Group wants state to drop sales tax on groceries
Members of Alabama Arise Action are calling on the Legislature to eliminate the sales tax on groceries.
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Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in Alabama
Advocates gathered at the Alabama State House urging lawmakers to reconsider their long-held reluctance to expand Medicaid, saying the decision is hurting both working families and health care providers.
Alabama Senate approves ban on Glock gun switches
The Alabama Senate has approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that can make semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.
Alabama lawmakers kill bill to punish parents who fail to stop their children from bringing guns to school
The bill would have penalized a parent with up to a year of jail if they failed store a gun using a trigger lock, lock box or gun safe before their minor child brought it to school.
Republicans, Democrats in Alabama support ban on machine gun conversion devices
A bipartisan group of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement officers in Alabama have endorsed a public safety package that would ban the devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns.
Ivey vows to sign bill that puts definitions of male and female into state law
Alabama lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would write definitions of male and female into state law that excludes transgender people from being recognized under their gender identity.
Alabama lawmakers seek more money for prison construction
Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion.
Battle over Alabama’s Congressional district map goes to federal court
Alabama’s congressional district map is the subject of a federal trial to decide if the state will keep the new court-created district that led to the election of a second Black representative.
Alabama, other states seek to follow Trump’s lead in defining male and female
Alabama is among the states considering laws saying there are two sexes and rejecting the idea that people can change genders.
Lawmakers react to Governor Ivey’s State of the State address
Some democratic lawmakers are concerned about the “enhanced legal protections” for law enforcement officers that Governor Ivey said would be part of a package of bills she supports.
