Brent Wilson, Author at Bama Politics
View The Bills Alabama House Democrats Are Prioritizing In 2021
The Alabama House Democratic Caucus on Wednesday hosted a Zoom call that discussed their legislative agenda for the current 2021 legislative session. The call included Democratic House members Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), Adline Clarke (D-Mobile), Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile), Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa), Neil Rafferty (D-Birmingham), Mary Moore…
Alabama House Democratic Caucus To Live Stream 2021 Legislative Agenda
The Alabama House Democratic Caucus will be hosting a live stream event Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 11 A.M. to put promote their legislative agenda and goals for the 2021 Alabama Legislative Session. According to the press release published below, some of the mentioned topics…
Alabama Bill Aims To End Straight Party Voting
An Alabama House bill has been submitted that would prohibit straight-party voting in the state. The bill, HB397, currently has 19 sponsors, all Democrats. Only six states, including Alabama, currently allow the practice with Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, and South Carolina being the others. Alabama…
Better Ballot Alabama
Better Ballot Alabama working to bring Ranked Choice Voting to Alabama Alabama — Feb 14, 2021 — Better Ballot Alabama is a grassroots organization that was started in Dec of 2020 with the idea to start laying the groundwork for a Ranked Choice Voting movement…
AL State Rep. Proncey Robertson Follows Proud Boys, 1.2K Others On Parler
Alabama State Representative Proncey Robertson (R-Mount Hope) is one of many conservatives who have taken to Parler after either becoming frustrated with Twitter or seeking an echo chamber where their conservative views go largely unchallenged. A quick look at Robertson’s account shows that he has…
Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling Says Trump Not Fit For Office
In a Facebook post on January 6th, Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling posted a comment saying “Clearly our President, with military capabilities, is unstable to lead our nation.” The post included a photo that simply said “Unstable. This comes after the capitol was breached by Trump…
Randall Woodfin Admitted To Hospital With COVID-19
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has been admitted to a hospital due to COVID-19. Woodfin sent out a tweet on December 30th saying that he had tested positive. According to the most recent update by the City of Birmingham’s social media accounts, Woodfin was admitted due to symptoms connected…
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin Positive For COVID-19
In a December 30th tweet, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin tweeted that he has tested positive for COVID-19, saying that it had “made its way to my doorstep.” “COVID-19 has made its way to my doorstep. I’ve tested positive but my symptoms are currently mild. Remember,…
Bill Requiring Black History Class In Schools Filed In Alabama
Two Alabama House Democrats have filed HB7, a bill that would “require the completion, at a minimum, of a semester-long course studying the events of Black American history, including the history of slavery in America and its vestiges.” House Democrat Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) and House…
AL Republicans Seek License Plate Scanners For Police
Pre-filed bill SB2, sponsored by six Alabama Republican State Senators, could allow police officers and other law enforcement officers to use license plate scanners on public highways. The bill is sponsored by Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), Greg Albritton (R-Range), Tom Butler (R-Madison), Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro), Greg…