A state committee has advanced a plan to remove racist language from the Alabama Constitution.
The proposed law would prevent employers from requiring workers to have coronavirus vaccines.
Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Third District) has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to allow states to stay on Daylight Saving Time year-round if they want.
Republicans on a legislative committee have swiftly advanced proposed congressional and legislative districts ahead of this week’s special session.
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the date for a new special session of the Alabama Legislature on redistricting.
The special session of the Alabama Legislature on prisons is now over, with lawmakers approving a $1.3 billion construction plan, which Gov. Kay Ivey has signed.
Alabama lawmakers could soon give final approval to a $1.3 billion prison construction plan that would be partly funded with pandemic relief dollars.
Alabama House of Representatives Forwards Prison Construction Bill
As Alabama lawmakers address the state’s prison problems in a special session, critics argue the problems go much deeper and won’t be remedied with brick, mortar and bars.
Alabama is considering whether to use $400 million in pandemic relief funds to build new prisons.
