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Bill updating sex education curriculum fails on the last day of session

The Alabama House of Representatives ended the 2019 Legislative Session Friday without addressing legislation to remove language from the Alabama public schools sex education curriculum that the LGBTQ+ community finds objectionable. Sponsors said the bill would have also made the curriculum more scientifically and medically accurate. Senate Bill 140 was sponsored by State Sen. Tom … Continued
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June 3, 2019

Ivey signs rural broadband initiative into law

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Thursday that will bring internet access to rural Alabamians. Ivey signed both Senate Bill 90 and House Bill 400. SB90 is sponsored by State Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville. HB400 is sponsored by State Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Cullman. Sponsors say that SB90 and HB400 will expand and improve rural broadband … Continued
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May 31, 2019

Senate passes disaster aid package

Thursday the U.S. Senate approved a $19.1 billion relief package for states impacted by natural disasters. The vote occurred only hours after U.S, Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced that President Donald Trump had agreed to support the bipartisan legislation, even though it had not included provisions for the crisis on the southern border that the … Continued
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May 29, 2019

Legislature to address education reform this week

For decades, Alabama state government has largely deferred decision making on educational matters to the elected state school board. The governor and legislature prepared budgets and the state school board and their appointed superintendent largely did things their way without a lot of interference. This week the legislature is considering a broad spectrum of bills … Continued
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May 27, 2019

Speaker McCutcheon: There aren’t the votes to pass the lottery

Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, spoke to reporters about the prospects of reconsidering controversial lottery legislation. “There are not the votes,” McCutcheon told reporters. “It would be a waste of money and time to bring back the lottery.” This was in response to Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh’s, R-Anniston, comment that … Continued
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May 24, 2019

Sen. Price defends decision to vote against permitless carry

On Friday, the pro-Second Amendment group BamaCarry revoked state Sen. Randy Price’s, R-Opelika, membership in the group. The group took action against Price, because he voted against a Senate bill that would have allowed Alabama residents to carry their handguns in their vehicles and concealed on their person without purchasing a concealed carry permit from … Continued
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April 30, 2019
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On controversial legislation, there are a couple of Republicans to trust

From an ethical point of view, the Alabama Republican Party has endured a tough run the last few years. There have been at least eight arrests of party leaders and high-ranking ALGOP lawmakers. The Speaker of the House, the governor, the majority leader — they all went down for ethics crimes primarily related to using … Continued
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April 23, 2019

Speaker: Don’t expect House action on comprehensive ethics reform

On Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, addressed reporters about the week’s legislative accomplishments. On Wednesday, a controversial rewrite of state ethics laws appeared to stall in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Reporters asked McCutcheon if the House of Representatives would introduce their own comprehensive ethics reform bill. “No, I don’t see any comprehensive … Continued
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April 15, 2019

Remembering State Rep. Dimitri Polizos

State Rep. Dimitri Polizos, R-Montgomery, passed away Wednesday in a Montgomery hospital the day after suffering a devastating heart attack. He was 68. “Rep. Polizos was a man of honor and distinction,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “He was first and foremost a proud family man and member of his community. He was a successful small … Continued
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March 28, 2019