Republicans retain supermajority in Alabama Legislature
The party makeup is as it was on Monday: Republican supermajorities in both the Alabama House and Senate.
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2020 Census data is released
The release of the Census data will allow the state Legislature to begin working on redistricting and reapportionment.
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See recent postsWith new leadership, a viable Democratic Party is possible, even likely
The only constant in politics as in life is change, and the election of State Rep. Chris England as the Alabama Democratic Party’s chair is a sign of positive change. However, in a state that overwhelmingly elected Donald Trump president and is ruled by a Republican supermajority, how will England rebuild a currently factious Democratic … Continued
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In an age of hyper-partisan politics, a wide swath of the population feels disenfranchised. Because of straight-ticket voting in Alabama, some 40 percent of its citizens feel the government does not represent their interests or even acknowledge they have an opinion on how the state is run. There was a time when candidates for public … Continued
House member moves to abolish ALEA
The Republican supermajority created the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, known as ALEA, in 2013, as a way to operate public safety in a more efficient, cost-effective way according to the legislation’s sponsors. However, the efficiency and cost savings have not materialized and now HB210 in the House of Representatives is moving to dismantle the sweeping … Continued
Nine stories to keep an eye on in 2019
9. Who will challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020? It may have been only a year ago that Doug Jones won in a historic victory that sent a Democrat from Alabama to the U.S. Senate for the first time in a quarter century, but he’s up for re-election in 2020. With that election just around the corner, … Continued
Marsh taps Derek Trotter as new chief of staff
Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh has chosen a new chief of staff. Marsh’s office announced Monday that he has chosen Derek Trotter, a government relations adviser to the Butler Snow law firm and former director of legislative affairs to former Gov. Robert Bentley, to be his new chief of staff. Trotter previously served as … Continued
Exempt from Open Meetings Act, high stakes ethics committee begins work
A meeting that will potentially impact Alabama for generations is being held at 1 p.m. today, at the office of the attorney general. But the public would know about this important conference if they had only searched the legislative resource site dubbed, ALISON. However, one would have to know to click on the ‘Meetings & Announcements’ … Continued
A year after his felony conviction Hubbard remains free, ethics laws in jeopardy
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter As the word “guilty” rang out twelve times in a Lee County courtroom on the evening of June 10, 2016, Alabama’s political world was rendered breathless as if dropped to the canvas by a body blow to the liver. The conviction of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, who … Continued
Morrow critical of Budget Committee
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Since 1990, no fewer than ten formal legislative committees, commissions, task forces, and other entities have been created by the Legislature to study budget and tax reform. This number, however, according to the Legislative Fiscal Office (LFO), doesn’t include “any task force or group created informally by either House … Continued