For the second year in a row, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America were at the state house. It was part of their annual advocacy day. members urged lawmakers to vote no to Senate Bill 4, House Bill 336. The bill would allow concealed carry of a handgun without a permit. Right now in Alabama in order to…
Lawmakers could again consider legislation that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun in public without getting a special permit. The bill by Republican Sen. Gerald Allen of Tuscaloosa would do away with the current requirement to get a concealed carry permit. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday adjourned before a public hearing on the bill after running short…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a 2% pay raise for state employees. Lawmakers approved the pay raise bill Tuesday on a 103-0 vote. The proposal now moves to the Alabama Senate. If enacted, this would be the second year that state employees get a cost-of-living increase. Before 2018, state employees went 10 years without a cost-of-living adjustment. State…
A former spokesman for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is joining a crowded field in a special election to fill a Montgomery legislative seat. Daniel Sparkman qualified with the Alabama Republican Party to run for House District 74. The seat is vacant following the death of Republican Rep. Dimitri Polizos last month. Sparkman resigned from the governor’s communications office last week….
The Alabama Department of Corrections is looking for developers interested in building three men’s prisons that the state would then lease from private owners. News outlets report responses for the DOC’s request for expressions of interest are due Wednesday. The DOC says leasing the prisons may cost about $78 million annually. The prisons would each hold more than 3,000 inmates;…
A legislative committee has shelved ethics legislation that would allow lobbyists to give unlimited gifts to public officials. The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman on Wednesday delayed a vote on the bill that would make multiple changes to state ethics law. The bill by Republican Sen. Greg Albritton of Range would do away with an existing gift ban and instead require…
An appellate court won’t halt the upcoming lethal injection of an Alabama inmate who had asked to be put to death with nitrogen gas. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied an execution stay for Christopher Lee Price. Price is scheduled to be executed by injection Thursday for the 1991 stabbing death of pastor Bill Lynn. Alabama…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $38,336 grant to establish a statewide standard for law enforcement agencies to report seizures and forfeitures. The Alabama Justice Information Commission, which is responsible for all rules and policies involving crime information in Alabama, will develop a plan on the seizure of property and reporting it to the commission. The report will establish regulations…
The Greenville Police Department and Butler County Sheriff’s Department have been working together to investigate a series of residential burglaries and thefts that have occurred between March 20th and April 7th. The Greenville PD investigated three house burglaries and one trailer burglary during that time frame. There was over $35,000 in appliances and cabinets stolen. Investigators processed each scene and gathered…
A legislative committee has advanced a bill to make changes at the state parole board. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-3 Wednesday for the bill that is a reaction to concern about the parole of violent offenders. The bill by Republican Sen. Cam Ward would require prisoners convicted of murder, rape, and certain other crimes to serve at least 85…
