Tag: Alabama House of Representatives
Tensions over “monkey” email erupt on House floor
Simmering tensions over a monkey email sent by an Alabama legislator erupted into shouting match on the House floor.
A black lawmaker on Thursday night...
Alabama legislative preview: May 9 – May 10, 2017
With only six days weeks left in the Alabama Legislature’s 2017 Regular Session, Yellowhammer State senators and representatives are scrambling to push their priorities through the...
Alabama lawmakers to vote on death penalty bill
No capital murder sentencing procedure in the United States has been more criticized than that of Alabama's. As the only state in the country...
General Fund budget debate expected in Alabama House Tuesday
It’s budget week in the Alabama House of Representatives.
State lawmakers will begin debate Tuesday afternoon on a trimmed general fund budget in an effort to...
Alabama House attempting to refine crimes that forfeit voting rights
Months after the presidential election, the debate over which Alabamians have the right to vote continues, as lawmakers in Montgomery are attempting to define what criminal...
Bill to eliminate marriage licenses passes Alabama Senate, moves to House
Marriage licenses may soon be a thing of the past in Alabama.
Rather than getting a marriage license signed by a probate judge, Range-Republican state Sen. Greg Albritton...
Ala. House passes bill allowing warrantless arrests at schools
Tuscaloosa-Republican state Rep. Bill Poole is hoping to make Alabama schools safer for teachers and students.
In order to help achieve that goal, Poole introduced HB71 for the...
Bill giving police access to cellphone location data passes Alabama House
The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill requiring wireless companies in the state to hand over location data to law enforcement agencies...
A house divided: Alabama House GOP caucus split over leadership, direction
The 72 Republicans that hold a super-majority in the 105-member Alabama state House of Representatives have become "deeply divided" as they question their party's...
Tuesday marks deadline to run for Birmingham area State House Seat
Last month, after 18 years of service, Alabama state Rep. Oliver Robinson retired to allow his daughter Amanda to accept a job with Governor...