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Legislature

House passes bill codifying definitions of woman, man

The bill by Rep. Susan DuBose excludes transgender individuals from being defined by state law as the gender with which they identify.

April 12, 2024

What is a woman?

Passing HB405 will make life even more difficult for Alabamians who don’t fit into traditional gender or sex categories.

May 19, 2023

Former deputy sheriff pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman in custody

According to the superseding information and plea documents, the incident occurred on Jan. 30, 2020.

May 4, 2023

Democrats: Mostly talk and very little walk

So, supporters of reproductive freedom for women, for asylum in the United States, for treating marginalized citizens anywhere near equal to our wealthiest and entitled, are in for a terrible rest of 2022.

May 7, 2022

Tara McKennie becomes the first woman general in Alabama Air National Guard

"You have truly made history being both the first female and first African American General Officer for the Alabama National Guard," Gov. Kay Ivey said.

June 7, 2021

A day to celebrate change and renewal

"As citizens, we all should celebrate this day and wish President Biden and Vice President Harris success beyond measure."

January 20, 2021

A Democratic lawmaker is already trying to repeal Alabama’s abortion ban

Alabama Democratic state Sen. Vivian Figures has filed a long-shot bill in the State Legislature that would reverse the near-total abortion ban approved and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey last week. The repeal is unlikely to pass in either of the legislative chambers where Republicans hold supermajorities and passed the abortion ban along partisan lines. … Continued

May 22, 2019

The Legislature’s abortion ban is a disgraceful political stunt that will cost Alabamians

For years, the Alabama Legislature has been passing laws that push abortion out of reach. Now politicians have finally shown their true colors and are trying to ban abortion outright. On Wednesday, Governor Ivey signed HB314 – one of the most extreme attacks on the right to abortion in recent memory – into law. HB314 … Continued

May 20, 2019

An absolutely awful Legislature

So Alabama is really going to do it. We’re going to agree to spend no telling how much of our scarce financial resources to argue a clearly unconstitutional proposal to all but outright ban abortion in the state is somehow legal. It is not, and shame on the Legislature to make the move. For the … Continued

May 2, 2019

Hoover ISIS bride should face the U.S. justice system

Hoda Muthana should face the U.S. justice system. Let’s get that out of the way right up front. The young woman from Hoover who left the country a few years ago to join the Islamic State, or ISIS, should not be granted free entry into the country again simply because she’s now realized that she … Continued

February 22, 2019