Tag: Alabama House of Representatives
Four qualify to run for Darrio Melton’s vacated District 67 House...
Following the vacancy left by six-year Alabama State Rep. Darrio Melton when he was elected mayor of Selma, four Democratic candidates have qualified to run...
Oliver Robinson retiring from Ala. House of Representatives, effective immediately
After 18 years of service, Alabama state Rep. Oliver Robinson is saying farewell to the Alabama House of Representatives to allow his daughter Amanda to...
Mac McCutcheon: My vision for the Alabama House
As the newly-elected Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, I thought it important to take a moment and let readers here know something...
What will the Alabama Legislature tackle in the final three days...
After an 11th-hour Hail Mary attempt to save it, Gov. Robert Bentley's proposed state lottery failed in the Alabama Senate Friday night.
Bentley called the special session...
Presumed dead state lottery comes back to life, passes Alabama House
In the dead of night, the state lottery bill came back to life.
After a constitutional amendment to establish a state lottery fell two votes...
Alabama House approves BP oil spill settlement split
The Alabama House of Representatives cleared a major hurdle Thursday, approving a bill to use the state’s settlement funds from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon BP...
Meet the four Republicans running for Mike Hubbard’s legislative seat
Four Republicans are vying for former House Speaker Mike Hubbard's legislative seat in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Hubbard was immediately removed from office in June...
House OKs General Fund despite opposition, threat of veto
The Alabama House of Representatives passed a General Fund budget Tuesday, which leaves in place a roughly $85 million budget shortfall for the state's...
Alabama Supreme Court denies challenge to constitutionality of grandparent visitation law
On Friday, the Alabama Supreme Court declined a request by Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to revisit a ruling by a lower appeals court...
Alabama House delays bill to block cities from raising minimum wage
The Alabama House of Representatives has delayed a vote on a bill that would prohibit cities from raising the minimum wage.
The proposal sparked heated...