Tag: Alabama Legislature
Troy City Council President Marcus Paramore announces candidacy for Alabama House...
Troy City Council President Marcus Paramore announced his candidacy today to seek the Republican nomination for the District 89 seat in the Alabama...
Laura Lane and Doug Snow: For whom the bridge tolls,...
In general, the fuel tax pays for our ordinary highways today. Given this, tolls should be used to pay for some privilege....
Chris Elliott: “We need a level playing field for franchise...
I knew it had
happened to me, so I concluded it was happening to others.
I’m a small business
owner,...
Proposed legislative rules could shorten debate time
Republicans in the Alabama Legislature have proposed rules that could curtail the ability of Democrats to temporarily slow debate on bills pushed...
Steve Flowers: Very few white Democrats left in Legislature. Several legends...
The Republican tidal wave that swept Alabama’s statewide office holders to landslide victories filtered down to legislative races.
Even though our legislature really didn’t need...
Alabama Legislature 2018: What passed and what failed
The 2018 Legislative Session has officially come to a close. State legislators filed 992 bills in the 2018 session. Only 32.66 percent, or 324...
Alabama legislative preview: Day 7 – Tuesday, January 30, 2018
The Legislative Session resumes Tuesday when the Alabama House of Representatives reconvenes at 1 p.m and the Senate an hour later.
Here is what state...
API presents the 2017 Naughty and Nice List
The Alabama Policy Institute staff made a list and we’re checking it twice as we think back on 2017 and what was “naughty” or...
Chris Pringle to chair new House Standing Committee on Fiscal Responsibility
Mobile-Republican State Rep. Chris Pringle has been selected to chair the new House Standing Committee on Fiscal Responsibility, a panel that will focus its...
Kay Ivey sets special election dates for House District 21
Gov. Kay Ivey has scheduled a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the sudden death of Meridianville-Republican, former state Rep. Jim Patterson...