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House passes bare knuckle boxing bill

The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill Friday giving the Alabama Athletic Commission jurisdiction over bare-knuckle boxing in the state of Alabama. Senate Bill 396 is sponsored by State Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa. Under current law, the Alabama Athletic Commission, the state boxing commission, does not have jurisdiction over bare-knuckle boxing. This bill gives … Continued
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June 3, 2019

Committee OKs giving commission authority over bare-knuckle boxing

The Senate Health Committee gave a favorable report to a bill giving the Alabama Athletic Commission jurisdiction over bare-knuckle boxing in the state of Alabama on Wednesday. Senate Bill 396 is sponsored by State Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa. Under current law, the Alabama Athletic Commission, the state boxing commission, does not have jurisdiction over bare-knuckle … Continued
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May 16, 2019

Alabama House OKs fantasy sports legalization

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday legalizing fantasy sports contests in Alabama, including daily fantasy games. HB361 is sponsored by State Rep. Kyle South, R-Fayette. State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Cullman, said this should be passed as a constitutional amendment. South said fantasy sports contest are games of skills and are not games … Continued
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May 10, 2019

Committee considers legislation to regulate franchise agreements

Wednesday, the Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee held a public hearing on a bill that would regulate the franchisor and franchisee agreements between large corporations and their Alabama franchisees. House bill 352, titled the Protect Alabama Small Business Act, is sponsored by state Rep. Connie Rowe, R-Jasper. The Senate companion bill is being … Continued
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April 29, 2019

House passes anti-vaping regulations

Alabama is one of just three states, Pennsylvania and Michigan were the other two, where is legal to sell vaping devices to a child. On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill, HB41, to regulate the booming vaping industry. State Representative Shane Stringer, R-Mobile, is the sponsor. He and representative Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, … Continued
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April 8, 2019

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren coming to Alabama

On March 19th, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, will travel to Selma and Birmingham as part of a three-state tour that includes stops in Mississippi and Tennessee. The presidential campaign organizing events will be open to the public, and tickets can be reserved using the links below. On Tuesday, the Warren campaign … Continued
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March 14, 2019

Kyle South Bill gives more oversight to AHSAA

Wednesday, in response to the controversial decision by the Alabama High School Athletic Association to declare Charles Henderson High School basketball standout Maori Davenport ineligible, State Representative Kyle South (R – Fayette) announced that he has drafted legislation providing a measure of government oversight of the AHSAA operations. South said that his bill will be … Continued
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January 10, 2019