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Prison issue remains unresolved

"This issue has to be addressed. Therefore, it looks imminent that at least two special sessions are in store for this year."
June 16, 2021

Governor says there will be no special session before August

Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) told legislators that there will be no special session prior to August because the state’s budget numbers will not be in before July 15. The Governor told the legislators in a video conference that all options are on the table on whether or not there will be a special … Continued
June 11, 2020

House speaker predicts there will be a special session

The legislature wrapped up its business for the 2020 regular legislative session Saturday, but Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, predicted that there would be a special session. “Yes, there will be a special session. There are a lot of needs that will come forth,” McCutcheon said when asked by reporters. A key issue … Continued
May 13, 2020

Marsh says governor asked for wish list

Senate President Del Marsh, R-Anniston, told reporters Saturday that the governor’s office asked the leadership to prepare the “wish list” that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released last week when she denounced legislators for trying to seize control of $1.8 billion into CARES Act funding Congress appropriated to the state to fight the spread of the … Continued
May 11, 2020