Tag: Tom Whatley
Kay Ivey hosts a ceremonial bill signing for 2021 legislative session
On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey hosted a ceremonial bill signing for legislation passed during the 2021 Regular Session.
The following bills will be...
Winners and Losers of the 2021 session
Every session wraps up with winners and losers. This year, there's no doubt that the people of Alabama were the biggest loser,...
Bills on pandemic power, virus lawsuit protection advance
An Alabama Senate committee on Wednesday advanced bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a proposal to limit the power of the...
Thousands flocking to virus vaccination sites across Alabama
Thousands of people showed up at sites from the coast to the Tennessee Valley as Alabama began vaccinating senior citizens for the coronavirus that...
No votes on virus liability, health officer power bills
Lawmakers agreed to limit the abbreviated legislative session to state budgets, local bills and a school bond issue.
Senate bill seeks to remove anti-gay language from state’s sex education...
An Alabama Senate committee has approved a bill that would remove anti-gay language from the state's sex education law.
The Senate Education Policy Committee unanimously...
Cam Ward introduces bill to increase penalties for human trafficking
An Alabama state senator introduced a bill on Tuesday to enhance the criminal penalties for obstructing the enforcement of the human trafficking laws in...
Bill to mandate insurance coverage for autism therapy heads to Kay...
While most Alabamians were sound asleep, state lawmakers were hard at work trying to get legislation across the finish line early Thursday morning.
Making it past...
Autism insurance bill stalls in Alabama Senate
Families of autistic children faced a set-back Monday when a bill that would require health insurance providers cover an expensive autism therapy stalled in...
OPS broadband may soon move beyond the Gig City of Opelika
When Opelika, Ala. found its residents at a economic and educational disadvantage not having full-access to high speed internet and cable, the city tried...