Nicholas Frazier is running for House District 100
Nicholas has a degree in political science and is pursuing a master's in public administration before entering law school.
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House advances education budget
The budget has passed both chambers and will go to the governor's desk if the Senate concurs with changes.
Senate committee rejects bill that would have banned smoking in cars with children
Wednesday, the Alabama Senate Health Committee rejected a House bill that would have banned smoking and vaping in motor vehicles if there is a child under 14 years of age present. House Bill 46 was sponsored by State Representatives Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham. HB46 as introduced by Hollis would have banned smoking with children in automobiles. … Continued
House votes to outlaw smoking, vaping in automobiles with children present
Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives voted for legislation to be smoking and vaping in motor vehicles if there is a child under 14 years of age. House Bill 46 is sponsored by State Representatives Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham. HB46 as introduced by Hollis would have banned smoking with children in automobiles. State Representative John Rogers, … Continued
Reed elected chairman of Legislature’s Oil and Gas Study Committee
Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed, R-Jasper, was elected Chairman of the Alabama Legislature’s Oil and Gas Study Committee. “Alabama is abundant in natural resources, and that includes coal, oil, and natural gas,” Reed said. “I am committed to working with state agencies and private companies to ensure that we have a fair, transparent regulatory … Continued
Legislature puts ALDOT legal contract for Mobile River Bridge on hold
A bad month for the governor’s Mobile River bridge proposal got even worse on Thursday, Aug. 1, when the Legislature’s contract review committee placed a hold on the Alabama Department of Transportation’s contract with Birmingham law firm Maynard, Cooper and Gale. The panel is tasked with reviewing all state contracts. The $750,000 contract is for … Continued
House committee considers legislation allowing cyclists to go on red
The House Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing Wednesday on a bill that would allow motorcyclists and bicyclists to go on red at a slow traffic light if there was no oncoming traffic. HB103 is sponsored by House Speaker Pro Tem Victor Gaston, R-Mobile. Motorcycle enthusiast Fred Wheeler said HB103 would allow … Continued
Rep. Victor Gaston elected House speaker pro tem
The Alabama House of Representatives was in session for the first time in 2019 for its organizational session Tuesday, and State Rep. Victor Gaston, R-Mobile, was elected as the Speaker Pro Tem, a position he has held for the last eight years. State Representative Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) nominated Victor Gaston for another term as Speaker … Continued
New Alabama House Republican Caucus meets to select leadership
The 77 members of the House Republican Caucus were sworn in by Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) during the group’s organizational meeting in Montgomery on Tuesday. This is the largest Republican supermajority in Alabama history. Following the swearing-in ceremony, the Caucus selected McCutcheon as its candidate for House Speaker for the next four … Continued
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By Jack Campbell The half-hearted joke around The Capital City is that Mike Hubbard’s trial corpse wasn’t even cool before lobbyists in Montgomery were getting out their rosters of State House members and firing up their calculators to see who might have the inside track to be the next speaker. Former Speaker Hubbard will face … Continued