Tag: Phil Williams
State Sen. Phil Williams on Roy Moore: God help us as...
An Alabama state senator is calling on God to help "sort through the mess" that has surfaced in recent days following a bombshell report with the...
Bill to decriminalize Alabama midwifery passes Senate committee
An Alabama Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow certified professional midwives to legally practice in the Yellowhammer State.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved...
Alabama state senator’s controversial pre-filed ‘bathroom bill’ aims to protect privacy
Silently waiting for the upcoming 2017 legislative session, you'll find dozens of pre-filed bills in the Alabama Legislature.
Perhaps the most controversial of the current bunch...
Alabama state rep. Phil Williams mulls introduction of sanctuary city penalty...
With the election of Donald Trump, there's no denying we've entered a new era of immigration politics.
If the president-elect holds true to his campaign promises,...
Phil Williams: Fortress America
For some time, I have been working on the draft of an opinion piece I loosely entitled “Fortress Alabama.” The impetus for the piece...
Phil Williams: It’s time for fundamental budget reform
A few nights ago I watched in tense disbelief as a man jumped from an airplane at 25,000 feet without a parachute! As an...
The shortlist of who could replace ousted House Speaker Mike Hubbard
After seven hours of deliberation and a 13-day trial, a Lee County jury found Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard guilty of 12 felony charges...
Phil Williams takes stand against ACLU lawsuit over pro-life law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against pro-life legislation sponsored by Rainbow City-Republican state Senator Phil Williams during the 2016 Alabama legislative...
Luther Strange: Bathroom issue is just another Obama overreach
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange signaled in a press release Friday his stance on the growing nationwide conversation over where transgender men and women...
Phil Williams: Push for transgender bathrooms could jeopardize right to privacy
Do not sacrifice the rule for the exception
Across our nation there is a deafening debate about the “rights” of those who claim a gender preference...