Alabama Senate minority announces leadership
Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, was elected to his second four-year term, a first for the Democratic group.
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Alabama Legislature approves ban on transgender athletes
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House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels: Restarting session is irresponsible, useless
Restarting the 2020 Legislative Session at this point makes no sense and will only cost the taxpayers of Alabama more money, House minority leader Anthony Daniels said Wednesday during a Zoom press conference. Republican leadership has called for a May 4 restart to the interrupted session, saying it will focus exclusively on budgets and local … Continued
Sen. Vivian Figures urges Alabama Senate leadership not to continue with session
Sen. Vivian Figures, a leading Democrat in the Alabama State Senate, is urging the Senate’s leadership not to resume the 2020 Legislative Session on May 4 as planned because of concerns over the health and safety of the senators and their staffs. Figures represents a district in Mobile County, where the number of COVID-19 cases … Continued
A Democratic lawmaker is already trying to repeal Alabama’s abortion ban
Alabama Democratic state Sen. Vivian Figures has filed a long-shot bill in the State Legislature that would reverse the near-total abortion ban approved and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey last week. The repeal is unlikely to pass in either of the legislative chambers where Republicans hold supermajorities and passed the abortion ban along partisan lines. … Continued
House Democratic Caucus endorses Sen. Vivian Figures for state party chair
The Alabama House Democratic Caucus is weighing into the fight over who will lead the Alabama Democratic Party after Democratic National Committee-ordered elections later this month. The caucus announced Wednesday that at least 19 House Democrats voted to endorse Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, for Alabama Democratic Party chair. Figures has served in the Alabama Senate … Continued
The bill that would have killed Alabama ethics laws is dead
The worst bill this legislative session (so far) is dead. Sen. Greg Albritton’s rewrite of state ethics laws — which all but eliminated ethics laws — will apparently never leave the Senate Judiciary Committee, chairman Cam Ward said Wednesday afternoon. “It’s dead in my committee,” Ward told APR. It was an odd turn of events … Continued
Ivey signs new sex offense Legislation
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 31, 2017, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) and Barry Matson, Executive Director of the Alabama Office of Prosecution Services, thanked Governor Kay Ivey for signing Legislation, SB301, that strengthens Alabama’s sex offense laws. The legislation was a joint proposal of the Attorney General’s Office and the … Continued