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Alabama Bill Would End Joint Robert E. Lee, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

By Brent Wilson on April 11, 2019

Alabama and Mississippi are currently the only two states that celebrate both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert E. Lee on the same day. One Alabama Representative is looking to change that in this legislative…

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Alabama Bill Would Allow Wine & Beer Delivery To Your House

By Brent Wilson on April 10, 2019

The bill has passed the House and now heads to the Senate.

Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) filed a bill that would allow you to order craft beer or wine…

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Alabama Plastic Bag Bill Would Prevent Cities From Banning Them

By Brent Wilson on April 8, 2019

A bill filed in the House last week by Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R – Rainsville), HB 346, would prohibit local governing bodies from banning the use of plastic grocery bags. There is…

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Rep. Sorrell Bill Aims To Protect Outdoor Pets

By Brent Wilson on April 8, 2019

Last week Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R – Muscle Shoals) introduced HB 305 which takes aim at pet owners with outdoor dogs and cats who do not provide adequate shelter. Under existing law,…

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Fixing Alabama Prisons Will Take Much More Than New Facilities

By Clete Wetli on April 8, 2019 | Opinion

Alabama must build new prisons and hire more officers just to reach a bare minimum of safety and constitutional compliance, but the real problems appear to be far more sinister and pervasive.

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Alabama Wiretap Bill Aims To Fight Drug Trafficking In The State

By Matthew Tyson on April 5, 2019

Some lawmakers are hoping to stymie the flow of drugs into Alabama this legislative session.

On March 21, Representative Rex Reynolds (R – Huntsville) introduced HB275, a bill that would authorize…

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Protestors At Anti-Abortion Rally

Alabama Bill Bans Abortion In All Cases Except When Mother’s Life At Risk

By Brent Wilson on April 2, 2019

Alabama Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) introduced HB 314 today to ban abortions in Alabama.

The bill would make abortion and attempted abortion a Class A Felony offense except in cases where…

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Early Voting Will Move Alabama Forward

By Clete Wetli on April 1, 2019 | Opinion

This bill is another opportunity for Alabama to move forward. For too long, we’ve approached sensible legislation like this with an obstinate attitude of baseless oppositional defiance.

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Alabama State Rep. Mike Ball Talks CARE Act

By Matthew Tyson on March 29, 2019

In 2014, Rep. Mike Ball (R – Madison) introduced legislation that would go on to become Carly’s Law – a bill that authorized the University of Alabama in Birmingham to conduct a study…

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Early Voting by State as of 2019

Alabama Early Voting Part of House Democrats 2019 Legislative Agenda

By Matthew Tyson on March 26, 2019

On March 20, Rep. Thomas Jackson (D, Montgomery) introduced a bill that would authorize early voting in the state of Alabama.

If passed, HB256 would require the governing body of each…

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