Tag: Patricia Todd
Patricia Todd, Alabama’s first gay legislator bids farewell to House
Alabama’s first openly gay legislator bid farewell to the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening. Rep. Patricia Todd, a Democrat from Birmingham, will not...
Alabama lawmakers pass one of two marijuana bills
On Wednesday, two Alabama bills to lower penalties for marijuana possession went before House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
Birmingham-Democrat state Rep. Patricia Todd's bill, HB272, which sought to change...
Two Alabama bills to lower penalties for marijuana possession up for...
Two Alabama lawmakers are looking to move marijuana legislation in the state forward.
Montgomery-Republican state Sen. Dick Brewbaker and Birmingham-Democrat state Rep. Patricia Todd have both filed bills...
State Rep. Patricia Todd, champion for LGBTQ rights announces retirement
LGBTQ rights champion Alabama state Rep. Patricia Todd announced that she not seeking re-election on Monday.
The Birmingham-Democrat confirmed her decision in a Facebook post Monday...
Senate passes bill taking state out of marriage business
The Alabama Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would abolish the requirement that state probate judges sign off on marriages. To replace the age-old...
Alabama legislative preview: Mar. 14 – Mar. 18, 2016
The Legislative Session resumes Tuesday when the Alabama House of Representatives reconvenes at 1 p.m and the Senate an hour later.
The Senate is slated...
Supporters rally at Alabama State House to back affordable housing
On the lawn of the State House in Montgomery Tuesday, members of The Right Place, an Anniston-based organization fighting homelessness in Calhoun County, pitched a tent on the...
$6.3B education budget with teacher pay raises clears Alabama House
In a surprising move, the Education Trust Fund budget cleared the Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday by a unanimous vote, clearing the way for...
State education budget sees widespread support in committee hearing
The House Ways and Means Education Committee heard public remarks Wednesday regarding the Education Trust Fund budget. The budget, which centers on a bill sponsored by Rep. Bill...
State Rep. Patricia Todd files bill to decriminalize pot possession
A bill recently filed by Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) would decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana. Currently, possession of marijuana...