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Gov. Ivey approves chemical castration bill for some child sex offenders

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that requires child sex offenders to be chemically castrated once released from prison. The bill, House Bill 379, applies to sex offenders over the age of 21 whose victims are between the ages of 13 and 7. This reversible procedure purports to include the administration of medication — … Continued

June 11, 2019

Special Session on Alabama prisons expected

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 27, 2017, US District Judge Myron H. Thompson declared the mental health care system in Alabama prisons to be “horrendously inadequate.” Judge Thompson said that the prisons are an unconstitutional failure that has resulted in a “skyrocketing suicide rate” among prisoners over the last two years. … Continued

July 7, 2017

Senate Passes Wireless Broadband School Technology Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, March 3, the Alabama Senate voted to pass the Wireless Infrastructure Renovation for Education Act, HB41, which is more commonly known as the “WIRED Act”. The legislation would provide wireless broadband access in all of the state’s K-12 public schools. The legislation was introduced in the Senate … Continued

March 8, 2016

House Passes Wireless Broadband School Technology Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 23, the Alabama House of Representative voted to pass the Wireless Infrastructure Renovation for Education Act, which is more commonly known as the “WIRED Act” or the Alabama Ahead Act. The legislation would provide wireless broadband access in all of the state’s K-12 public schools. The … Continued

February 25, 2016

Takeaways from 2015 Legislative Session

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The 2015 Legislative Session is all but over. The Alabama House of Representatives will come back on Thursday, June 11, to concur with a handful of bills the Senate passed. But, with the Senate adjourned, what they can actually accomplish is very limited, beyond the photo op. This would be … Continued

June 8, 2015

Bill to Bring Wireless Access to Every School in the State Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 28 SB1, the Alabama Ahead Act passed the Alabama House of Representatives. The bill would partner with the federal government on obtaining technology grants so that all of Alabama’s public school children will have access to wireless access to the internet as well as text books … Continued

June 3, 2015

Tablet Bill Gets Favorable Report By Senate Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 11, Senate Bill 1 “the Alabama Ahead Act” sponsored by Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) was approved by a Senate Committee. The bill received a favorable report from the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee chaired by Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose). Chairman Pittman said that this is … Continued

March 12, 2015

Alabama Senate Passes Alabama Ahead Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama State Senate passed the Alabama Ahead Act, SB1, which was sponsored by State Senator Gerald Dial (R) from Lineville. SB 1 will allow implementation of a law the legislature originally passed in 2012. The legislation improves upon current law by allowing touch-based devices, removing the … Continued

March 10, 2014

Tablet Bill Debated in Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 5, the House Education Technology Subcommittee met to discuss HB 1, “The Alabama Ahead Act.” The “Alabama Ahead Act,” is sponsored by Senator Gerald Dial (R) from Lineville) and Representative Jim McClendon (R) from Springville. The legislation gives school systems the option of utilizing less expensive … Continued

February 11, 2014

Local Lawmakers discuss upcoming session

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Auburn, Ala. — Budgets, redrawing district lines and having students use tablet computers instead textbooks are some issues of interest to the Alabama State Senate’s Republican majority whip. “For the last six years, we have averaged spending $35 million to $40 million for textbooks,” said Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville), District … Continued

January 23, 2012