Tag: Phil Williams
Alabama legislators file bills that seek to end grocery tax
A pair of Alabama legislators have introduced bills in their respective chambers that would eliminate the state’s sales tax on groceries.
House committee advances lottery, casino bill
Lottery and casino legislation will be decided in the last two days of the legislative session after being advanced Tuesday by the...
Phil Williams: Less outrage, more leadership
Time and again over the past few years, we have witnessed a disturbing trend among liberals, namely that if you don’t agree...
State Sen. Phil Williams to California’s In-N-Out: ‘C’mon to Alabama!’
In-N-Out Burger, a quintessential west coast fast-food chain that's practically synonymous with California dining, has found itself under scrutiny over a $25,000 contribution to...
Phil Williams: A full-spectrum approach to school safety
In the wake of the recent horrific school shootings in Santa Fe, Texas, and Parkland, Florida, and today’s tragic events at a middle school...
State House passes data breach protections for consumers
Before Thursday, Alabama was one of only two states in the nation that did not require a data breach notification.
SB318, or the Data Breach...
State Senate votes against term limits for lawmakers
According to a poll commissioned by the organization and conducted by McLaughlin and Associates 84% of Alabamians want term limits placed on Members of...
Senate Passes ’30 days to pay’ bill to reform payday lending
On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a bill that seeks to issue reforms to Alabama's payday loan industry.
The bill passed with bipartisan support on...
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...
Phil Williams: Political animals and sacrificial lambs
Anyone who supposed that politics was not a contact sport has likely had that opinion changed in the last thirty days.
In actual fact politics...
