Race for State House District 74 in Montgomery Heats Up
The race for District 74 Representative is one that many in Montgomery will be watching closely.
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Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon Announces Retirement, Won’t Seek Re-Election
House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R – Rainsville) on Monday released the following statement regarding Speaker Mac McCutcheon’s announcement that he will not seek another term in the Alabama Legislature.
Medical Marijuana Bill Gets Public Hearing in Alabama House
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lawmakers are holding a public hearing on medical marijuana legislation. The House Judiciary Committee is holding a public hearing on the Senate-passed bill on Wednesday afternoon. The bill by Republican Sen. Tim Melson would allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase marijuana, in forms such as gels or tablets, for medical use from…
Special election called to fill vacant Alabama House seat
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A special election has been set to fill a vacancy in the Alabama House. House District 78, recently left vacant by Kirk Hatcher after he was elected to the state Senate, covers south, west and north Montgomery. Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday set the special primary election for Tuesday, May 25. The deadline for qualifying with…
House Approves Bail Reform Named for Aniah Blanchard
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill named for a slain college student that would allow judges to deny bond to people accused of committing violent crimes. Representatives unanimously approved the proposed constitutional amendment, and accompanying enabling legislation. The bills now move to the Alabama Senate. The bill is named for Aniah Blanchard, a 19-year-old college student who…
Alabama House Votes to Make it a Hate Crime to Target Police Officers
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill to make it a hate crime to target police officers. Representatives voted 92-0 to add the law enforcement profession to the categories, along with race and religion, covered by Alabama’s hate crime law. The bill found broad support in both parties in the House of Representatives following the shooting deaths of…
Alabama House Democrats Walk Out to Protest Abortion Bill
Alabama Democratic state representatives walked out of the State House chamber in protest of the abortion bill that was debated this afternoon. That bill passed 74-3. Those who protested the bill were upset that it would make performing an abortion a felony. They said in a statement that the bill would cost the state millions of dollars in unnecessary lawsuits…
Alabama House Approves Bill to Outlaw Most Abortions
The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to outlaw almost all abortions in the state, sending the bill to the Senate. The Republican-dominated House of Representatives voted 74-3 in favor of the proposal, which would make performing an abortion a felony. The bill contains an exemption for a mother’s health, but not for rape or incest. Lawmakers say the…
Alabama House Committee Approves Abortion Bill
Protestors Outside
Three women dressed like characters in the cable TV show Handmaid’s Tale stand outside the Statehouse to confront members of a House committee that approved a bill that could ban all abortions in Alabama. The vote will send the bill to the full House. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama committee advanced one of the most stringent abortion restrictions…
House Committee Passes Distracted Driving Bill; Hear why one mother wants the bill to become law
The United States Department of Transportation reports that cell phone use while driving kills between 3,000 and 6,000 people each year. One Alabama law maker is pushing a bill that would ban holding a cell phone while driving. It’s called House Bill 6. It’s a distracted driving bill that sponsor Representative Allen Farley says would save hundreds of lives in…
