Alabama lawmakers propose changes to state contract review process
Two Alabama bills would tighten emergency exemptions and expand legislative influence over how state contracts are reviewed and approved.
Rep. Chris Pringle
Alabama Board of Pharmacy faces backlash over Open Meetings Act violation
Lawmakers in the Sunset Committee on Thursday promised legislation to continue attempting to regulate the body.
House, Senate redistricting plans on a conference committee collision course
When they return to the floor this morning, the debate will be on the same maps they have already passed.
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HB372 is supposed to be about building a Statehouse. Instead, it forgives election corruption and hides state contracts.
“Divisive concepts” bill back on the calendar for Alabama House
The bill advanced out of the House and a Senate committee last session but failed to reach the Senate floor.
Nathaniel Ledbetter installed as Alabama House speaker
The House also voted for Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, to serve as speaker pro tem without any dissent.
Special session recap: State completes redistricting, passes anti-vaccine mandate bills
Here’s a look back at how the special session developed in both the House and Senate.
House committee passes Senate, State Board of Education maps
Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, said he expects the bills to pass the House as they are.
Alabama lawmakers advance bill banning transgender athletes in K-12 sports
A House committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would ban transgender teenagers from playing on the sports teams of the gender they identify with. House Bill 35, titled the Gender Is Real Legislative Act, or GIRL Act, would require student athletes in K-12 schools to participate as the gender listed on their birth … Continued
New House committee to tackle waste
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There’s a new House committee focused on cutting waste and streamlining the budgeting process. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon announced the new committee, formally called the Committee on Fiscal Responsibility, at a press conference Tuesday. It will be chaired by Rep. Chris Pringle. “Its task is to give taxpayers the … Continued