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Senate bill would require more Ethics Commission oversight of lawmaker consulting contracts

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter An Alabama State Senate committee approved a bill Thursday that would require more Ethics Commission oversight of lawmakers’ consulting contracts if those contracts are outside the normal scope of the member’s profession or business. The bill as it passed out of committee would require a company or person seeking … Continued

February 16, 2018

State still behind in LGBT protection as lawmakers return to Montgomery, LGBT group says

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter As lawmakers make their way back to Montgomery for the Legislative Session this year, a branch of the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization says Alabama is still far behind in its protections for LGBT people. The State Equality Index, an annual comprehensive report released by the Human Rights … Continued

January 11, 2018

Ivey signs Adoption Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 3, 2017, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 24 into law. HB24, sponsored by State Representative Rich Wingo (R-Tuscaloosa) protects the religious liberties of faith-based adoption agencies. The bill protects the rights of the faith based organizations that they can not be forced to place … Continued

May 4, 2017

An executive amendment from the Governor could hold up controversial adoption bill

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey is considering an executive amendment to a controversial bill passed by the Alabama Legislature this week that would give faith-based adoption agencies the right to deny services to same-sex couples. Ivey is considering a relatively minor change to the bill, sources close to the … Continued

April 27, 2017

Fantasy Sports Bill narrowly passes out of House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to pass a highly controversial bill to exempt fantasy sports from the State’s anti-gambling laws, but only after it was much modified on the floor of the House. House Bill 354 was sponsored by State Representative Alan Boothe (R-Troy). … Continued

April 24, 2017

“Religious Liberty” bill gets favorable report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, February 7, 2017, the House Health Committee gave a favorable report for HB24 which would protect the freedom of religiously affiliated adoption agencies to refuse to place a child with same-sex parents. House Bill 24 is sponsored by Rep. RIch Wingo (R-Tuscaloosa). Wingo told the committee that his … Continued

February 14, 2017

ALEA secretary wants to more than double agency’s budget

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Stan Stabler left lawmakers at a joint budget committee hearing on Tuesday flabbergasted, when he requested to more than double the agency’s budget in 2017. It took Stabler until nearly the end of his lengthy presentation before he revealed to legislators that ALEA needs … Continued

February 1, 2017

Legislators gear up for Session, State still far behind in LGBTQ protections

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Alabama Legislature will convene in little more than a month. As lawmakers continue prefiling bills and preparing for the 2017 Legislative Session, a new report from the Human Rights Campaign shows Alabama still lagging behind in LGBTQ protections. The State Equality Index, an annual comprehensive report released by … Continued

January 5, 2017

Lottery Passes the House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 25, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to amend Alabama’s state Constitution to allow a lottery. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Senator Jim McClendon (R-Springville), has been sent back to the Senate to see if they concur with the many house amendments to the Senate bill. State … Continued

August 26, 2016

Today is the Great Lottery Showdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter This is like a Western with no gunplay. Today, two roughly evenly matched groups of Republican lawmakers are going to square off in the Alabama House of Representatives to decide the fate of Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) State General Fund lottery constitutional amendment, Senate Bill Three (SB3). SB3 was … Continued

August 25, 2016