription drugs. The funds will be distributed to the seven regional … Continued

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, said on Thursday that Congress should pass his bill to use the billions of seized drug cartel profits from convicted drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, or “El Chapo,” to pay for construction of the border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. “Drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ was ordered to forfeit more than … Continued

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey awarded a $105,000 grant to ALEA’s Fusion Center on Thursday to improve the capability of the state’s law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest criminals and make communities safer. The grant will enable the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Fusion Center to share information with law enforcement agencies more easily and improve … Continued

U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, and Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, filed a resolution of disapproval Friday to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to build a border wall. “The president’s emergency declaration is an overreach of executive power,” Sewell said. “He himself said he did not need to declare an emergency at the border. The real … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter If you’ve lost a loved one to drug abuse, as I have, anger and sadness might color your resolve to fight a war against a substance, rather than address the causes that drive someone into the arms of darkness. We have been told by the President of the United … Continued