Steve Clouse

Legislature

House to consider prison construction, justice reform bills on Wednesday

The $1.2 billion prison construction and renovation plan will be debated on the House floor on Wednesday.

September 29, 2021

Sewell opposes using COVID relief dollars to build prisons

“COVID-19 relief money should be used for COVID-19 relief. Period,” Congresswoman Terri Sewell said.

September 29, 2021

House committees to hold hearings on five prison bills Tuesday

The five-bill prison infrastructure and justice reform package will be in committee in the House on Tuesday.

September 28, 2021

Ledbetter elected chair of Southern Legislative Conference committee

House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter on Friday was elected to chair the Economic Development, Transportation &; Cultural Affairs Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference

July 5, 2021

Clouse joins the race for House Speaker

Clouse, who's served for 27 years, will challenge Nathaniel Ledbetter.

July 4, 2021

Speaker McCutcheon: Wednesday’s meeting with Kay Ivey on prisons “productive”

Without any other alternative to build new prisons, the governor is reaching out to legislators.

June 14, 2021

Ivey meets with legislative leaders on prison situation

June 1 had been the deadline to conclude contracts with private prison developers on building three new prisons.

June 10, 2021

Senate passes largest state General Fund budget in Alabama history

The Alabama Senate passed the state General Fund budget on Thursday. It now is in conference committee.

April 30, 2021

House passes the largest state general fund budget in history

Budget committee Chairman Steve Clouse said that this is the largest state General Fund budget in history.

March 10, 2021

House will vote on the General Fund budget on Tuesday

The House is set to vote on the largest General Fund budget in state history Tuesday.

March 8, 2021