Tag: Chris England
Ten more pre-filed bills to watch
Last week, Alabama Today looked ahead at the coming 2023 Alabama Regular Legislative Session. We looked at ten of the more interesting of...
Ten pre-filed bills to watch
Winter is almost over. The coming of Spring means flowers, cutting grass, weekend trips to the beach, lazy days on the lake...
Lawmakers raise concerns, delay prison healthcare contract
Members of a legislative oversight committee on Thursday raised concerns about the Alabama prison system’s $1 billion inmate healthcare contract, questioning a...
Parole denied for 90% of Alabama inmates, a new low
Seventy-one-year-old Leola Harris is confined to a wheelchair, must undergo dialysis three times a week, and is in end-stage renal failure, her...
Alabama’s top ten stories in 2022
2022 is winding down. Now is a good time to look back on the year that was and remember the political news that...
Randy Kelley elected chair of Alabama Democratic Party
Randy Kelley was elected chair of the Alabama Democratic Party on Saturday in a victory for longtime powerbroker Joe Reed, who lost...
Democrats start ‘Free Weed’ site for marijuana legalization
The Alabama Democratic Party has launched a “Free Weed” website to support its effort to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in...
Trans youth medication ban passed by Alabama lawmakers
Alabama lawmakers approved sweeping legislation Thursday to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction...
Alabama advances ‘divisive concepts’ bill on race, gender
Alabama lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would ban “divisive concepts” in classroom lessons and worker training, including the idea that people...
Committee advances ‘divisive concepts’ bill without additional debate
An Alabama legislative committee on Tuesday took seconds to advance a bill banning “divisive concepts” in classroom lessons and in state diversity...
