Tag: Trip Pittman
Steve Flowers: Handicapping the ‘great show’ Senate Special Election
The decisive move by newly minted Governor, Kay Ivey, to declare a Special Election for the Jeff Sessions’ Senate Seat this year rather than...
Most of Alabama’s delegation not interested in Senate race
Several of Alabama’s congressional delegation, including a few high-profile Democrats, will be sitting out the August primary for the U.S. Senate seat, now held...
Steve Flowers: BP oil spill money, a missed opportunity for Alabama’s...
We have unbelievable natural resources in Alabama starting with the Tennessee Valley and transcending to the beautiful white sands at Gulf Shores. Many of...
Steve Flowers: Alabama will do just fine under Donald Trump
Alabama is going to fare wall under President Donald Trump. There is an old adage that says, “Those that bake the pie get to eat...
Alabama Sen. Trip Pittman files bill to allow execution by firing...
An Alabama state senator wants to allow the state to carry out executions with firing squad.
Montrose- Republican Sen. Trip Pittman said the firing squad should...
Justice reform group blasts “fruitless” state prison reform bill
Proponents, including Gov. Robert Bentley, have lauded the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act as a bold step toward real criminal justice reform.
But on Wednesday, the U.S....
Fantasy sports, gambling could be big business for state
A slate of bills aimed at loosening Alabama's gambling laws and setting the state up to benefit from the lucrative gaming industry have been...
Bill to build new prisons stalls in Alabama Senate
The Alabama Senate briefly discussed the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act Wednesday, but ultimately shied away from taking a vote on the issue before...
Proposal circulating in Montgomery would close state primary elections
While Alabamians have already voted in the this year's Presidential Preference Primaries, that hasn't ended the conversation in 2016 about the state's elections.
A plan...
Prison reform bill passes committee, moves forward to full Senate
On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on General Fund Taxation and Finance passed the long-debated Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act, clearing its path to go before...
