Republican Sen. Greg Albritton

Alabama Senate Narrowly Approves Lottery Bill

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Win numbers and lottery ballsThe Alabama Senate has narrowly approved a lottery bill. Senators on Thursday voted 21-12 for the bill. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. The bill passed with the minimum 21 votes required to pass a constitutional amendment. The bill by Republican Sen. Greg Albritton of Atmore would limit a lottery to paper tickets…

Alabama Lawmakers Could Abolish Marriage Licenses

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Alabama inched closer to abolishing judge-signed marriage licenses, a change that would let conservative probate judges avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A few Alabama probate judges for years have refused to issue marriage licenses to anyone so they do not have to give them to gay couples. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the bill on a…